托福口语:如何增强自信?
<p>托福考试中听力的得分总体是最低的,无论原因如何,大家首先得对自己获得高分有所信心。</p><p>我觉得没有必要过多提醒大家关于语言“外包装”的问题,因为这绝对是大家注重的方面,所以在口语强化班里的同学基本都有练习过或是系统学习过发音,这很叫人欣慰。可是,大家一定要注意,<span word="ibt">ibt</span>的口语是电脑录音,评判者是通过听录音来做分数评估的,所以,“说得快”未必是件好事,说得清楚才是重点。考虑到评卷者的“听觉疲劳”,说话的“断句”和重点词汇在重音和语调上的突出,则是有效传达信息的关键。所以同学们不要一味求快,而要注意断句,语调和重音。</p><p>看看下面的例子: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="man">man</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="china">china</span>.</p><p>这是一个在口语表述当中很上档次的句子,但如果大家一口气读完的话,这个句子的美感就体现不出来了,而且在录音的情况下很可能还会让评卷者无法听清楚。于是我们需要借助短句和重音来表达,下面我用/作为断句的标志,用〉来点明重音,于是我们可以这样来处理这个句子:</p><p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>〉/<span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> /<span word="man">man</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>〉/<span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="china">china</span>.</p><p>大家可以试着读一读这个句子。断句并可以是稍稍停顿,或者是拉长词的读音,我们在<span word="wall">wall</span> 的时候拉长读音,在<span word="greatest">greatest</span>和<span word="structure">structure</span>后稍作停顿,于是这个句子听起来就更加容易理解,因为我们把句子的意群<span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>、<span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span>、<span word="man">man</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>、<span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="china">china</span>划开了。补充一点,这样的口语听来更上档次。所以在这里,笔者想提醒大家是,为了使表达效果更好,是语言听起来更加悦耳,我们不但要注意发音,还要注意说话时的断句和重音。</p>
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