第13期状语从句和插入语的语调

在状语从句中，如果状语在句首，则句首的状语一般用升调

发音举例

After ↗dinner , I’ll go for a walk.

晚饭后，我要去散步。

Seen from a ↗distance , the farmhouse looked deserted.

远远看来，这个农舍显得好荒凉。

If I have a ↗holiday , I will travel.

如果我有假期的话，我就要去旅游。

While John was watching ↗TV , his wife was cooking.

约翰在看电视，而他的妻子在做饭。

When I walked into the ↗room , the telephone rang.

我走进屋子的时候，电话响了。

插入语一般用升调↗，但如果插入语恰好是说话者需要强调的，则用降调↘。发音举例

↗Frankly , he’d like to listen to music.

坦白地讲，他喜欢听音乐。

To tell you the↗truth , he doesn’t quite agree with this idea.

跟你说实话，他不太同意这一看法。

↗This ,of ↗course ,is just the beginning.

当然，这仅仅是开始。

What he ↗said , though↘strange , makes sense.

他说的话，虽然奇怪，但挺有道理。

There must be some↗reason，I am↘sure , for his absence today. 我肯定他今天缺席一定有原因。