上方：Mosaics of American Speech by Phillip Podgur.  Vol. 1, p. 51

下方：Mosaics of American Speech by Phillip Podgur.  Vol. 2, p. 66

Intonation patterns

Practice reading the following stories at normal conversational speed.

We met at dawn at the gates of Paris.

And I, being the better man, quickly overcame my adversary.

Whereupon I then retired to a nearby café for proper rest and relaxation.

Whereupon I met a man.

He said, “What have you been doing?”

“What have I been doing?”

“Yes, what have you been doing?”

“I’ve been dueling.”

"You've been dueling?"

“Yes, I’ve been dueling.”

“With whom have you been dueling?”

“With whom have I been dueling?”

“Yes, with whom have you been dueling?”

“I’ve been dueling with Lieutenant Green of the Queen’s Marines.”

“Not, Lieutenant Green of the Queen’s Marines?”

“Yes, Lieutenant Green of the Queen’s Marines.”

“Why, he is my brother!”

“He is your brother?”

“Yes, he is my brother.  And we must fight!”

“Must we fight?”

“Yes, we must fight!”

So we met at dawn at the gates of Paris.

And I, being the better man……

原來 You are what you read. 是真的！

我今天變得這麼白目，和這些課本有絕對的關係。