Intonation can indicate completely different meanings for otherwise similar words or phrases.
For example, an English teacher teaches English, but an English teacher is from England;
French class is where you study French, but French class is Gallic style and sophistication; an
orange tree grows oranges, but an orange tree is any kind of tree that has been painted orange.
Exercise 1-35: Contrast of Compound Nouns CD 2 Track 3 录音下载
In the following list of words, underline the element that should be stressed. Pause the CD.
Afterwards, check Answer Key, beginning on page 193. Repeat after me.
1. The White House ....21. convenience store ........41. a doorknob
2. a white house ..........22. convenient store ..........42. a glass door
3. a dark room ............23. to pick up ......................43. a locked door
4. a dark room .............24. a pickup truck .............44. ice cream
5. Fifth Avenue ...........25. six years old .................45. I scream.
6. Main Street .............26. a six-year-old ..............46. elementary
7. a main street ............27. six and a half.................. 47. a lemon tree
8. a hot dog ................28. a sugar bowl.................... 48. Watergate
9. a hot dog ................29. a wooden bowl ................49. the back gate
10. a baby blanket ....30. a large bowl .....................50. the final year
11. a baby's blanket ...31. a mixing bowl .................51. a yearbook
12. a baby bird ...........32. a top hat .........................52. United States
13. a blackbird ...........33. a nice hat ........................53. New York
14. a black bird ...........34. a straw hat ....................54. Long Beach
15. a greenhouse ........35. a chairperson .................55. Central Park
16. a green house .......36. Ph.D. ................................56. a raw deal
17. a green thumb .........37. IBM.............................. 57. a deal breaker
18. a parking ticket ......38. MIT .............................58. the bottom line
19. a one-way ticket.... 39. USA .............................59. a bottom feeder
20. an unpaid ticket .....40. ASAP ..........................60. a new low
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