3.sentencestress 句子重音

1、StressedWords&UnstressedWordsinaSentenceI shall have to try and get some cash from our bank at lunchtime. I shall have to try and get some cash from our bank at lunchtime. There are 3 levels of stress in English sentence: I shall have to try and get some cash from our bank at lunchtime. Strong stres

2、s ( focus words ) 強(qiáng)重讀（焦點(diǎn)詞）強(qiáng)重讀（焦點(diǎn)詞）Stress ( content words ) 重讀重讀 （實(shí)詞）（實(shí)詞）Unstressed words (function words )非重讀（虛詞）非重讀（虛詞） I shall have to try and get some cash from our bank at lunchtime. 對(duì)于單個(gè)單詞來講，每個(gè)單詞都有一個(gè)重讀音節(jié)，其它音節(jié)弱讀。當(dāng)單詞放在句子中或者短語中后，有些單詞保留原來的重讀，有些單詞則被弱化。 一般來說： 句子中的實(shí)詞實(shí)詞 ( content words )都要重讀； 句子中的虛詞虛詞

3、( function words) 都要弱讀； 句子中的最后一個(gè)名詞，動(dòng)詞，形容詞或副詞，要讀的比其它詞都響亮，這個(gè)被突出的單詞，被稱為焦點(diǎn)詞焦點(diǎn)詞（focus words)。 The importance of sentence stress If you stress all the words in an utterance, you may sound unpleasant or even cause misunderstanding because 1. You are giving too much information, and 2. English native speake

4、rs usually stress all words only when they are impatient or angry.What to stress in a sentence?1.Content words（信息詞；實(shí)詞） are usually stressed.2.Function words (功能詞；虛詞) are usually unstressed. Content words and function words Content words:nouns, notional verbs, adjectives, adverbs, numerals, interroga

5、tive pronouns, and demonstrative pronouns.名詞，實(shí)義動(dòng)詞，形容詞名詞，實(shí)義動(dòng)詞，形容詞, 副詞副詞, 數(shù)詞，指示代詞和疑問代詞數(shù)詞，指示代詞和疑問代詞They give information about who, what, when, where, why, how.They express the main idea or content of the phrase or sentence. They carry the message and therefore usually stressed. Content wordsNouns(名詞名詞

6、): book, paper, ideaNotional verbs（實(shí)義動(dòng)詞實(shí)義動(dòng)詞）: walk, dance, travelAdjectives（形容詞）（形容詞）: pretty, cool, bright Adverbs（副詞副詞）: very, well, bravelyNumerals（數(shù)詞）數(shù)詞）: four, 10th, firstinterrogative pronouns（疑問代詞）疑問代詞）: what, when, who, where, how Demonstrative pronouns（指示代詞）（指示代詞）: this, that, these, thoseF

7、unction words Function words are usually unstressed words . articles, personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, prepositions, auxiliary verbs and conjunctions. （冠詞，人稱代詞，物主代詞，介詞，助動(dòng)詞和連詞）（冠詞，人稱代詞，物主代詞，介詞，助動(dòng)詞和連詞） These words connect the content words to form grammatical sentences; They dont carry importan

8、t messages, and therefore usually unstressed. Function words (功能詞；虛詞）Articles (冠詞）: a , an, the Prepositions（介詞）: at, for, from, to, ofConjunctions（連詞）: and, as, but, than, or, soPronouns（代詞）: you, he, him, us, them, your, me, their Auxiliary verbs （助動(dòng)詞）: be, am, are, was, have, hasModal verbs（情態(tài)動(dòng)詞）

9、: shall, will, must, can I bought two new books. I bought two new books. He listen to the radio carefully. He listen to the radio carefully. What did she say ? What did she say ? The story is very funny. The story is very funny. I called her at home, but she was at school. I called her at home, but

10、she was at school. Keep her from moving so I can take her picture. Keep her from moving so I can take her picture. What happened to Ted at that night? What happened to Ted at that night? 英語句子重讀的一般規(guī)律通常是實(shí)詞重讀，虛詞不重讀。英語句子重讀的一般規(guī)律通常是實(shí)詞重讀，虛詞不重讀。 但這個(gè)一般規(guī)律并不是一成不變的。為了表達(dá)的需要但這個(gè)一般規(guī)律并不是一成不變的。為了表達(dá)的需要: 有些實(shí)詞可能失去句子重音有些實(shí)詞可能失去句子重音; 有些虛詞又可能獲得句子重音。有些虛詞又可能獲得句子重音。 He was hit by a car. The car was hit by another car. Whats your name? Hell