Chapter 5
第五章

Intonation
语调

Intonation is the musical score of a language. Each tone has a special meaning. Intonation creates the melody of the language we speak. The standard American dialect involves a variety of pitch changes that reflect a mood and feeling about everything that's being said. Different types of sentences have different intonation patterns. The American intonation dictates liaisons and pronunciation, and it indicates mood and meaning. Intonation refers to the various tones of the voice. By using different tones, the speaker gives meaning to the words.
语调就好像是一种语言的乐谱，每一拍都有自己的意思，语调赋予语言以旋律。标准美国口语有许多声调的变化，这些声调表达了所说一切内容带有的情绪和感情。不同的语句语调模式也不一样。美国英语语调支配着连读和发音，同时它也表达了情绪和句子的含义。英语语调指嗓音的不同音调，使用不同的音调赋予了单词词义。

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Three Ways to Make Intonation 语调的三种表达方法

What exactly are the mechanics of intonation? What changes when you go to the top or when you put stress on a word? There are three ways to stress a word.
不同的语调究竟是如何实现的？当你在念到句子的主要部分或当你要重读一个词时，语调又会有怎样的变化？在这里，我们来讨论三种表达语调时重读单词的方法。

1. Get louder or raise the volume. This is not a very sophisticated way of doing it, but it will definitely command attention.
大点声或者提高你的音量。这并不是很复杂的做法，不过，你肯定会吸引别人的注意力。

I didn't say he stole the money.

2. Stretch the word out or lengthen the word that you want to draw attention to.
把你要引起别人注意的单词拉长或延伸单词的发音。

I didn't saaaaaay he stole the money.

3. Change pitch
声调的变化

I didn't (pause) say he stole the money.