学习一生关于英语句子停顿的技巧
英语是一种西日耳曼语支，最早被中世纪的英国使用，并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。下面是整理的关于英语句子停顿的技巧，欢迎阅览。
篇一：英语口语的意群与停顿
I. 绕口令练习
1.A big black bug bit the back of a big black bear. The big black bear bit back the big black bug.
2. This fish has a thin fin; that fish has a fat fin; this fish is a fish that has a thinner fin than that fish. 思考：不注意节奏和停顿会造成哪些问题？
A.；
B.；
II．如何把握英语朗读的节奏与停顿？
英语句子也有自己拆分的规则。要把握好节奏和停顿，必须了解英语的意群和停顿。
A. 意群 (Sense-group)
一个句子可以是一个语调组,但语调组并不等于一个句子。小于句子的语音单位是意群。意群是句子内部有相对完整意义的一组词。既然有一定的意义, 就必然有表征一定意义的某种语调类型。
B. 停顿(Pause)
在一个较长的句子中, 如果按意群来读, 意群之间稍加停顿, 就可以让听者听清我们语流中的意群和句子, 也可以喘一口气, 接着再说, 而且能体现出英语所特有的节奏和韵律, 但是在一个意群中不可停顿。
C．停顿的方法
语言虽然是一个一个音组成的, 但不是一个音一个音或一个词一个词吐出来的, 而是一组一组, 一群一群相互密切联系的意群组合。意群之间可以由好几个单词组成, 也可以只是一个单词组成。意群和意群之间可以有微弱的停顿（但不一定要停顿）。为了在朗读或说话时把意群很好地联系在一起, 就需要恰当的停顿, 拖音或连读来一气呵成。至于意群之间停顿的频率问题, 这就要看讲话或朗读的速度, 讲得慢时停顿就多些, 反之就少些。
示例：
里根总统第二任就职演说词:"We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might." (我们必须做我们知道是正确的事,而且要全力去做。) 决不能读成"We/must/do/what/ we/know/is right,/and do/it with all/our might."
长句中有短暂的停顿, 藉以调和呼吸, 这是自然的现象, 但停顿的地方必须恰到好处。 通常在: 1.有标点符号的地方; 2.词组或思想单元之间。短语, 从句等思想单元（即意群）成一单位, 但它们之间可以短暂停顿。例如:"We must do/what we know is right,/and do it/with all our might.(斜线为可以稍做停顿之处).
小窍门： 有人曾对停顿时间的长短提出过一个大致的比例:意群之间如没有标点符号, 停半拍; 有逗号处停一拍; 有分号处停两拍; 有句号处停三拍。 当然不一定这么机械, 但大致上还应有一个适当的停顿时间比例。
练习：朗读并用斜杠标出句子中的意群
1.They live in that large house / on the other side / of the bridge. //
2.In the morning / the boy goes to school early. // Sometimes / he was late, / because his mother was in poor health. //
3.It is very important for us / to take part in manual labour / from time to time. //
4. Do you remember all those years / when scientists argued that smoking would kill us / but the doubters insisted that we didn't know for sure.
5. However, whether it comes from the common ancestor that the species had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question.
6. What is harder to establish is whether the productivity revolution that businessmen assume they are presiding over is for real.
7. She sells sea shells by the sea shore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.
8.I cannot bear to see a bear bear down upon a hare. When bare of hair he strips the hare, right there I cry, "Forbear!"
9. There once was a man who had a sister, his name was Mr. Fister. Mr. Fister's sister sold sea shells by the sea shore. Mr. Fister didn't sell sea shells；he sold silk sheets. Mr. Fister told his sister that he sold six silk sheets to six shieks. The sister of Mr. Fister said I sold six shells to six shieks too!
10. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood？A woodchuck would chuck all the wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. How many cookies could a good cook cook？If a good cook could cook cookies, a good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
11. A snow-white swan swam swiftly to catch a slowly-swimming snake in a lake.
12. Once two hunters went hunting in the forest. One of them suddenly fell down by accident. He showed the whites of his eyes and seemed to have ceased breathing. The other hunter soon took out his mobile phone to call the emergency center for help. The operator said calmly:"First, you should make sure that he is already dead." Then the operator heard a gunshot from the other end of the phone and next he heard the hunter asking:"What should I do next "
参考答案：
1.They live in that large house / on the other side / of the bridge. //
2.In the morning / the boy goes to school early. // Sometimes / he was late, / because his mother was in poor health. //
3.It is very important for us / to take part in manual labour / from time to time. //
4. Do you remember all those years / when scientists argued that smoking would kill us / but the doubters insisted that we didn't know for sure.
5. However, whether it comes from the common ancestor / that the species had 35 million years ago, / is, / as yet, /an unanswered question.//
6. What is harder to establish / is whether the productivity revolution/ that businessmen assume they are presiding over/ is for real.//
7. She sells sea shells / by the sea shore. //The shells she sells / are surely seashells. // So / if she sells shells / on the seashore, I'm sure / she sells seashore shells.
8.I cannot bear to see a bear / bear down upon a hare. // When bare of hair / he strips the hare, / right there / I cry, / "Forbear!" //
9. There once was a man / who had a sister; /his name was Mr. Fister. // Mr. Fister's sister sold sea shells / by the sea shore. Mr. Fister / didn't sell sea shells；/he sold silk sheets.// Mr. Fister told his sister / that he sold six silk sheets to six shieks. The sister of Mr. Fister said / I sold six shells to six shieks too! //
10. How much wood / would a woodchuck chuck / if a woood chuck / could chuck wood？A woodchuck / would chuck all the wood / a woodchuck could chuck / if a woodchuck could chuck wood. // How many cookies / could /a good cook / cook？If a good cook / could cook cookies, a good cook / could cook / as much cookies / as a good cook / who could cook cookies.//
11. A snow-white swan / swam swiftly / to catch a slowly-swimming snake / in a lake. //
12. Once / two hunters went hunting / in the forest. One of them / suddenly fell down / by accident. He showed the whites of his eyes / and seemed to have ceased breathing. The other hunter / soon took out his mobile phone / to call the emergency center / for help.// The operator said calmly, /"First, / you should make sure /that he is already dead." // Then / the operator / heard a gunshot / from the other end of the phone / and next he heard the hunter asking, /"What should I do next? "//
篇二：英语朗读断句
按意群分，我先帮你明确分开，你一步一步熟悉：
One of them asked him if he could tell themwhat the weather would be like
within the next few days．
These old Indians know more of the secrets of Nature than we do
with all our science．
念的时候要注意音调，熟悉后再加快速度。
One of them ? asked him ? if ?? he could tell them ? what the weather would be like ? within ?? the next few days．
These old Indians ? know ?? more of the secrets of Nature ? than ?? we do ?? with all our science．
ps:
标记为 “ ' ” 的停顿，标记为“ '' ”的也停顿，不过停顿时间较标记为 “ ' ”的短
其一，要想读的连贯，一定注意“连读”和“失去爆破”，不然英语说的再快也不能算是“流利”，听起来很别扭，也就是所说的中国式英语。
连读：当相邻的两个词，前面的'以辅音结尾，后面以元音开头，通常是可以连读的，这里所说的元音辅音都是指国际音标。如：come and。
失去爆破：英语的音标中有6个爆破音，[b、p、t、d、k、g]，当这样的两个音相邻时，第一个音不发音，只稍稍停顿一下再读后面的音。如：and go。 综合上面的两个例句 come and go，按照“连读”和“失去爆破”的原则，读出来是这样的（为了表达方便这里用汉字标注，见谅）“康蛮购”，而不是“康姆安的购”
其二，正确把握句子中重读与轻读的词。词的重读基本按照：
重读：名、形、数、代、动、副；
轻读：介、连、冠、叹。
但一个句子中通常只有几个词是重读的，这要多模仿，久了就自然了。
其三，“断句”在表达中很重要，话不用说的很快，但却显得很连贯自然。长的句子按照意思的群落（即“意群”）适当断开、稍加停顿（即“停顿”），断开的几部分都具有相对完整的意思。这样，你每一次停顿，别人都会听懂你表达的意思，不至于前言不搭后语。
其四，断句的方法：大致按照句子成分“主语、谓语、宾语、定语、状语、补足语”的结构断开或停顿。
这样将长句子拆开来读，只要“断”的适当，即便你读得很慢，听起来也非常自然连贯。当然，短句子就没必要断开了，请看下面的例句：
例句一：那边正在会上发言的人是我哥哥最好的朋友。
The man over there // speaking at the meeting // is my brother's best friend.
