语音、语调的含义

1　语音、语调的含义

日常生活中，说话者会通过不同的语音、语调来表达不同的意思。同一句话，语音语调不同，表达的意义可能截然相反。语音语调透露出人的态度和心境。一般来说，降调（特别是在一般疑问句或反意疑问句中用降调）表示对事物的肯定，而升调（特别是陈述句和特殊疑问句中用升调）则表达怀疑、否定或不耐烦的意义。

Example

You will hear：

Man：You know，even I could do a better job of running the school newspaper than the editor.

Woman：Oh you could，could you↗，Tom？

Question：What does the woman think about Tom？(https://www.daowen.com)

You will read：

A.She hopes Tom will get a better job after school.

B.She doubts Tom’s ability to edit the newspaper.

C.She thinks Tom should get more writing exercises.

D.She is critical of Tom’s report in the newspaper.

女士在回答时采用升调，表达怀疑的意义，说明她并不相信Tom　有编辑报纸的能力，所以答案应为B项。