情境导读
Jack约会又一次迟到，Mary非常生气。这次旧账新账一起算，Mary对Jack发起了脾气，Jack会怎样应对呢?
英语情景会话
(以下J代表Jack，M代表Mary)
M: I still don't understand why you're always late for our date.
J: Something important has just cropped up at the office. honey.
M: It's not the first time. You have excuses all the time.
J: I'm so sorry. I had to meet an important buyer. My hands are tied.
M: I'm really fed up with your excuse. You mess our date again. Are you sed? Last week you went to see your grandmother on Saturday evening. But we had pd io go for a concert.
J: Well, it was a family thing. I'd completely forgotten about the concert. Anyway, I can't make my grandmother upset.
M: Not precisely! She may forgive you. You could have told her you had tickets for a concert.
J: All right, that's my fault. Please don't go too far.
英语笔记
1.cropped 与 up连读为/ˈkrɒp tʌp/。
2.be fed up with sth./sb.意思是“厌倦了某事或某人”。
3.在此情境下，该疑问句读降调。
4.两个爆破音相遇，前一个爆破音常失去爆破，not precisely 的发音为/nɒ prɪˈsaɪslɪ/。
英语语音语调
一般疑问句的语调
一般疑问句通常用升调，比如：
Do you have a boyfriend?(↗)
你有男朋友吗?
Would you like some drink?(↗)
想来点儿喝的吗?
Could we go then?(↗)
我们能一块去吗?
但在有些情况下，一般疑问句用降调，比如在表示不耐烦或命令时则使用降调，如：
Are you satisfied?(↘)
这下你满意了吧?
Will you take off your shoes，please?(↘)
请你把鞋脱下来行吗?
How dare you speak to me like that?(↘)
你怎么敢那样对我说话?
