Word Groups and Phrasing CD 2 Track 30 录音下载
Pauses for Related Thoughts, Ideas, or for Breathing By now you've begun developing a strong intonation, with clear peaks
and reduced valleys, so you're ready for the next step. You may find yourself reading the
paragraph in Exercise 1-15 like this: HellomynameisSo-and-SoI'mtakingAmericanAccentTraining. There 'salottolearnbutIhopetomakeitasenjoyableaspossible.
If so, your audience won't completely comprehend or enjoy your
presentation. In addition to intonation, there is another aspect of speech that
indicates meaning. This can be called phrasing or tone. Have you ever caught just a snippet of a
conversation in your own language, and somehow known how to piece together what came before or after the part you heard? This has to do with phrasing.
In a sentence, phrasing tells the listener where the speaker is at the
moment, where the speaker is going, and if the speaker is finished or not. Notice that the
intonation stays on the nouns.
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