(共2张PPT)
英语以意群的形式来表达观点和看法。意群是意思联系紧密的短语或从句。一个句子可以按照意义和语法结构分成几个部分，每一个部分成为一个意群。朗读时停顿时间的长短主要取决于语流中的意群和句子的语法结构。一般来说，每个意群之后停顿的时间最短，每个逗号之后停顿的时间稍长一点，每个句号之后停顿的时间更长，段落之间的停顿则是最长。停顿以一个意群为最小单位，也就是说，意群直接影响了停顿。
句子意群的划分主要由以下三个因素决定：
1. 意思联系的紧密程度
2. 语速
3. 句子的长度
十 意群停顿
1. It is easier to buy books/ than to read them, / and easier to read them/ than to absorb them.
2. George saw/ there were a lot of spots/ on Tom’s pocket/ and told Tom/ to wash them with hot water.
3. There are over 3000 languages that are used throughout the world today. /Almost all of these languages/ belong to a much smaller number of language families.
4. Bees are flying insects that are found all over the world./ There are over twelve thousand different species of bees,/ but only ten thousand of these occur/ in north America.
5. The first recorded Olympic competition/ was held/ in an outdoor stadium,/ which was about 200 meters long/ and 300 meters wide.
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朗读下面的句子，注意句子中的意群停顿。( “/”表示停顿)
