在状语从句中,如果状语在句首,则句首的状语一般用升调
发音举例
After ↗ dinner , I’ll go for a walk.
晚饭后,我要去散步。
Seen from a ↗ distance , the farmhouse looked deserted.
远远看来,这个农舍显得好荒凉。
If I have a ↗ holiday , I will travel.
如果我有假期的话,我就要去旅游。
While John was watching ↗ TV , his wife was cooking.
约翰在看电视,而他的妻子在做饭。
When I walked into the ↗ room , the telephone rang.
我走进屋子的时候,电话响了。
说话者需要强调的,则用降调↘。
发音举例
↗Frankly , he’d like to listen to music.
坦白地讲,他喜欢听音乐。
To tell you the↗truth , he doesn’t quite agree with this idea.
跟你说实话,他不太同意这一看法。
This ,of ↗course ,is just the beginning.
当然,这仅仅是开始。
What he said , though↘strange , makes sense.
他说的话,虽然奇怪,但挺有道理。
There must be some reason,I am↘sure , for his absence today.
我肯定他今天缺席一定有原因。
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