情境导读
丈夫和妻子在商量去哪儿度蜜月,经过一番讨论后,最终决定去巴黎。
英语情景会话
(以下H代表Husband,W代表Wife)
H: Darling, any plan for our honeymoon?
W: Not exactly. I just want to go somewhere interesting.
H: Let me see. How about going to the Bali lsland?
W: What?
H: We can take pictures for each other on the beach. Lying on the beach and watching the sunset with you will be such a delight for me.
W: No, the sun there will do a number on my face!
H: Well, what about Yunnan? We can make a short stop at my friends' home.
W: I want to go somewhere exotic! Where is the ideal place for the honeymoon?
H: You got me there!
W: In my opinion....
H: Paris?
W: You took the words right out of my mouth! It's one of the most romantics cities in the world, and I want to go to the main drag of the city to do some shopping.
H: A woman is a woman! Okay. I'II make the arrangements.
W: Woo, it's really neat! I'II start packing our suitcases right now.
英语笔记
1.此处出现了口语中的省略现象,完整的句子为"Do you have any plan for our honeymoon?"
2.not 与 exactly 口语中连读为/nɒ tɪgˈzæklɪ/。
3.短语 short stop 意为“短暂的停留”,short 和 stop 都重读。
4.right out of 连读为/raɪ taʊ təv/。
5.main drag 意为“中心”。
英语语音语调
复合词和短语的重读
课文中的short stop为复合短语,构成该短语的两个词short和stop都重读。但在英语中,有些复合词和短语是由相同的单词组成,但重音位置不同,词义也不同,一般可以通过重青来判断词义。一锻来说,这些复合词都是名词,重音在前;而与其拼写相同的短语一般是名词短语,其中的两个单词都要重读。如:
复合词:shortstop /'ʃɔ:tstɒp/游击手 短语:short stop /ʃɔ:t'stɒp/短暂的停留
复合词:bluestocking /ˈblu:stɒkɪŋ/女学者 短语:blue stocking /blu:'stɒkɪŋ/蓝色长袜
复合词:greenbelt /'gri:n'belt/绿化带 短语:green belt /ɡri:n'belt/绿色的带子
复合词:greenhouse /'ɡri:nhaʊs/温室 短语:green house /ɡri:n'haʊs/绿色的房子