“聽(tīng)說(shuō)今天不上班” 各種道聽(tīng)途說(shuō)的英語(yǔ)這么說(shuō)！

比起漢語(yǔ)的字正腔圓，英語(yǔ)的語(yǔ)音語(yǔ)調(diào)更富有多樣性。如果把漢語(yǔ)比作是中庸的士人，英語(yǔ)更像是穿著牛仔T恤的活潑青年。

漢語(yǔ)講究喜怒不形于色，僅從語(yǔ)音語(yǔ)調(diào)判斷，你是絕對(duì)不知道對(duì)方要罵你還是夸你。相比之下，英語(yǔ)就簡(jiǎn)單明了多了，愛(ài)憎分明，快意恩仇。

所以，會(huì)說(shuō)姐經(jīng)常和學(xué)英語(yǔ)的朋友說(shuō)：詞匯量不夠，肢體語(yǔ)言來(lái)湊;肢體語(yǔ)言不夠，語(yǔ)音語(yǔ)調(diào)來(lái)湊。

今天，我們一起把英語(yǔ)的語(yǔ)音語(yǔ)調(diào)做一次360°無(wú)死角大盤點(diǎn)，看看升調(diào)、降調(diào)、平調(diào)里的小秘密……

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降調(diào)

世上沒(méi)有不透風(fēng)的墻，多少小秘密就這樣不知不覺(jué)地傳開(kāi)了~ 道聽(tīng)途說(shuō)的消息怎么拿出來(lái)跟小伙伴們分享?這些表達(dá)你試試唄~

“道聽(tīng)途說(shuō)”的英語(yǔ)這么說(shuō)

來(lái)自輝說(shuō)英語(yǔ)

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1. Hearsay

Hear聽(tīng)+say說(shuō)

英文里把這兩個(gè)單詞拼在一起指 “小道消息”。

例：They're supposedly getting married soon, but that's just hearsay.

他們恐怕馬上結(jié)婚了，不過(guò)我也是聽(tīng)說(shuō)啊~

2. Hear through the grapevine

葡萄藤錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜

葡萄藤聽(tīng)來(lái)的消息七彎八繞傳遞了很多遍

這個(gè)短語(yǔ)表示“道聽(tīng)途說(shuō)”、“聽(tīng)到小道消息”

例：I heard through the grapevine that he was leaving - is it true?

我聽(tīng)說(shuō)他要走了，這事兒是真的嗎?

3. A little bird told me

只想跟小伙伴分享一下小道消息

但是不想告訴人家消息來(lái)源

那就用這個(gè)短語(yǔ):就當(dāng)是個(gè)小鳥告訴你的

例：

-How did you know he was leaving?

你怎么知道他要走的?

-Oh, let's just say a little bird told me.

哦，也是聽(tīng)別人說(shuō)的。

4. Catch/get wind of sth

小道消息有很多都是別人捕風(fēng)捉影搞出來(lái)的

但是如果有小秘密被人聽(tīng)去了呢?

英文還可以用這個(gè)短語(yǔ)，表示“聽(tīng)到風(fēng)聲”

例：They got wind of our plans for a party.

他們得知了我們辦派對(duì)的計(jì)劃。

用于陳述句

I have already read that book. ↘

That street is two miles long. ↘

用于特殊疑問(wèn)句

What has happened to him? ↘

Which direction is it to the post office? ↘

注意：特殊疑問(wèn)句有時(shí)可用升調(diào)表示請(qǐng)別人重復(fù)剛說(shuō)過(guò)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(wèn)句中“or”之后的部分

Do you want to ride or walk? ↘

Would you like coffee or tea? ↘

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升調(diào)

用于一般疑問(wèn)句

Do you mind if I sit here? ↗

Can you hand in your paper today? ↗

注意：一般疑問(wèn)句有時(shí)也可用降調(diào)，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(xiàng)之前的各項(xiàng)

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(wèn)、懷疑、未定、猜測(cè)或期待時(shí)

You really want to do it? ↗

She might have gone. ↗

I think so. ↗

用于置于句首的狀語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)或狀語(yǔ)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(gè)分句，表示句子還未說(shuō)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(yǔ)

Mrs. Smith ↗, this is Tom Jones. ↘

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平調(diào)

用于直接引語(yǔ)后，表示話是誰(shuí)說(shuō)的

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

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