美式英语正音训练第34期:Exercise 1-40 Intonation in Your Own Sentence

 　　Exercise 1-40:

　　Intonation¹ in Your Own Sentence

　　On the first of the numbered lines below, write a three-word sentence that you frequently use, such as "Computers organize information" or "Lawyers sign contracts" and put it through the 25 changes.

　　This exercise will take you quite a bit of time and it will force you to rethink your perceptions of word sounds as related to spelling.

　　It helps to use a plural² noun that ends in a [z] sound

　　(boyz, dogz)

　　rather than an [s] sound

　　(hats, books).

　　Also, your sentence will flow better if your verb begins with a vowel³ sound

　　(earns, owes, offers).

　　When you have finished filling in all the upper lines of this exercise with your new sentence, use the guidelines from Ex. 1-38 for the phonetic⁴ transcription.

　　Remember, don't rely on spelling.

　　Turn off the CD.

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。

2 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。

3 vowel   

n.元音；元音字母

参考例句：

• A long vowel is a long sound as in the word"shoe ".长元音即如“shoe” 一词中的长音。
• The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。

4 phonetic   

adj.语言的，语言上的，表示语音的

参考例句：

• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
• English phonetic teaching is an important teaching step in elementary stages.语音教学是英语基础阶段重要的教学环节。