舌尖上的美國(67):談論音調(下)
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，用以陳述事實。若讀升調，往往表示對所說事情的懷疑。如:
She lent him her car.（↙）（用以陳述事實）
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．有些一般疑問句的句式讀作降調，實際上表示感嘆。如：
Hasn't she grown!（↙）這句話實則表示：她成長得多快！
請看下面的試題:
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.
男人所表達的意思是啥？其實是對Sam發言之精彩發表感嘆呢，也就是B選項。
有些一般疑問句句式也不需要回答，其功能也相當於陳述句，但肯定結構表否定，否定結構表肯定，而且傳遞了說話人濃烈的情緒。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，媽媽的意思是責備兒子不應該看電視，而應該做比看電視更有益的事——也就是說，媽媽認爲兒子有更好的事可做。而對話中，兒子當然也明白媽媽的意思，因此說要關掉電視，開始做功課。
今天說了那麼多，不知道大家都明白記牢了嗎？總而言之，只要我們在內心樹立起重視語調問題的意識，經過不斷的學習和積累，一定能成功將其內化！
