A. 语音手段
在口语中,人们可以根据交流的需要,通过语句重音来对不同的词语进行强调。例如 She speaks English well 这句话,可以通过语句重音来分别对不同的词进行强调。
A Shall we ask Jennifer or Robin to host the English evening party
B Of course Jennifer. She speaks English well. (重读She,强调“她”)
A Jennifer's been living in Australia for two years.
B She speaks English well but her writing is not very good. (重读speaks,强调“说”)
A Jennifer speaks French beautifully.
B She speaks English well, too. (重读English,强调“英语”)
A Do you think Jennifer is fit for the job
B Certainly. She speaks English well. (重读well,强调“好”)
B. 词汇手段
人们常用一些形容词、副词、否定词等词汇手段来加强语气。
1.形容词very 放在the, this, that 或代词所有格my, his等后面, 强调后边所修饰的名词。
You are the very person I want to chat with. 你就是我要聊天的那个人。
He is the very picture of his father. 他活像他父亲。
At that very moment the policemen came. 就在那时警察到了。