比起漢語的字正腔圓，英語的語音語調更富有多樣性。如果把漢語比作是中庸的士人，英語更像是穿著牛仔T恤的活潑青年。

漢語講究喜怒不形于色，僅從語音語調判斷，你是絕對不知道對方要罵你還是夸你。相比之下，英語就簡單明了多了，愛憎分明，快意恩仇。

所以，會說姐經常和學英語的朋友說：詞匯量不夠，肢體語言來湊;肢體語言不夠，語音語調來湊。

今天，我們一起把英語的語音語調做一次360°無死角大盤點，看看升調、降調、平調里的小秘密……

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降調

用于陳述句

I have already read that book. ↘

That street is two miles long. ↘

用于特殊疑問句

What has happened to him? ↘

Which direction is it to the post office? ↘

注意：特殊疑問句有時可用升調表示請別人重復剛說過的話：

What is your major? ↗

Where shall we go for the holiday? ↗

用于命令祈使句

Go back to your seat! ↘

Please do not hesitate to contact me. ↘

用于感嘆句

What a small world! ↘

Oh! My poor Mark, how you’ve changed! ↘

用于選擇疑問句中“or”之后的部分

Do you want to ride or walk? ↘

Would you like coffee or tea? ↘

2

升調

用于一般疑問句

Do you mind if I sit here? ↗

Can you hand in your paper today? ↗

注意：一般疑問句有時也可用降調，表示一種不耐煩的口氣，或表示命令等。

Are you satisfied? ↘

Will you take off your hat, please? ↘

用于羅列中最后一項之前的各項

For each incomplete sentence, there are four choices marked A↗, B↗, C↗, and D. ↘

We study Chinese ↗, history ↗, geography ↗, and English. ↘

用于陳述句表示疑問、懷疑、未定、猜測或期待時

You really want to do it? ↗

She might have gone. ↗

I think so. ↗

用于置于句首的狀語短語或狀語從句

After dinner ↗, I read a magazine and made telephone calls. ↘

While you were writing letters ↗, I was reading a book. ↘

用于并列句的第一個分句，表示句子還未說完

My fever is gone ↗, but I still have a cough. ↘

My major is English ↗, and I like it. ↘

用于委婉祈使句

Excuse me, sir ↗. Can you help me? ↗

用于稱呼語

Mrs. Smith ↗, this is Tom Jones. ↘

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平調

用于直接引語后，表示話是誰說的

“We are going to Florida,” she said brightly. →

“How do you feel, boy?” I asked him. →