美语口音训练第一册23

Exercise 1.15 application of stress

Mark every word or syllable¹ with an accent marker where you think that the sound is stressed. Use the first sentence as your example. Check the anwer key beginning on page 193. pause the CD.

Listen and remark the stressed word with your marker. after you’ve put in the marker where you think they belong, take one of the color translucent² marker. And as I read very slowlly, mark the words that I stress. I am going to exagerate the word far more than you normally hear in a normal reading of the paragraph. You can mark either the whole word or just the strong syllable whichever you prefer, so that you have a bright spot of color for where the stress should fall. Note: write a normal everyday sentence with at least 7 words and put it through as many changes as possible. Try to make a pitch change for each word in the sentence and think about how it changes the meaning of the entire sentences.

Application of intonation³

There is always at least one stressed word in a sentence. And frequently you can have quite a few if you are introducing a lot of new information or if you want to contrast several things. Look at the exercise in Exercis 1.15. Take a pencil and mark every word that you think should be stressed or sound stronger than the words around it. I’d like you make just an accent mark to indicate the word you think should sound stronger than the others around it. Reminder⁴: the 3 ways to change your voice intonation are- 1.volume, speak loud, 2. length, stretch out word and 3. pitch, change your tone⁵. Pause the CD and work on the paragraph below.

Exercise 1.15 application of stress

Mark every word or syllable with an accent marker where you think that the sound is stressed. Use the first sentence as your example. Check the anwer key beginning on page 193. pause the CD.

Listen and remark the stressed word with your marker. after you’ve put in the marker where you think they belong, take one of the color translucent marker. And as I read very slowlly, mark the words that I stress. I am going to exagerate the word far more than you normally hear in a normal reading of the paragraph. You can mark either the whole word or just the strong syllable whichever you prefer, so that you have a bright spot of color for where the stress should fall. Note: if you do the exercise only in pencil your eye and mind will tend to skip over the accent marks. The spots of color, however, will register as different and thereby⁶ encourage your pitch change. This may strike you as unusual, but trust me, it works.

Hello! My name is Ann. I am taking an American accent training. There is a lot to learn. But I hope to make it as enjoyable as possible. I should pick up on the American intonation pattern pretty easily. Although the only way to get it is to practice all the time. I use the up and down or peaks and valleys intonation more than used to. I’ve been paying attention to pitch, too. It’s like walking down a staircase⁷. I’ve been talking to a lot of Americans laterly. And they tell me that I am easier to understand. Anyway, I could go on and on. But the important thing is to listen well and sound good. Well! What do you think? Do I? Pause the CD and practise reading the paragraph out loud 3 times on your own.

1 syllable   

n.音节；vt.分音节

参考例句：

• You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。
• The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。

2 translucent   

adj.半透明的；透明的

参考例句：

• The building is roofed entirely with translucent corrugated plastic.这座建筑完全用半透明瓦楞塑料封顶。
• A small difference between them will render the composite translucent.微小的差别,也会使复合材料变成半透明。

3 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。

4 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

5 tone   

n.语气，音调，气度，色调；vt.（up）增强

参考例句：

• There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
• Holmes used an informal,chatty tone in his essays.霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便。

6 thereby   

adv.因此，从而

参考例句：

• I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
• He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。

7 staircase   

n.楼梯，楼梯间

参考例句：

• Footsteps on the staircase interrupted his train of thought.楼梯上传来脚步声，打断了他的思路。
• I crossed the staircase landing,and entered the room she indicated.我经过一个楼梯平台，走进她说的那个房间。