聽(tīng)懂老外聊生活英語(yǔ)對(duì)話 運(yùn)動(dòng) 88：寵物情緣

　　Topic88 寵物情緣

　　情境導(dǎo)讀

　　Jason感到生活一成不變，很沮喪，Kate建議他養(yǎng)一只寵物解悶。

　　英語(yǔ)情景會(huì)話

　　(以下K代表Kate,J代表Jason)

　　K: How's everything going?

　　J: I'm still here.

　　K: What's wrong?

　　J: I feel I'm stuck in a rut and I've been on the go all day.

　　K: Maybe you need some changes. Variety is the spice of life!

　　J: Any advice?

　　K: What about having a pet? I have a lovely dog. Every morning, my dog jumps onto my bed to wake me up and I take it out for a walk every evening.

　　J: Good idea! Is your dog housebroken?

　　K: No, it is so gentle. What is your favorite pet, cats, dogs or fishes?

　　J: I like dogs. Dogs seem to be able to read our minds.

　　K: Yeah. When I'm depressed, my dog comes to play with me to cheer me up.

　　J: If I want to have one, do I need to get a license?

　　K: Of course. Dog owners are required to have pet licenses.

　　J: Thanks. I am going to buy a dog tomorrow.

　　英語(yǔ)筆記

　　1.在較快的語(yǔ)流中，going 常讀成/'ɡ????/。

　　2.I'm still here 意為“我還活著”，表示說(shuō)話人狀況不是很好。

　　3.stuck in a rut 連讀為/'st? 'k? n? 'r?t/。

　　4.此處列舉的寵物名，前兩個(gè)讀升調(diào)，最后一個(gè)讀降調(diào)。

　　英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)音語(yǔ)調(diào)

　　列舉與選擇的語(yǔ)調(diào)

　　你聽(tīng)到Kate列舉了幾種寵物讓Jason選擇，這就涉及到了英語(yǔ)中列舉事實(shí)和請(qǐng)聽(tīng)話人做出選擇時(shí)所使用的語(yǔ)調(diào)，一般遵循以下兩個(gè)規(guī)則：

　　1.在提供兩個(gè)選擇項(xiàng)的陳述句或疑問(wèn)句中，第一個(gè)選擇項(xiàng)用升調(diào)，第二個(gè)選擇項(xiàng)用降調(diào)。如：

　　You can go there by bus↗ or on foot↘.

　　你可以乘公交車或步行去那兒。

　　Which one do you prefer, black↗ or white↘?

　　你更喜歡哪一個(gè)，黑的還是白的?

　　2.依次列舉三個(gè)或更多選擇項(xiàng)時(shí)，除最后一項(xiàng)外，其余所有項(xiàng)的重讀音節(jié)都要用升調(diào)。升調(diào)表示“后面還有”，降調(diào)表示“列舉到此結(jié)束”。如：

　　You will get sugar↗, milk↗, apple↗ and bread↘ there.

　　在那里，你可以買(mǎi)到糖、牛奶、蘋(píng)果和面包。