合: Hello, everyone. Welcome to English classroom.
刘:After the special program last week, this time, we`ll have a try on the form of our program.
严:Yes,本期我们将采用新的节目形式和内容,插入更多的中文,通过中英双语的方式,给你带来一个新的ENGLISH CLASSROOM.
罗:And we hope most of you can like it. If you have any good idea, please contact us by WEIXIN.
万:In the first part today, we’ll teach you something about the tone in the English.
罗:今天呢,我们将对英语中各种句型的语调进行详细的介绍和讲解。我们首先要介绍的是称呼语的语调以及同位语的语调。
万:称呼语,就是对别人的称呼。称呼语一般使用升调,但在某些情况下,我们可以使用降调来表达恳求、劝导的语气。
比如:
刘:1.Sir↑, what can I do for you?
先生,我能帮你什么吗?
在这句话中,Sir是对对方的称呼,称呼我们一般可以使用升调来表达委婉语气。
相比降调语气,Sir↓, what can I do for you。升调语气也显得更加亲切。
2.Mum↑, may I ask you something↑?
妈妈,我能问你点事吗?
那以上的例子都是升调,那我们来举几个使用降调的例子:
3.Tom↓,please be quiet!
汤姆,你能安静点吗?
在这个句子中,我们用降调来称呼TOM,那语气中就有一种强制,要求的感觉。
Tom↓,please be quiet!
那通过上述几个例子,我们可以发现,在日常生活中的英语口语,同一个句子通过不同的语音语调可以表达出不同的意思。这一点是不是跟中文十分类似呢?
万:那接下来。我们进行同位语的讲解。
一个名词(或其它形式)对另一个名词或代词进行解释或补充说明,这个名词(或其它形式)就是同位语。
Yesterday, I met Jack↑, a friend of my brother↑ in the supermarket.那在这个句子中,用a friend of my brother↑来指代Tom,那a friend of my brother↑就是Tom 的同位语。
同位语的语调一般与主语或宾语的语调是一致的。在上面的一个句子中,TOM 和 a friend of my brother↑都是使用升调来表达的。
Yesterday, I met Jack↑, a friend of my brother↑ in the supermarket
Another example ,
Do you know Lebron James↑,the famous basketball player↑ in NBA?
你知道勒布朗詹姆斯吗,就是那个NBA著名的篮球运动员。
Mr Smith↓, our new colleague ↓, is very kind to us.
我们的新同事史密斯先生,对我们很好。
那关于同位语的语调,我们今天先介绍到这里。
姜:接下来,是状语从句的声调。在状语从句中,如果状语在句首,则句首的状语一般用升调。
For example:
After dinner↑, I`ll go for a walk.
晚饭后,我要去散步。
此句中,After dinner↑ 作状语,我们用升调。After dinner↑, I`ll go for a walk.
Seen from a distance↑, the farm house looked deserted.
远远看去,这个农舍显得好荒凉。
Seen from a distance↑, the farm house looked deserted.
While john was watching TV↑, his wife was in the kitchen.
当John 在看电视的时候,他的妻子在做饭。
While john was watching TV↑, his wife was in the kitchen.
罗:而对于插入语,一般使用升调,但当插入语恰好是需要强调的,则使用降调。
1.Susan↑, she`d like to see movies.
苏珊喜欢看电影。
Susan↑, she`d like to see movies.
2.To tell you the truth ↑ , I don’t really like what you`ve done.
说实话,我并不喜欢你做的这些事。
To tell you the truth ↑ , I don’t really like what you`ve done.
3.What he said, though strange↓, is absolutely true.
他说的话虽然奇怪,但绝对是对的。
What he said, though strange↓, is absolutely true.
4.There must be something, I am sure↓, between he and son.
我敢肯定,在他和他的儿子之间,一定有什么事情。
There must be something, I am sure↓, between he and wife.
那今天对于各类句型的语音语调,我们今天先介绍到这里。
刘:In the next part, we`ll introduce some interesting slang to you.
在这个环节呢,我们将为你介绍一系列精彩、有趣的俚语。So let`s begin:
Jason: Crystal, you look rather sheepish today.
Crystal: Sheepish? 像羊一样?难道是指我像羊一样温柔、乖巧?
Jason:(呵呵,你想多了) It is quite different between “look like sheep” and sheepish.
If I say you look like a sheep, it means … you really look like a sheep. However, if I say you look sheepish, it means you are embarrassed or be shame to do something.
Crystal:哦,原来sheepish 是看起来有些尴尬,难为情的意思。
Jason: So listen to some examples
严:Billy, the offender, came in afterwards, looking quite sheepish.
贝利,那个偷窃犯,跟着就来了,他看起来很不安
姜:Even UK officials were sheepish about that number.
就连英国官员也对这一数字感到困窘
严:Jane gave me a sheepish look.
简给了我一个尴尬的笑容。
Jason: So Crystal, why do you look sheepish today?
Crystal: E…… Do you remember the book you lent me last time?
Jason: The >?
Crystal: Yes.
Jason: OK. Now you are looking rather sheepish. So could you please hurry up and tell me what happened?
Crystal: well…… I left it at library yesterday, and I can`t find it in the library today. That’s why I look sheepish today.
Jason: Oh, no! You should look even more sheepish than that. OK, I am going to find it with you .
罗:I believe that for the English learners, > is one of the most popular TV series. So let`s come to our new Part : the journey of Sherlock.
Episode one :
姜: What do you mean there's no ruddy car?
万:He went to Waterloo, I'm sorry
万:Get a cab!
姜:I never get cabs!
姜:What do you mean there's no ruddy car?
你说连辆来接我的破车都没有?
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