I 'don’t want to 'go there to'day.
He 'wasn’t sur'prised when I 'told him the 'news.
We 'can’t 'stay any 'longer.
'Don’t you think you 'shouldn’t say 'such
• 句子重音的一般规则： 实词重读 虚词不重读 名词 一般都重读
There is a 'book on the 'desk.
My 'sister 'put up a 'picture on the 'wall. 'John 'wants to 'see the 'teacher after 'class. An 'elephant is an 'animal.
things?
We must 'do it 'now, 'mustn’t we?
cannot不缩写成can’t 时，重音也在can 上
I 'cannot agree 'with him.
• Do 用于肯定句中表示强调时，总是重读的
I 'do hope 'this will be ef'fective. He 'does need your 'help. We 'did warn you be'fore. 'Do 'drop 'in when you are in 'Xuzhou.
• 但关系副词不重读 He 'visited the 'small 'village where he was 'born. They 'came 'right at the 'time when we 'needed their 'help. 'This is the 'reason why they 'failed. 介词 单音节介词一般都不重读
情态动词
He should be 'criticized for 'doing 'that.
'Mary could 'do it 'bego 'now.
'Who can 'answer this 'question?
• 动词 be(是),have(有)一般不重读 I have ‘so many ’things to ‘do to’day. ‘Few ’people had ‘TV ’sets in ‘those ’days. The ‘key was ’in the ‘box. 以上几类通常不重读的动词用于简短回答，或其后省略 了主要动词时，要重读; 用于一般疑问句句首有时重读， 但在比较随便的谈话中不必重读。 (')Have you any 'brothers and 'sisters? 'Yes, I 'have. (')Are you a 'student? 'Yes, I 'am. (')Can you 'come this after'noon? Yes, I 'can. He 'said 'more than he 'should at the 'meeting. I 'don’t want to 'go there, but I 'must.
• 形容词（包括分词作形容词）一般都应重读
数词一般都应重读
The 'streets are 'wide, 'clean and 'beautiful.
'This 'narrow 'valley was the 'scene of a 'famous
'battle. His 'first daughter is fif'teen. It’s a 'dull and disap'pointing film. 'That’s ex'citing news. The 'worried man 'entered the 'crowded 'street. He 'bought 'ten 'cups and 'I bought only 'four
He 'lives in a 'house 'not 'far from the 'school.
It's an 'hour’s 'drive from the 'old 'station.
The 'man 'over there is my 'brother. An 'elephant is an 'animal.
• 多音节的介词常重读，但也可不重读 I’ll 'do it (')after 'lunch. He 'finished the 'article (')during the 'holidays. The 'man 'walked a(')long the 'street. He 'searched a(')mong the 'papers. I for'got 'all a(')bout it.
句子重音 Sentence Stress
•
句子重音是指在语流中受句意、节奏、 修辞等因素影响，有的词重音失去了，有 的词重音保留下来了，那保留下来的词重 音就是句重音。实词（名词、形容词、数 词、实义动词、副词、感叹词等）一般都 有句重音。虚词（冠词、介词、连接词等）
通常没有句重音。助动词、情态动词在句
• 代词
常重读的代词有
1．指示代词
'This is 'not what I 'mean.
'That 'isn’t the one I 'asked for.
'Do you 'like (')these 'flowers?
但如指示代词前后都有重音时，该指示代词可失
去重音
'How do you 'like those 'little ones?
'Who 'wrote this 'interesting 'story?
• 2. 名词性物主代词 ‘Yours is ’much ‘nicer than ’mine. The ‘red one is ’his. 但在双重所有格中，物主代词往往不重读 I’m ‘writing to a ’friend of mine. 3. 反身代词 I 'saw it myself. The 'man himself 'told me so. 4．疑问代词 'Who are you 'talking to? 'What can I 'do for you? 'Who 'came to 'see you this 'morning?
'All but 'one of the 'family are at 'home. 'How 'far is it from 'Paris to 'London? 'What are you 'looking at?
'That’s what I was 'thinking of.
• 冠词一般都不重读
.
• 动词：主要动词，或称实意动词、行为动词
（notional verb）都要重读 (be、have 除外)
He ‘takes a ’walk after ‘supper ’every ‘day.
’Don’t for‘get your ’homework.
I sup‘pose you ’know him.
• 一些含义较广，本身没有很确切内容的名词,如thing, person,
place, 或指一大类人或事物的名词，如 man, woman, fellow,
time, ship,前面有修饰语缩小其范围时，这类名词通常不重读
'That’s a 'nice thing. (比较： 'That’s a 'nice 'picture.) He’s an 'easy person to 'get a'long with. He’s the 'right man for the 'job. It’s al'ready 'lunch time. (比较; It’s 'time for 'lunch.)
• 不重读的代词有：人称代词，物主代词（形容词
性），相互代词，关系代词
He 'hasn’t 'seen my 'brother yet.
He 'hurt himself when he was 'playing 'football.
They 'often 'help each other. The 'girl who 'spoke to you just 'now is my 'sister.