Most of us probably take at least a couple thousand steps a day, but all of those steps aren’t in one direction or one level right?
我們大多數人可能每天至少走幾千步，但所有這些步驟都不是一個方向或一個級別對嗎？
Ｗe go up and down stairs, for example, and we may also go up and down hills.
例如，我們上下樓梯，我們也可能上下山。
It’s kind of the same thing with our voice when we speak English.
當我們說英語時，我們的聲音多少也是一樣的。
There are ups and downs.
有起有伏。
My goal is to help you understand when and how our voice changes in pitch.
我的目標是幫助你了解我們的聲音何時及如何變化。
The two most common intonation pattems are falling and rising intonation.
兩種最常見的語調模式是語調下降和上升。
ln this lesson we’ll practice falling intonation in statements and in wh-quest.
在本課中，我們將在語句和wh問句中練習下降語調。
Learn intonation Patterns in English with Jennifer.
用Jennifer學習英語語調模式。
Lesson1:Falling Intonation.
第1課：語調下降。
Our voice falls at the end of a sentence or anytime we wish to express finality and certainty.
我們的聲音落在句末或任何我們希望表達終極性和確定性的時候。
l just gave you an example.
我給了你一個例子。
We use falling intonation for statements.
我們使用降低語調來陳述。
enjoy music.
享受音樂。
l can read musical notes.
我可以讀音符。
The different between those two sentences is that with “music’ l have two syllables to work with.
這兩句話的不同之處在於，“music”有兩個音節可供使用。
MU-sic
l’m going up in pitch on “MU” and then down in pitch on “sic.”
我在音調的“MU”上升音調，然後在音調的“sic”上下降。
In other words, l’m going up on a stressed syllable and then used the following unstressed syllable to step down.
換句話說，我在一個重讀音節上升，然後使用下面的無重音音節下降。
MU-sic
I have to up a little first because if l want to come down, how can I jump down or step down if I’m already standing on the floor?
我必須先上升起來一點，因為如果我想要下來，如果我已經站在地板上，怎麼能跳下或下樓？
So l have to go up a little in order to com down.
所以我必須上升一點才能下來。
I enjoy music.
我喜歡音樂。
l’m making this key change in pitch on the word “music” because that’s my focus word-the word that receives the most stress.
我正在對“music”這個字進行這種關鍵改變，因為這是我的焦點詞 – 接受最大重讀的字。
The word “enjoy” is a content word.
“enjoy”這個字是一個內容字。
It’s stressed.
它被重讀。
But l cant stress “enjoy” and “music” equally
但我不能同樣強調“enjoy”和“music”
lt wouldn’t sound natural. Let my try…
聽起來不自然。 讓我試試……
sounds unnatural.
聽起來不自然。
l have to give stress to one of my content words.
我必須重讀我的一個內容字。
That’s my focus word, and usually its the final content word in a sentence.
這是我的焦點詞，通常是句子中的最終內容詞
I enjoy music. 我喜歡音樂。
When we have two or more syllables to work with, as In “music,” Our voice can step down.
當我們有兩個或更多的音節可以使用時，就像在“music”中一樣，我們的聲音可以降低。
lt’s a bit easier to change our pitch.
改變我們的的音調會更容易一些。
But with a word like “notes” there’s only one syllable.
但是像“notes”這樣的單詞只有一個音節。
So we can’t step down.
所以我們不能降低。
Our voice has to glide or slide downward.
我們的聲音必須滑行或向下滑動。
The syllable is long enough for us to change that pitch.
音節足夠長，我們可以改變音調。
But again we have to go up a little first in order to slide or glide down.
但是，為了滑行或滑行，我們必須先上升一點。
Notes. 筆記。
I can read musical notes.
I can read musical notes.
我可以看音符。
Notes. 筆記。
Go up a little and glide down.
上升一點然後滑下來。
I can read musical notes.
I can read musical notes.
我可以看音符。
My pitch changes on the word “notes.”
我的音調改為“音符”。
That’s the final content word, which makes it the focus word of the sentence.
這是最後的內容字，使其成為句子的焦點字。
I can read musical notes.
I can read musical notes.
我可以看音符。
Does every sentence have only one focus word?
每個句子只有一個焦點字嗎？
Well, if you’ve watched my Oral Reading Fluency series, you know about thought groups.
好吧，如果你看過我的“口語閱讀流暢系列“，你就會知道“思想字群“。
Longer sentences break in to thought groups.
較長的句子會侵入思想字群。
Each thought group has its own focus words.
每個思想字群都有自己的焦點字。
so we say each thought group with one intonation pattern.
所以我們說每個思想字群都有一個語調模式。
We’re starting with shorter sentences so you can master one intonation pattern at a time.
我們從較短的句子開始，這樣你就可以一次掌握一種語調模式。
Later we’ll work with longer sentences.
稍後我們會用更長的句子。
We also use falling intonation in wh-questions.
我們還使用wh-question中的語調。
Those are questions for information, and they begin with words like
When? Why? How?
這些是有關信息的問句，它們的開頭的字像是When? Why? How？
Listen. 聽。
When is the performance?
表演什麼時候？
Who sang that song?
誰唱那首歌？
Again, you hear me either stepping down or gliding down in pitch.
又一次，你聽到我的音調要降低下來，或滑行下來。
Try repeating sentences after me.
嘗試跟著我重複句子。
First, we’ll step down from a stressed.
首先，我們將從重讀中降低下來。
l’ll say each sentence a few times before asking you to try.
在請你嘗試之前，每個句子我會先說幾次。
Jason is a talented RAPper.
I play the piAN0.
When did you start playing the SAXophone?
That’s an acCORdion.
Who owns Xylophone?
Now we’ll glide down on a single stressed syllable.
現在我們將在單個重讀音節下滑。
Who sang that song?
I didn’t know you played the guiTAR.
(Possible: I didn’t Know/you played the guitar.)
Why is the music so LOUD?
Their new album is really GOOD.
When do they go on TOUR?
Remember to review on your own.
Compare your speech to mine, so record if possible.
Here are the ten sentences again.
這是十句話。
I’ll say each one only once this time.
這次我只會說一次。
Jason is a talented RAPer.
I play the piAN0.
When did you start playing the SAXophone?
That’s an acCORdion.
Who owns Xylophone?
Who sang that song?
I didn’t know you played the guiTAR.
OR I didn’t know / you played the guitar.
Why is the music so LOUD?
Their new album is really GOOD.
When do they go on TOUR?
That’s all for now. Thanks for watching and happy studies!
目前為止就這樣。 感謝觀看和快樂的學習！