英語發音 English Pronunciation

字重音 Word Stress

Words of 3 or More Syllables:

三個音節以上的字，其重音節應唸重而長，而輕音節則唸快而短；

長短短

— ．．

如 interview 應唸′innerview 。而ter因速度加快而模糊成ner。

短長短短

． —．．

又如technology應唸 technology

No.	單字	未唸出重音的字	正確的唸法
1	—．．．或 — ．．(省去te的e) interested	Why are you interested in soccer?	Why are you interested in soccer?
2	—．． interview	It is my pleasure to interview with you.	It’s my pleasure to interview you.
3	．—‧ important ．—‧ including —．． politics ．—‧ society ．．—‧ economics ． —．． technology	Today is so many important news around the world, including politicals and society, economic and technology.	Today, there are important news around the world, including politics and society, economics and technology.
4	．—．． traditional	This even became the focus of the traditional dragon boat festival.	This even became the focus of the traditional dragon boat festival.
5	— ．． frustrating	It was frustrating when he let me being a substitute for only a few minutes at first.	It was frustrating when he let me substitute for only a few minutes at first.

3-syllable word字重音練習題:

大多數同學的重音問題，出在唸重音節時不夠重。請聽下列的句子，觀察有重音的音節如何發音，並與弱音節產生極明顯的強弱差異性，然後再重新邊聽邊跟著練習說。

1	I’ll understand if you can’t do it.
2	You’re sure there’s absolutely no hot water?
3	The engineer’s the person who’s responsible for all building maintenance.
4	The thing is, our new word processor needs more advertising.
5	I wanted to register. Is this the right desk?
6	I’m just attending the conference.
7	It’s going to be really important for everything to go smoothly and to be well organized.
8	I think biting your fingernails is just a sign of nervousness.
9	By then, maybe even newspapers will have disappeared.
10	In a few years, you won’t need to go to a university campus to get a university degree.