语调:语调是说话者表达情感的一种手段,同样一个句子如果语调不同,则意思就有可能发生变化,如:
Open the door, will you?↗
Open the door, wont you?↘
用声调表示一种请求,用降调表示命令。
What? ↗What?↘↗升调表示疑问,降升表示吃惊和不相信。
测试中同样有可能考查语调的作用,如:
① W: Where do you want to eat?
M: Is there anything wrong with the↘ coffee shop?
Q: What does the man mean?
A. He wonders if anything happened at the coffee shop.
B. He doesnt know why the coffee tastes bad.
C. He only wants coffee because he isnt happy.
D. He thinks that they ought to go to the coffee shop.
一般疑问句,却用了降调,表示出说话者愿意去咖啡馆的肯定态度,答案应是D。
② M: Im terribly sorry Im late, but I just couldnt
help it.
I got there as soon as I could.
W: Well, its not soon enough, ↘is it?
Q: What does the woman mean?
A. Its soon enough to get here.
B. Its not soon enough to get here.
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