美语口音训练第一册16
时间：2018-11-30 作者：英语课 分类：美语口音训练第一册
英语课
Exercise 1-9: Inflection CD 1 Track 16
Notice how the meaning changes, while the actual words stay the same.
1. I didn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it.
2. I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true at all.
3. I didn't say he stole the money. I only suggested the possibility.
4. I didn't say he stole the money. I think someone else took it.
5. I didn't say he stole the money. Maybe he just borrowed it.
6. I didn't say he stole the money, but rather some other money.
7. I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry 1.
I I didn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it.
It's true that somebody said it, but I wasn't that person.
Didn't I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true at all.
Someone has accused me and I'm protesting my innocence 2.
Say I didn't say he stole the money. I only suggested the possibility.
Maybe I hinted it. Maybe I wrote it. In some way, I indicated that he stole
the money, but I didn't say it.
He I didn't say he stole the money. I think someone else took it.
I think someone stole the money, only not the person you suspect did it.
Stole I didn't say he stole the money. Maybe he just borrowed it.
I agree that he took it, but I think his motive 3 was different.
The I didn't say he stole the money, but rather some other money.
We agree that he stole some money, but I don't think it's this money.
Money I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry.
We agree that he's a thief, but we think he stole different things.
Notice that in the first half of these sentences nothing changes but the intonation 4.
V Repeat after me.
Notice how the meaning changes, while the actual words stay the same.
1. I didn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it.
2. I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true at all.
3. I didn't say he stole the money. I only suggested the possibility.
4. I didn't say he stole the money. I think someone else took it.
5. I didn't say he stole the money. Maybe he just borrowed it.
6. I didn't say he stole the money, but rather some other money.
7. I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry 1.
I I didn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it.
It's true that somebody said it, but I wasn't that person.
Didn't I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true at all.
Someone has accused me and I'm protesting my innocence 2.
Say I didn't say he stole the money. I only suggested the possibility.
Maybe I hinted it. Maybe I wrote it. In some way, I indicated that he stole
the money, but I didn't say it.
He I didn't say he stole the money. I think someone else took it.
I think someone stole the money, only not the person you suspect did it.
Stole I didn't say he stole the money. Maybe he just borrowed it.
I agree that he took it, but I think his motive 3 was different.
The I didn't say he stole the money, but rather some other money.
We agree that he stole some money, but I don't think it's this money.
Money I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry.
We agree that he's a thief, but we think he stole different things.
Notice that in the first half of these sentences nothing changes but the intonation 4.
V Repeat after me.
1 jewelry
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
- The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
- Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
2 innocence
n.无罪；天真；无害
- There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
- The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
3 motive
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
4 intonation
n.语调，声调；发声
- 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。