分析:答案选C)。对话中woman的语调值得注意,她先用升调Pay phone?表示不同意man去打花钱的公用电话;接着用降调Why not use my mobile phone?肯定的语气,即愿意把自己的手机借给对方用。
(二)语调规律注意和分析单词在句中的重读规律有助于识别单词、词组并区分实词、虚词;而注意说话者的语气并分析语句的升、平、降调则有助于了解说话人的情感、态度,从而正确判断说话人之间的关系,推断说话人的意图和目的。英语中的陈述句、特殊疑问句、祈使句、感叹句多用降调。升调常表示疑问、怀疑、不解、或不确定,不但常用在一般疑问句中,也用在陈述句、特殊疑问句、婉转祈使句或反意疑问句中。
例1:2000年1月第8题A) She didnt like the books the man bought. B) There wasnt a large selection at the bookstore. C) The man bought a lot of books. D) She wanted to see what the man bought.
M: I bought a few books at the new bookstore. Would you like to have a look at them?
W: A few? It looks like you bought out the bookstore. Q: What does the woman mean?
分析:答案选C)。对话中woman说的A few? 用的是升调。正如前面所述,升调常表示疑问、怀疑、不解、或不确定,因此在这里,这一语调实际上表达了woman对man所说内容的否定,即买的不仅仅是几本书,而是很多很多。
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