比起汉语的字正腔圆，英语的语音语调更富有多样性。如果把汉语比作是中庸的士人，英语更像是穿着牛仔T恤的活泼青年。

汉语讲究喜怒不形于色，仅从语音语调判断，你是绝对不知道对方要骂你还是夸你。相比之下，英语就简单明了多了，爱憎分明，快意恩仇。

所以，会说姐经常和学英语的朋友说：词汇量不够，肢体语言来凑;肢体语言不够，语音语调来凑。

今天，我们一起把英语的语音语调做一次360°无死角大盘点，看看升调、降调、平调里的小秘密……

1

降调

用于陈述句

I have already read that book. ↘

That street is two miles long. ↘

用于特殊疑问句

What has happened to him? ↘

Which direction is it to the post office? ↘

注意：特殊疑问句有时可用升调表示请别人重复刚说过的话：

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. ↘

用于感叹句

What a small world! ↘

Oh! My poor Mark, how you’ve changed! ↘

用于选择疑问句中“or”之后的部分

Do you want to ride or walk? ↘

Would you like coffee or tea? ↘

2

升调

用于一般疑问句

Do you mind if I sit here? ↗

Can you hand in your paper today? ↗

注意：一般疑问句有时也可用降调，表示一种不耐烦的口气，或表示命令等。

Are you satisfied? ↘

Will you take off your hat, please? ↘

用于罗列中最后一项之前的各项

For each incomplete sentence, there are four choices marked A↗, B↗, C↗, and D. ↘

We study Chinese ↗, history ↗, geography ↗, and English. ↘

用于陈述句表示疑问、怀疑、未定、猜测或期待时

You really want to do it? ↗

She might have gone. ↗

I think so. ↗

用于置于句首的状语短语或状语从句

After dinner ↗, I read a magazine and made telephone calls. ↘

While you were writing letters ↗, I was reading a book. ↘

用于并列句的第一个分句，表示句子还未说完

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? ↗

用于称呼语

Mrs. Smith ↗, this is Tom Jones. ↘

3

平调

用于直接引语后，表示话是谁说的

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

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