听懂老外聊生活英语对话 情感 79：无名指的约定

　　Topic79 无名指的约定

　　情境导读

　　Ella向Sophie询问其婚后的生活，Sophie说丈夫非常体贴，两人即使有争执或矛盾也会立即解决。

　　英语情景会话

　　(以下E代表Ella.S代表Sophie)

　　E: Hi! Sophie.I haven't seen you for ages! heard you got married,

　　S: Yes. You know we've been dating for over 5 years.

　　E: Congratulations! I thought you'd marry him.

　　S: Thank you. I've been on to the next step of my life.

　　E: How's your married life?

　　S: I'm so lucky to have Daniel as my husband.

　　E: I've heard he's a family man.

　　S: Yes, he gets up very early every morning to cook breakfast for me.

　　E: He is so sweet.

　　S: Absolutely! He also wants to pamper my every whim.

　　E: Haven't you quarreled or even fought with each other about something?

　　S: Yes, but we promise each other never to sleep on our disagreement.

　　E: You both are very mature.

　　S: Yes, we take marriage seriously. When you say "I do", it's supposed to be for life.

　　英语笔记

　　1.在英语口语中为表达简洁常省略主语和谓语，这里省略了did you marry。

　　2.thought 要重读，这是说话者的弦外之音。

　　3.each other 连读作/ɪ ˈtʃʌðə/。

　　4.take sth. seriously 是指“认真对待某事”。

　　英语语音语调

　　说话者的弦外之音需要重读

　　在对话中，Ella说话时强调了thought，这是因为她预料到了Sophie会嫁给Daniel，重读thought这个词就把她的弦外之音体现出来了。如果重读marry，那么Ella的意思就变成了“我以为你会嫁给Daniel呢一(实际则是Sophie没有嫁给Daniel)。再如：

　　A: I thought you'd like my surprise. (thought童读)

　　我就知道你会喜欢我给你的惊喜。(果然喜欢)

　　B: Yeah, it's really a big surprise.

　　没错，实在是个很大的惊喜。

　　A: I thought you'd like my surprise. (like重读)

　　我以为你会喜欢我给你的惊喜。(结果不喜欢)

　　B：Sorry，it scares me.

　　抱歉，它吓到我了。