情境导读

　　Wendy在路上遇到Clive时，他正在专心打电话。因为女友在外地上学，Clive的话费一直居高不下，但还是要感谢电话给了他随时表达爱的机会。

　　英语情景会话

　　(以下W代表Wendy，C代表Clive)

　　W: Hey, Clive.

　　C: Yes?

　　W: What are you doing? It seems you forget yourself in something.

　　C: I'm sorry I was on the phone.

　　W: You are always on the phone. No wonder whenever I call you, the line is busy.

　　C: I speak to my girlfriend most of the time.

　　W: Why not speak to her face to face?

　　C: She studies in another city. We could only meet each other during vacations.

　　W: It's a pity. So you should thank the phone. It gives you chances to express your love whenever you want.

　　C: Exactly! But I've contributed a lot to the mobile company.

　　W: What do you mean?

　　C: The bill of my phone calls is unexpectedly large.

　　W: Ha-ha, you should pay a price for it.

　　英语笔记

　　1.这里用升调说Yes。

　　2.face to face 是指“面对面”。

　　3.exactly 中的辅音组合/klɪ/中的/t/通常不发音，读作/ɪgˈzæklɪ/。

　　4.should 弱读作/ʃəd/。

　　英语语音语调

　　英语中的升调与降调

　　在英语对话中，同样的话用不同的语调可以表达不同的含义。如Clive听到Wendy叫他，但不知道找他

　　有什么事，所以用升调表示需要对方回答。类似的情况有：

　　A: Nancy, could you open the door for me?

　　B：Sorry?

　　B用升调说Sorry表明他没有听清A刚才说的话。如果用降调，则表示B无能为力，没法帮A开门。

　　再如：

　　We win.如果用降调，表示陈述事实。如果用升调，则表示对这件事存有怀疑。