Word Stress and Lists: American English Pronunciation

In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to go over word stress and intonation

在這段美語發音影片中

我們要來複習「列舉項目的重音及語調」

in lists.

在念列舉項目時，重音及語調的規則很簡單

The rule for stress and intonation in lists is easy. Each item goes up in pitch until

每個項目的音高都往上揚，直到最後一項，音高才往下降

the final item, which goes down in pitch. Let's look at an example. I'm driving you,

我們來看一個例子

「我開車載著你、Dan 及 Cindy 去參加聚會。」

Dan, and Cindy to the party. So here, we're listing three things, three people: you, up

此處，我們列出 3 個項目，也就是 3 個人：

你 ↗，音高往上揚；Dan ↗，音高往上揚；

in pitch; Dan, up in pitch; and Cindy, down in pitch. Up, up, down. I'm driving you, Dan,

及 Cindy ↘，音高往下降

語調上揚、上揚、下降

「我開車載著你、Dan 及 Cindy 去參加聚會。」

and Cindy to the party.

It's easy, right? Let's look at a few more examples. You can have cereal, pancakes, or

是不是很簡單？ 我們再多看一些例子

「你可以吃麥片、鬆餅或燕麥片。」

麥片 ↗、鬆餅 ↗、或燕麥片 ↘

oatmeal. Cereal, pancakes, or oatmeal. Up, up, down. You can have cereal, pancakes, or oatmeal.

語調上揚、上揚、下降

「你可以吃麥片、鬆餅、或燕麥片。」

「我媽、我爸，小妹及祖母下周要去參訪。」

My mom, dad, little sister, and grandma are visiting next week. My mom, dad, little sister,

我媽 ↗、我爸 ↗、小妹 ↗、及祖母 ↘ 下周要去參訪

and grandma are visiting next week. Up, up, up, down.

語調上揚、上揚、上揚、下降

I dusted, vacuumed, and straightened the living room. Dusted, vacuumed and straightened. Up,

「我擦去客廳的灰塵、還吸地及收拾一番。」

擦去灰塵 ↗、吸地 ↗、及收拾一番 ↘

語調上揚、上揚、下降

up, down.

She just got back from a trip to Spain, Portugal, and France. Spain, Portugal, and France. Up,

「她剛從西班牙、葡萄牙及法國旅遊回來。」

西班牙 ↗、葡萄牙 ↗、及法國 ↘

語調上揚、上揚、下降

up, down.

Now, that's not hard, is it? Intoning lists this way, along with leaving a small pause

這是不是不難？

以這種平直的語調念出列舉項目

以及遇到逗號時，稍微停頓一下

for the commas, will make you easier to understand.

會讓你更容易聽懂

That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

就這樣，非常感謝使用 Rachel 的英文

不要在此停止學習

Don't stop there. Have fun with my real-life English videos. Or get more comfortable with

以愉快的心情觀看我的「現實生活美語」系列影片

或以更輕鬆的態度認識此撥放清單的「國際音標（IPA）」

the IPA in this play list. Learn about the online courses I offer, or check out my latest video.

也了解一下我提供的線上課程，或查看一下我最新的影片