标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 1 Track 28

 

Exercise 1-19: Spelling and  Numbers                                                           CD 1 Track 28 

Just as there is stress in word s or phrases, there is intonation¹ in spelling and numbers. Americans seem to spell things out much more than other people. In any bure aucratic situation,  you'll be asked to spell names and give  all kinds of numbers —your phone number, your birth date, and so on. There is a distinct stress and rhythm pattern to both spelling and numbers —usually in groups of three or four letters or numbers, with the stress  fallin g on the last member o f the  grou p. Acrony ms (p hrases that are represented by the first letter of each  word) and initials are  usually stressed on the last letter. Just listen to the words as I say  them, then repeat the spelling after me.  

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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。