美式英语正音训练第37期:Exercise 1-44 Building an Intonation Sentence

 　　Exercise 1 -44:

　　Building an Intonation¹ Sentence

　　Repeat² after me the sentences listed in the following groups.

　　1

　　I bought a sandwich.

　　2

　　I said I bought a sandwich.

　　3

　　I said I think I bought a sandwich.

　　4

　　I said I really think I bought a sandwich.

　　5

　　I said I really think I bought a chicken sandwich.

　　6

　　I said I really think I bought a chicken salad sandwich.

　　7

　　I said I really think I bought a half a chicken salad sandwich.

　　8

　　I said I really think I bought a half a chicken salad sandwich this afternoon.

　　9

　　I actually said I really think I bought a half a chicken salad sandwich this afternoon.

　　10.

　　I actually said I really think I bought another half a chicken salad sandwich this afternoon.

　　11

　　Can you believe I actually said I really think I bought another half a chicken salad sandwich this afternoon?

　　1

　　I did it.

　　2

　　I did it again.

　　3

　　I already did it again.

　　4

　　I think I already did it again.

　　5

　　I said I think I already did it again.

　　6

　　I said I think I already did it again yesterday.

　　7

　　I said I think I already did it again the day before yesterday.

　　1

　　I want a ball.

　　2

　　I want a large ball.

　　3

　　I want a large, red ball.

　　4

　　I want a large, red, bouncy ball.

　　5

　　I want a large, red bouncy rubber ball.

　　6

　　I want a large, red bouncy rubber basketball.

　　1

　　I want a raise.

　　2

　　I want a big raise.

　　3

　　I want a big, impressive³ raise.

　　4

　　I want a big, impressive, annual⁴ raise.

　　5

　　I want a big, impressive, annual cost of living raise.

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 repeat   

n.重复，反复；vt.重复，复述；vi.重复；adj.重复的，反复的

参考例句：

• There will be a repeat of this talk next week.下星期将重播这次讲话。
• History will not repeat itself.历史不会重演。

3 impressive   

adj.给人深刻印象的，感人的

参考例句：

• This cinema is so impressive that we can't help crying.这影片如此感人以至我们禁不住流下泪来。
• The suit made him look especially impressive.他穿上这套衣服真精神。

4 annual   

adj.每年的；一年的；（植物）一年生的 n.年刊；一年生植物

参考例句：

• It's an annual report.这是年度报告。
• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。