Thefollowingarelongerexamplesofthetype,pronounsunstressedbutwithaslightsecondarystressonprepositions.Theunstressedpronounsareprintedinitalics.
I’vetoldhimI’lllookeverywhereforthem.
Iboughtthemforhimyesterday.
Whatdidhetellyouaboutus?
Foldthemcarefullyandgivethemtohim.
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AcommonphraseisthegroupVerb+pronounce+preposition+pronouns,e.g.
takeitfromher.Inthispatternaslightbutlow-pitchedsecondarystressontheprepositionisclearlyfelt,whereasthetwopronounsarecompletelyunstressed.Takeitfromher/
giveittome/
takeitfromher/
hideitfromthem/
chooseoneforme/
brea...[
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代词和介词在一起的时候,代词往往轻读。
“talktohim”这样的词组需要特别注意来掌握它们的节奏规律。如果这三个词连着一块说,介词和代词都轻读;如果后两个词连接紧密的时候(第一个词后有个小的停顿),介词就要读的中一点了:“laugh-at-him”vs.“laughat-him”。Lookatit/Lookingatit/wonderingatit介词离着前面的重读音节远的时候,相对于代词来说重读明显。[
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Verbsofthepattern“takeoff,stickon,pushaway”etc.takeastressontheadverbwhenthepraseendswithit.Apronounprecedingitisunstressed.
Putiton/
Stickiton/
Takethemoff/
Showhimout/
Drinkitup/
Switchiton/
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I’mgoingtotakeaSINGingclass,DOyouwanttoTAKEitWITHme?OriginalVideo-MorevideosatTinyPic
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在这一段话里,代词都轻读了:
Here(3)|IamGOingtoTAlkaBOUt(3)|PUTtingaRULE(3)|aBOVE(3)orbeLOW(3)|APAragraph.SO|FIRstofALL(3)|I'mgoingto(gonna)COMEup(3)tothisHEADing(3).LETme(LETme)ZOOMitaLITtlebit(3)|sothatyoucanSEEitaLITtleBETter(1).
注:在上面句子里,(3)代表微升的语调;(1)代表升调。大写的音节表示重读。
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人称代词(we,you,him,it,etc.)还有那些支柱词(one,ones,some,etc.)通常不重读,下面的词组句子中的代词要尽量归到前面的重读音节里弱读。
Cutit/
helpme/
tellher/
askhim/
breakit/
makeone/
buysome/
givemeanotherone/
Iwanthertoshowyouaround/
Shetoldhimnottoaskyouagain./
Letmehelpyoudoit/
Iaskedhertotakethemaway./
Heinvitedustogoandseethem./
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Englishisastress-timedlanguage
Examples:
1.
Dogschasecats.
Thedogschasethecats.
Thedogswillchasethecats.
Thedogswillbechasingthecats.
2.
COMESEEhim.
COMEtoSEEhim.
YouCAMEtoSEEhim.
YoushouldCOMEinordertoMEEThim.
YoushouldhaveCOMEbeforeitgotsoLATE.
Exercises:
Theintervalsbetweenthestressedsyllablesshouldbefairlyth...[
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ATheworldistoomuchwithus;lateandsoon,
BGettingandspending,welaywasteourpowers;—
BLittleweseeinNaturethatisours;
AWehavegivenourheartsaway,asordidboon!AThisSeathatbaresherbosomtothemoon;
BThewindsthatwillbehowlingatallhours,
BAndareup-gatherednowlikesleepingflowers;|
Forthis,foreverything,weareoutoftune;CItmovesusnot.GreatGod!I’dratherbe
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PrimarystressisontheFIRSTsyllable,andthesecondstressisontheforthsyllable.
节奏形式Typography(标注):
DAduhduh Daduh
ORderit for-them. (orderitforthem.)
LIGHteningcon-ductor. ...[
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