美式英语正音训练第54期:音节重音

 　　Syllable¹ Stress

　　Syllable Count Intonation² Patterns

　　In spoken English, if you stress the wrong syllable, you can totally lose the meaning of a word:

　　"MA-sheen" is hardly recognizable as "ma-SHEEN" or machine.

　　At this point, we won't be concerned with why we are stressing a particular syllable— that understanding will come later.

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 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。