标准美语发音的13个秘诀Chapter 1 Exercise 1-9: Inflection

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Notice how the meaning changes, while the actual words stay the same.

1 Ididn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it.

2 I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true at all.

3 I didn't say he stole the money. I only suggested the possibility.

4 I didn't say he stole the money. I think someone else took it.

5 I didn't say he stole the money. Maybe he just borrowed it.

6 I didn't say he stole the money, but rather some other money.

7. I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry.

I	Ididn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it. It's true that somebody said it, but I wasn't that person.
Didn't	I didn'tsay he stole the money. That'snot true at all. Someone has accused me and I'm protesting my innocence.
Say He	I didn't sayhe stole the money. I only suggestedthe possibility. Maybe I hinted it. Maybe I wrote it. In some way, I indicated that he stole the money, but I didn't say it. I didn't say hestole the money. I think someone elsetook it. I think someone stole the money, only not the person you suspect did it.
Stole	I didn't say he stolethe money. Maybe he just borrowedit. I agree that he took it, but I think his motive was different.
The	I didn't say he stole themoney, but rather some othermoney. We agree that he stole some money, but I don't think it's this money.
Money	I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry. We agree that he's a thief, but we think he stole different things.