听懂老外聊生活英语对话 娱乐 67：玩转MP3

　　Topic67 玩转MP3

　　情境导读

　　Caleb和Lily聊音乐时说起了MP3，Caleb仔细欣赏了Lily的MP3，爱不释手，弄清品牌后，决定自己也换一个新的。

　　英语情景会话

　　(以下C代表Caleb，L代表Lily)

　　C: Lily, what kinda music do you like best?

　　L: I like the music with a flavor of nostalgia best.

　　C: Really? They are also to my liking.

　　L: I have about 4000 such songs in my MP3.If you like, you could copy them.

　　C: Could I have a look at your MP3?

　　L: No problem.

　　C: Wow, it's beautifully designed. Isn't it iPod nano?

　　L: Yes, I am crazy about iPod.

　　C: What is the best thing about iPod?

　　L: It's thinner. And its large storage can hold much of your collection.

　　C: The screens is also larger.

　　L: Yes, we can enjoy the MTV while listening to the music.

　　C: My MP3 is out of fashion. I'll surely need a new one.

　　L: iPod is your best choice.

　　英语笔记

　　1.could I 连读，读作/kʊ daɪ/。

　　2.此句的停顿为：And its large storage/ can hold/ much of your collection。

　　3.out of fashion “过时了”。

　　英语语音语调

　　由意群决定句子的停顿

　　为了将意思表达得更清楚，人们在说话时需要停顿。正确的停顿不仅能够使自己的意思表达得清楚、到位，也能使别人更准确地接受你传达的信息、理解你的意图。人们说出的话可以按照意思分为若干个部分，每个部分就成为一个意群。意群可以是一个单词、一个词组、一个短语或一个分句等，需注意的是意群可以表达相对独立的意叉。如：

　　The man in yellow shirt told me it's forbidden to park here no matter what emergencies you encounter。

　　穿黄衣服的那个人告诉我，不管遇到什么紧急事件，都不准把车停在这儿。

　　这句话可以按意群划分为：

　　The man in yellow shirt/told me/it's forbidden to park here/no matter what emergencies you encounter.