------中心语-------断-------较长的定语--------断-----较长的谓语（系表）------
例句二：这是我昨天在超级市场买的书。
This is the book // I bought yesterday // at the supermarket. ----中心语-------断------较长的定语----断-----较长的状语-----
1. 有标点的地方常是断句所在。如:
John Smith, /our teacher,/ came in/ with a book in his hand. Our teacher 前后逗号隔开，那么一般读的时候这也需要断开。
2．一个功能可能是断句所在。 如：
John Smith, /our teacher,/ came in /with a book in his hand.
从另一个角度讲our teacher 做的是同位语，因此作为一个语调群。 Came in 做谓语With a book in his hand 做方式状语，因此要放在一起作为一个语调群。
3. 分句常是断句的地方，如：
He did not come to work yesterday/ because he was seriously ill.
但是具体地还是要看录音中是如何读的。比如：
He did not come to work yesterday/ because he was seriously ill.
这个句子的两个分句还可以划分为：
He/ did not/ come to work/ yesterday/ because/ he /was seriously ill.
按意群分
One of them asked him if he could tell themwhat the weather would be like
within the next few days．
These old Indians know more of the secrets of Nature than we do （清读）
with all our science．
Our story today // is called // No Place to Hang the Lantern. It was written by John Wotarua. It is about a young farmer // Nate // and his wife // Olive // who is soon to become a mother. And their cow Maudie // who is also going to be a mother. It is a story about the beauty of birth, // the wonder of new life. Here is Shep O'Neal // with our story.
今天我们的故事叫《无处挂灯笼》，作者 John Wotarua。这是关于一个农夫 Nate 和他的即将成为妈妈的妻子 Olive 的故事。他家的奶牛 Maudie 也即将做妈妈了。这是一个新的生命即将诞生的美丽而奇妙的经历。故事由Shep O'Neal讲述。
Olive Bowen made some hot coffee // to take to her husband Nate // who was over in the barn. He was helping their cow Maudie // to give birth. Olive herself // was expecting a baby // very soon. She felt heavy // and moved around // slowly. The coffee boiled on the stove // and Olive poured some into a pot // and carried it // to the barn. It was black inside the barn. The darkness made Olive nervous // and she stood at the door // not sure what to do. Should she call Nate // or go slowly //(强调)and carefully //(强调) through the darkness. Then she saw a light at the far end. Olive called out to Nate // and was happy to see the light // come toward her. Nate held his lantern high // as he came up to Olive // and said: //
Where is your lamp? You shouldn't have some out // when it's too cold.
I brought you // some hot coffee.
Nate was happy // that she did. But he did not want her to say. He took the things // Olive carried // and asked her to sit down. Maybe for a minute to get warm, she said.
Olive kept looking into the darkness of the barn // to see // where Maudie was. Maudie was ready // to have her calf // any minute now.
I don't want you to stay,// her husband said.
Oh, no, Nate, I don't want to. If it begins to happen, I'll go back to the house.
They walked slowly // to the back of the barn // to look at Maudie. Nate looked around for something // Olive could sit on.
Would this be all right?
He helped Olive // sit down // on a small stool. He made the oil stove hotter // so she could get warm. Then he told her again // that he did not want her to stay // when Maudie's calf came. It wasn't something // a young wife should see, especially // a young wife // who would soon be a mother herself.
