一般疑问句读升调。选择疑问句前半句读升调，后半句读降调。长句子中间停顿读升调，结束读降调。特殊疑问句读降调。陈述句和肯定句读降调。听磁带时多注意。

英语的升调和降调具有以下三个共同的特点：/表升调 \表降调

1第一个重读音节之前的非重读音节声调低平

He should have 'asked ‘how to \do it.

（ 　低平 　　） 6、感叹句——降调：What a nice day!7、祈使句——可升可降，表示命令、不客气，语气强硬用降调：Don't take any chance.8、表示勉励、态度和蔼亲切或客气的请求，用升调：Cheer up.扩展资料：语调（intonation），即说话的腔调，就是一句话里声调（pitch）高低抑扬轻重的配制和变化。

世界上没有一种语言是用单一的声调说出的，以英语为例，英语有五种基本语调：升调（↗）、降调（↙）、升降调（∧）、降升调（∨）以及平调（→）。

一句话除了词汇意义（lexical meaning）还有语调意义（intonation meaning）。

所谓词汇意义就是话中所用词的意义，而语调意义就是说话人用语调所表示的态度或口气。

一句话的词汇意义加上语调意义才算是完全的意义。

同样的句子，语调不同，意思就会不同，有时甚至会相差千里。

请看下例：1)A:Jean,can you bring me thenewspaper?B:Sorry？（↗）用升调说“Sorry”，其意思是“I didn't hear you.Could you say that again,please?”我们再看下句：2)A:Jean,can you bring me thenewspaper?B:Sorry.（↙）用降调说“Sorry”，显然其意思是拒绝帮助或无能为力。

著名语言学家KennethL.Pike认为：一个音节的绝对调高是不重要的，而一个音节与另外一个的相对高度才是非常重要的。

英语有四级能区别意义的调高：1）特高调（extra high），即比正常的声调高两级，常在感情特别激动或惊讶时使用。

2）高调（high），即比正常的声调高一级，一般用于语句中关键性的重读词。

3）中调（mid），即说话人声音的正常高度。

4）低调（low），即比正常的声调低一级。

在一个英语句子中,什么时候可以略读,什么时候要连读？

连读的分类 英语中的连读主要有四种：1）辅音+元音的连读（Consonant + Vowel）2）辅音+辅音的连读3）元音+元音的连读4)T, D, S 或 Z + Y的连读1. 辅音+元音的连读 一般来说中国人比较熟悉这种连读——前一个词由辅音结尾，后一个词由元音开头，于是就很自然地连起来了，比如：My name is… [my nay•miz] because I've. [b'k'zäiv] pick up on the American intonation… [pi•kə pan the əmer'kə ninətənashən] 不只是句子中，读字母缩写也可以连读：LA [eh•Lay] 读数字时也可以连读：902 5050 [nai•no•too fai•vo•fai•vo] 再来几个简单例子：hold on [hol don] turn over [tur nover] tell her I miss her [teller I misser] 因为这种连读一般初中生都会，在这里就不详细介绍了，重头戏在后面，马上开演。

2. 辅音+辅音的连读 这个很难用文字描述，放到最后再讲。

3. 元音+元音的连读 如果前一个词是由元音结尾，下一个词由元音开头，那么，在后面加上一个辅音[w] 如果前一个词是由元音结尾，下一个词由元音开头，那么，在后面加上一个辅音[y] 只说规则似乎有点不好理解，看例子就明白了。

Go away. [Goaway] 在电影Big Fish中，巨人Carl说过这句话。

因为巨人说话又慢又重，所以那个w很明显。

再来看一个例子：I also need the other one. [Ialso need theeother one] 这种连读不能把辅音w或者j发得太重，否则会显得很傻，但是不发这两个辅音的话又会很难念得顺口。

go anywhere [goanywhere] so honest [sohonest] through our [throughour] you are [youare] he is [heis] do I? [doI?] I asked [Iasked] to open [toopen] she always [shealways] too often [toooften] 4. T, D, S 或 Z + Y的连读 如果前面的单词是以T/D/S/Z结尾，后面的单词是以Y开头（一般是you这个词），那么有如下的连读规则可以使用。

