美式英语正音训练第20期:Exercise 1-18 Reading with Staircase Intonation
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：美式英语正音训练
英语课
第一章 练习18：阶梯状语调的应用 Exercise 1-18 Reading with Staircase 1 Intonation 2
Exercise 1-18:
Reading with Staircase Intonation
Read the following with clear intonation where marked.
Hello, my name is ______.
I'm taking American Accent Training.
There's 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 of the time.
I use the up and down,
or peaks 3 and valleys,
intonation, more than I used to.
I've been paying attention to pitch 4, too.
It's like walking down a staircase.
I've been talking to a lot of Americans lately,
and they tell me that I'm 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?
1 staircase
n.楼梯，楼梯间
- 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。
2 intonation
n.语调，声调；发声
- 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。