聽懂老外聊生活英語對話 娛樂 67：玩轉MP3

　　Topic67 玩轉MP3

　　情境導讀

　　Caleb和Lily聊音樂時說起了MP3，Caleb仔細欣賞了Lily的MP3，愛不釋手，弄清品牌后，決定自己也換一個新的。

　　英語情景會話

　　(以下C代表Caleb，L代表Lily)

　　C: Lily, what kinda music do you like best?

　　L: I like the music with a flavor of nostalgia best.

　　C: Really? They are also to my liking.

　　L: I have about 4000 such songs in my MP3.If you like, you could copy them.

　　C: Could I have a look at your MP3?

　　L: No problem.

　　C: Wow, it's beautifully designed. Isn't it iPod nano?

　　L: Yes, I am crazy about iPod.

　　C: What is the best thing about iPod?

　　L: It's thinner. And its large storage can hold much of your collection.

　　C: The screens is also larger.

　　L: Yes, we can enjoy the MTV while listening to the music.

　　C: My MP3 is out of fashion. I'll surely need a new one.

　　L: iPod is your best choice.

　　英語筆記

　　1.could I 連讀，讀作/k? da?/。

　　2.此句的停頓為：And its large storage/ can hold/ much of your collection。

　　3.out of fashion “過時了”。

　　英語語音語調

　　由意群決定句子的停頓

　　為了將意思表達得更清楚，人們在說話時需要停頓。正確的停頓不僅能夠使自己的意思表達得清楚、到位，也能使別人更準確地接受你傳達的信息、理解你的意圖。人們說出的話可以按照意思分為若干個部分，每個部分就成為一個意群。意群可以是一個單詞、一個詞組、一個短語或一個分句等，需注意的是意群可以表達相對獨立的意叉。如：

　　The man in yellow shirt told me it's forbidden to park here no matter what emergencies you encounter。

　　穿黃衣服的那個人告訴我，不管遇到什么緊急事件，都不準把車停在這兒。

　　這句話可以按意群劃分為：

　　The man in yellow shirt/told me/it's forbidden to park here/no matter what emergencies you encounter.