4.1. T + Y = CH What's your name? [wəcher name] Can't you do it? [kænt chew doit] Actually [æk·chully] Don't you like it? [dont chew lye kit] Wouldn't you? [wooden chew] Haven't you? [hæven chew] No, not yet. [nou, nä chet] I'll let you know. [I'll letcha know] Can I get you a drink? [k'näi getchewə drink] We thought you weren't coming. [we thä chew wrnt kəming] I'll bet you ten bucks he forgot. [æl betcha ten buxee frgät] Is that your final answer? [is thæchr fin'læn sr] natural [næchrəl] perpetual [perpechə（w）əl] virtual [vrchə（w）əl] 4.2. D + Y = J Did you see it? [didjə seeit] How did you like it? [hæo•jə lye kit] Could you tell? [küjə tell] Where did you send your check? [wεrjə senjer check] What did your family think? [wəjer fæmlee think] Did you find your keys? [didjə fine jer keez] We followed your instructions. [we fallow jerin strəctionz] Congratulations! [k'ngræj'lationz] education [edjə·cation] individual [indəvijə（w）əl] graduation [græjə（w）ation] gradual [græjə（w）əl] 4.3. S + Y = SH Yes, you are. [yeshu are] Insurance [inshurance] Bless you! [blesshue] Press your hands together. [pressure hanz d'gethr] Can you dress yourself? [c 'new dreshier self] You can pass your exams this year. [yuk'n pæsher egzæmz thisheer] I'll try to guess your age. [æl trydə geshierage] Let him gas your car for you. [leddim gæshier cär fr you] 4.4. Z + Y = ZH How's your family? [hæozhier fæmlee] How was your trip? [hæo·wəzhier trip] Who's your friend? [hoozhier frend] Where's your mom? [wεrzh'r mäm] When's your birthday? [wεnzh'r brthday] She says you're OK. [she sεzhierou kay] Who does your hair? [hoo dəzhier hεr] casual [kæ·zhyə（w）əl] visual [vi·zhyə（w）əl] usual [yu•zhyə（w）əl] version [vrzh'n] vision [vizh'n] 附录： 音节省略和连读放在一起 I have got to go. I've gotta go. I have got a book. I've gotta book. Do you want to dance? Wanna dance? Do you want a banana? Wanna banana? Let me in. Lemme in. Let me go. Lemme go. I'll let you know. I'll letcha know. Did you do it? Dija do it? Not yet. Nä chet. I'll meet you later. I'll meechu layder. What do you think? Whaddyu think? What did you do with it? Whajoo do with it? How did you like it? Howja like it? When did you get it? When ju geddit? Why did you take it? Whyju tay kit? Why don't you try it? Why don chu try it? What are you waiting for? Whaddya waitin' for? What are you doing? Whatcha doin'? How is it going? Howzit going? Where's the what-you-may-call-it? Where's the whatchamacallit? Where's what-is-his-name? Where's whatsizname? How about it? How 'bout it? He has got to hurry because he is late. He's gotta hurry 'cuz he's late. I could've been a contender. I coulda bina contender. Could you speed it up, please? Couldjoo spee di dup, pleez? Would you mind if I tried it? Would joo mindifai try dit? Aren't you Bob Barker? Arnchoo Bab Barker? Can't you see it my way for a change? ...

读英语句子时应该在哪里停顿？还有,语调体现在句中还是句尾呢？

停顿是根据朗读者想要强调的东西自己控制的。

强调哪里，就在强调部分后面停顿下。

读音问题：1） 连读当一个单词以辅音结尾，而它后面的词以元音开头时，就可将两词连读。

例如：have a look at it 可以连读为have⌒a look⌒at⌒it，同样，我们可以做以下连读，如take⌒it⌒away, put⌒it⌒on。

前一个单词以/r/音结尾的，也可和后面一元音开头的单词连读。

如our⌒own, clear⌒enough。

当前一个单词以元音结尾，而后一个单词以元音开头时，也发生连读，可在两个单词中间加上/r/音。

例如：throw away 可以读为 / θr?u r？′wei/。

2） 不完全爆破在两个辅音相连时，前面一个会发生不完全爆破。

例如：active中的/k/音，not bad 中的/t/音。

在理解长句时，掌握不完全爆破的发音规则很关键，对正确抓住细节词很有帮助。

3） 弱读弱读在英语口语中很常见，例如：have可以弱化为/h?v/,him弱化成/im/,for可弱化为/f？/等。

尤其是在语速较快时，弱化更容易发生，如tell him在快速说出时，可以变为/′telim/。

如果不了解这些规律，将会影响理解的程度。

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