美语口音训练第一册08

Statement Intonation¹ with Pronouns

When you replace the nouns with pronouns (i.e., old information), stress the verb.

They eat them

As we have seen, nouns are new information; pronouns are old information. In a nutshell,

these are the two basic intonation patterns:

Dogs eat bones.

They eat them.

1 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。