美语口音训练第一册09

Exercise 1-3; Noun and Pronoun Intonation¹

In the first column, stress the nouns. In the second column, stress the verb. Fill in your own examples

at the bottom.

1. Bob sees Betty. 1. He sees her.

2. Betty knows Bob. 2. She knows him.

3. Ann and Ed call the kids. 3. They call them.

4. Jan sells some apples. 4. She sells some.

5. Jean sells cars. 5. She sells them.

6. Bill and I fix the bikes. 6. We fix them.

7. Carl hears Bob and me. 7. He hears us.

8. Dogs eat bones. 8. They eat them.

9. The girls have a choice. 9. They have one.

10. The kids like the candy. 10. They like it.

11. The boys need some help. 11. They need something.

12. Ellen should call her sister. 12. She should call someone.

13. The murderer killed the plumber². 13. He killed a man.

14. The tourists went shopping. 14. They bought stuff.

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。

2 plumber   

n.(装修水管的)管子工

参考例句：

• Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
• The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。