Pay attention to the intonation for the question tags.

注意疑问句尾的声调。

" How much the bird reminds me of the musical box that belonged to our blessed Empress, " said an old knight. " Oh yes! These are the same tones, the same execution."

“这鸟儿真使我想起去世的皇后那个八音盒，”一位老骑士说。“是的，它的声调和唱法跟那个八音盒一模一样。”

" I never expected this, " he said, in a low, worried voice.

“我从来没有料到会是这样。”他用低沉而焦虑的声调说。

Everybody had their own twist that they put on it.

每个人都有自己擅长的声调。

Notice how specific tones emerge more clearly from the background.

留意一下，特定的声调是如何更清晰地从背景音里来。

But all this hard work merely left us with categories. Boxes. Boxes for four tones. Boxes for initials. Boxes for finals.

但经过陈澧的这些努力，我们得到的只有许的类别。 不同的方框。声调的方框。声母的方框。韵母的方框。

You can use different intonation to express different things.

你可以用不同的声调表达不同的事。

'So do I, ' answered the policeman in the same tone. 'Excuse my interrupting you.

“我也是的，”警察用同样的声调回答，“请原谅我打断了您。

Another way to think about word stress in sentences is to think about tone units.

第二种理解句子中单词重音的方法是理解一种叫做声调单位的东西。

In tonal languages, using the wrong tone is a mispronunciation, so watch your tone.

在声调语言中，使用错误的声调就代表着你的发音错了，所以要注意你的语调。

She worked out that, if the left hemisphere was staying alert to keep guard in a strange environment, then it would react to the irregular beeps by stirring people from sleep and would ignore the regularly timed ones.

她发，如果脑左半球在一个陌生的环境中为了防卫而保持警觉，它就会对不规律的哔哔声做反应，从而把人从睡梦中唤醒，而忽略定时响起且声调不变的哔哔声。

When you're answering Attitude questions, listen for the tone of the speaker's voice.

在解答态度题时，要注意听说话人的声调。

This enables them to get a better tone and a better pitch when they perform.

这样能保证在表演时发挥更佳的声调和音高。

Hallorann was relieved at the sound of anger in the voice.

哈洛兰听到他声调中的愤怒松了一口气。

You know, Vietnamese is a pitch-based language.

你知道的 越南语是一种基于声调的语言。

Then a head showed itself over the rock and the same voice said, " This hill belongs to us, and we don't allow anyone to cross it."

这时一个人头从岩石顶上露来，用同样粗暴的声调说道：“这座山是属于我们的，任何人都不能从这里爬过去。”

From the forest came the call (or one note of it, for the call was many noted), distinct and definite as never before, —a long-drawn howl, like, yet unlike, any noise made by husky dog.

从森林中传来了那个呼唤声(或者说只是那 个呼唤的一个声调, 因为那个呼唤有种声调), 听起来比以往任何时候都真切——一声长嗥, 既像又不像爱斯基摩狗的嗥声。

Darcy was fixed in astonishment. When I consider, she added, in a yet more agitated voice, that I might have prevented it! I who knew what he was.

达西给吓呆了。伊丽莎白又用一种更激动的声调接下去说：“我本来是可以阻止这一件事的！我知道他的真面目！

" Oliver may be very intelligent—, " I began. Once again, the disingenuous rise in intonation announced a damning but hanging invisibly between us. Anything not to let my father lead me any further down this road.

“奥利弗或许非常聪明… … ”我的声调不太真诚地提高了一些，再度宣告我们之间有一个该死的“可是”无形地悬在那里。在什么都好，只求父亲别再引我继续走这条路。

There was a softness in Roy's voice such as I imagined he would use if he were telling a prospective father that his wife was about to gratify his wishes. It cut no ice with me.

罗伊的声调很柔和，我猜想如果他对一个即将当父亲的人说他的太太很快就会满足他的愿望，他用的一定就是这种声调。 不过这种声调对我一点不起作用。