托福聽(tīng)力句尾語(yǔ)調(diào)的把握對(duì)聽(tīng)力水平的提升是有很大幫助,本文和大家分享的是托福聽(tīng)力句尾語(yǔ)調(diào)有哪些不同含義?大家可以參考一下,看看自己應(yīng)該如何攻克托福聽(tīng)力。
1. 在托福聽(tīng)力材料中,使用疑問(wèn)詞 who, which, what, how, when, where, why 的特殊疑問(wèn)句可以用降調(diào)也可以用升調(diào),但含義是不同的。如:
A: Mr. Smith thinks we ought to get the money in hand first.
B: Who? (↗)
A: Mr. Smith.
B用升調(diào)說(shuō) Who,表示聽(tīng)不清對(duì)方談話中的某一部分,要求對(duì)方再重復(fù)那一部分。
A: We'd like to have someone to say a word at the beginning to welcome the group.
B: Who? (↙)
A: We thought that you or Dr. Johnson might do it.
B用降調(diào)說(shuō) Who,其意思是問(wèn),對(duì)方想讓誰(shuí)在開(kāi)場(chǎng)時(shí)致歡迎詞。
2. 在托福聽(tīng)力材料中,附加疑問(wèn)句可以讀升調(diào)也可以讀降調(diào),意思是不相同的。降調(diào)表示發(fā)問(wèn)者相信陳述句的內(nèi)容,只等對(duì)方證實(shí);升調(diào)表示發(fā)問(wèn)者對(duì)陳述句內(nèi)容的真實(shí)性沒(méi)有把握,希望對(duì)方作出自己的判斷。如:
A: You will finish the work, won't you? (↙)
B: Yes, I will.
A用降調(diào)提問(wèn),意思是:I know you will finish the work, but I want you to confirm it.
A: You will finish the work, won't you? (↗)
B: Yes, I will.(或 No, I won't. )
A用升調(diào)提問(wèn),表示A心中沒(méi)有把握,因此,得到的回答既可能是肯定的,也可能是否定的。
3. 語(yǔ)調(diào)可以反應(yīng)談話人的互動(dòng)性。如:
A: Are you Mr. Blake?
B: Yes.(↙)
A: Room twenty-six.
在這個(gè)例子中,B用降調(diào)說(shuō) Yes,表示B的認(rèn)可,這是一個(gè)封閉式的回答。這表明如果A沒(méi)有新的問(wèn)題要問(wèn)或新的信息要告知,也許他們的對(duì)話就可以結(jié)束了。
A: Are you Mr. Blake?
B: Yes? (↗)
A: Ah, the secretary would like a word with you.
在這個(gè)例子中,B用升調(diào)回答 Yes,表示這是一個(gè)開(kāi)放式的回答,相當(dāng)于 “Yes. But why do you ask?” 或是 “Yes. But who want to know?” 之意。這也就是說(shuō),B在回答A的問(wèn)題的同時(shí)又向A提出了一個(gè)新問(wèn)題,并要求A予以回答。
掌握了這一點(diǎn)之后,對(duì)于下面的對(duì)話就不難理解了:
M: How long shall we stay at the Grand Canyon?
W: A day? (↗)
Q: What does the woman mean?
(A) We shall stay at the Grand Canyon for one day.
(B) Shall we stay at the Grand Canyon for one day?
(C) To stay at the Grand Canyon for one day is too short.
(D) To stay at the Grand Canyon for one day is enough.
正確的答案是B哦。
4.陳述句式一般讀降調(diào),用以陳述事實(shí)。若讀升調(diào),往往表示對(duì)所說(shuō)事情的懷疑。如:
She lent him her car.(↙)(用以陳述事實(shí))
She lent him her car? (↗)(表示驚奇、的懷疑,含有 “Did she really lend her car to him ?” 之意。)
5.有些一般疑問(wèn)句的句式讀作降調(diào),實(shí)際上表示感嘆。如:Hasn't she grown! (↙)這句話實(shí)則表示:她成長(zhǎng)得多快!
請(qǐng)看下面的試題:
M: Wasn't Sam's speech great! (↙)
W: Are you serious?
Q: What does the man say about Sam's speech?
(A) Sam's speech wasn't great, was it?
(B) Sam's speech was great, wasn't it?
(C) Sam gave a serious speech.
(D) Sam was not serious.
男人所表達(dá)的意思是啥?其實(shí)是對(duì)Sam發(fā)言之精彩發(fā)表感嘆,也就是B選項(xiàng)。
有些一般疑問(wèn)句句式也不需要回答,其功能也相當(dāng)于陳述句,但肯定結(jié)構(gòu)表否定,否定結(jié)構(gòu)表肯定,而且傳遞了說(shuō)話人濃烈的情緒。如:
W: Haven't you got anything better to do? (↗)
M: Ok, Mum, I'll turn off the TV and begin to do my homework.
顯然,媽媽的意思是責(zé)備兒子不應(yīng)該看電視,而應(yīng)該做比看電視更有益的事——也就是說(shuō),媽媽認(rèn)為兒子有更好的事可做。而對(duì)話中,兒子當(dāng)然也明白媽媽的意思,因此說(shuō)要關(guān)掉電視,開(kāi)始做功課。
好了,以上就是小編為大家整理的托福聽(tīng)力的句尾語(yǔ)調(diào)有哪些不同含義的相關(guān)內(nèi)容。希望能在備考的路上助大家一臂之力。最后,小編祝大家在托?荚囍腥〉煤贸煽(jī)!