英语升降调的规则

英语朗读时语调来自于音调的变化,以降调和升调为两种基本语调。降调一般用于陈述，命令，表达“完整”，“肯定”的含义；升调用于提问等，表达“不肯定”,“礼貌”,“委婉”的含义.

即：降调给人一种完结的印象。能使用降调的句子有：陈述句，特殊疑问句、带命令口吻的祈使句、感叹句等。

一、降调

降调通常可用来陈述一个事实，同时它还可用于特殊疑问句中，以获得更多的有关信息。

通常降调用于下列情况：

1、陈述句读降调: He works hard every day.

2、特殊疑问句读降调: Who are you? How do you go to school? Where does he work?

3、感叹句读降调: How clever she is! What a great museum!

二、升调

通常降调用于下列情况：

1、一般疑问句读升调: Are you a doctor? Do you speak English? Would you

like some soup?

2、陈述疑问句用升调：You are a policeman?

3、未听清对方的话，要求对方重复一下用升调(以Wh-开头的问句用升调常

表示提问的人对所获得的回答没听清楚而要求对方再重复)：What? Who? When?

For what? Pardon? What is your name?

4、句子较长，中间划分意群停顿时通常都读升调。

If you like sports, you can be a coach, a sports reporter or a PE teacher.

He is good at football, ping-pong and basketball.

除此之外，

1、选择疑问句前升后降: Do you speak English or French? Are you a teacher or a businessman?

2、反义疑问句前降后升，但把握较大时前后都降: You know it, don't you? It is fine, isn't it?

3、祈使句表示命令读降调，表示请求用升调: Don't move! Sit down, please. Follow me, please.