Unit 9 /ə/ /ə/ in unstressed words and syllables

意群划分

意群划分指将一句话按意义分成几个小部分,使听者更容易理解和跟上说话节奏。

一个意群 = 一个意义单位。2-5 words

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举例:

My mother and I never walk barefoot at night.

如何划分意群?

  • 意群是末尾是有意义的单词(名词、动词、形容词、副词)

练习

  • My best friends knit colourful sweaters at the football stadium in the middle of the night.
  • The 'noi·sy 'tee·na·gers listen to loud music in the countryside in their pa'jamas.
  • His elderly grandparents dance tango at the cinema with all their friends.

答案

  • My best friends knit colourful sweaters at the football stadium in the middle of the night.
  • The noisy teenagers listen to loud music in the countryside in their pajamas.
  • His elderly grandparents dance the tango at the cinema with all their friends.