汉语讲究喜怒不形于色，仅从语音语调判断，你是绝对不知道对方要骂你还是夸你。相比之下，英语就简单明了多了，爱憎分明，快意恩仇。
所以，会说姐经常和学英语的朋友说：词汇量不够，肢体语言来凑;肢体语言不够，语音语调来凑。
今天，我们一起把英语的语音语调做一次360°无死角大盘点，看看升调、降调、平调里的小秘密……
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降调
世上没有不透风的墙，多少小秘密就这样不知不觉地传开了~ 道听途说的消息怎么拿出来跟小伙伴们分享?这些表达你试试呗~
“道听途说”的英语这么说
来自辉说英语
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1. Hearsay
Hear听+say说
英文里把这两个单词拼在一起指 “小道消息”。
例：They're supposedly getting married soon, but that's just hearsay.
他们恐怕马上结婚了，不过我也是听说啊~
2. Hear through the grapevine
葡萄藤错综复杂
葡萄藤听来的消息七弯八绕传递了很多遍
这个短语表示“道听途说”、“听到小道消息”
例：I heard through the grapevine that he was leaving - is it true?
我听说他要走了，这事儿是真的吗?
3. A little bird told me
只想跟小伙伴分享一下小道消息
但是不想告诉人家消息来源
那就用这个短语:就当是个小鸟告诉你的
例：
-How did you know he was leaving?
你怎么知道他要走的?
-Oh, let's just say a little bird told me.
哦，也是听别人说的。
4. Catch/get wind of sth
小道消息有很多都是别人捕风捉影搞出来的
但是如果有小秘密被人听去了呢?
英文还可以用这个短语，表示“听到风声”
例：They got wind of our plans for a party.
他们得知了我们办派对的计划。
用于陈述句
I have already read that book. ↘
That street is two miles long. ↘
用于特殊疑问句
What has happened to him? ↘
Which direction is it to the post office? ↘
注意：特殊疑问句有时可用升调表示请别人重复刚说过的话：
What is your major? ↗
Where shall we go for the holiday? ↗
用于命令祈使句
Go back to your seat! ↘
Please do not hesitate to contact me. ↘
用于感叹句
What a small world! ↘
Oh! My poor Mark, how you’ve changed! ↘
用于选择疑问句中“or”之后的部分
Do you want to ride or walk? ↘
Would you like coffee or tea? ↘
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升调
用于一般疑问句
Do you mind if I sit here? ↗
Can you hand in your paper today? ↗
注意：一般疑问句有时也可用降调，表示一种不耐烦的口气，或表示命令等。
Are you satisfied? ↘
Will you take off your hat, please? ↘
用于罗列中最后一项之前的各项
For each incomplete sentence, there are four choices marked A↗, B↗, C↗, and D. ↘
We study Chinese ↗, history ↗, geography ↗, and English. ↘
用于陈述句表示疑问、怀疑、未定、猜测或期待时
You really want to do it? ↗
She might have gone. ↗
I think so. ↗
用于置于句首的状语短语或状语从句
After dinner ↗, I read a magazine and made telephone calls. ↘
While you were writing letters ↗, I was reading a book. ↘
用于并列句的第一个分句，表示句子还未说完
My fever is gone ↗, but I still have a cough. ↘
My major is English ↗, and I like it. ↘
用于委婉祈使句
Excuse me, sir ↗. Can you help me? ↗
用于称呼语
Mrs. Smith ↗, this is Tom Jones. ↘
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平调
用于直接引语后，表示话是谁说的
“We are going to Florida,” she said brightly. →
“How do you feel, boy?” I asked him. →