Nate sat down on the floor // near Olive. The cow lay quietly, // chewing some hay. Husband and wife // did not say much // as they waited; words did not seem to come easily to them. But, after some time, Olive said she was sorry // that she could not help Nate // with the cow. Nate smiles // and told her // not to worry about him--// after all, // he said, //
Maudie was having the calf-not he. And Maudie would know // what to do when the time came.
There was something else // that was worrying Oive, and she did not know // just how to begin to talk about it--// At last, she spoke out, not sure // what Nate's answer would be. Momma says--// I mean Momma thinks--// maybe I should go to her house // to have the baby ... // After all, the doctor lives in town. If you couldn't get him here in time, // I don't know // what I would do.
She had said it, and was glad that // at last // she got the word out. Nate was a quiet, // thoughtful // and gentle man. He knew that Olive was afraid // and he wanted to calm her fears.
Of course, he answered. That's a good idea. It would be much easier for you // in your mother's house.
Time seemed to be moving slowly--// too slowly for Olive. She looked nervously at the cow. She asked Nate // when the cow would begin. Nate answered // that birth had already
stared--// Maudie had pain // a short time ago. Then Nate began to rub the cow's head ...// the cow turned its head
away // from his hands...and then Suddenly // it came... // a frightening bellow that gave Olive a violent shark. Olive could see it // clearly--part of the head of the young calf // stowly, // painfully coming out.
Olive felt very shaky. Her hands nervously touched her own body. She could feel the shape of her baby. Nate was worried, he told Olive // to leave. But Olive could not go....// she just could not pull herself away. She kept looking at Maudie // as the cow made her great noises // and struggled to push out the calf. Nate saw that the cow was in trouble. He knew she needed help.
篇三：英语语音断句规则
1. 有标点的地方常是断句所在。
如: John Smith, /our teacher,/ came in/ with a book in his hand. Our teacher 前后逗号隔开，那么一般读的时候这也需要断开。
2．一个功能可能是断句所在。
如： John Smith, /our teacher,/ came in /with a book in his hand. 从另一个角度讲our teacher 做的是同位语，因此作为一个语调群。 Came in 做谓语With a book in his hand 做方式状语， 因此要放在一起作为一个语调群。
3. 分句常是断句的地方，
如： He did not come to work yesterday/ because he was seriously ill.
但是具体地还是要看录音中是如何读的。
比如： He did not come to work yesterday/ because he was seriously ill.
这个句子的两个分句还可以划分为：
He/ did not/ come to work/ yesterday/ because/ he /was seriously ill.
美语听力与发音技巧 第25期（短句的断句）
Welcome to Daily Tips on learning English. Today’s tip is on the importance of pausing to mark the boundary between phrases or thought groups. In a previous tip, I mentioned how in long sentences, it is necessary to pause between thought groups. However, relatively short sentences may also require pauses to help the listeners organize the stream of sounds correctly. Let’s look at some examples. In the question “what time do you come in in the morning?” It is necessary to pause between the two prepositions “in”. If you pause after the word “come”, “what time do you come / in in the morning?” Then the listeners will be confused, because “come in” and “in the morning” are two separate thought groups. Here’s another similar example. “Look your papers over over the weekend.” You need to pause between the two “over”s to help your listeners organize your words. If you pause somewhere else like “Look your papers / over over the weekend”, nobody will understand you. Sometimes pausing in the wrong place will change the meaning of what you say. For example, let’s take two sentences. Sentence 1: “I usually eat sushi for lunch.” Sentence 2: “I ate noodles today.” When you put the two sentences together in speech, you must pause slightly between them. “I usually eat sushi for lunch. I ate noodles today.” If you pause after the word “sushi”, the meaning changes. “I usually eat sushi. For lunch I ate noodles today.” So remember to use pauses to group ideas together. If you pause in the middle of ideas, or group pieces of different ideas together, your listeners will have a hard time
understanding you. This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.
美语听力与发音技巧 第10期（断句）
Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the use of pauses in English speech. Although written English has spaces between every word, spoken English doesn’t have pauses between each word, rather words are linked together. However, people do not normally speak without pausing at all. We do pause in speech. While in written English, there are periods, commas, semicolons and question marks. But we also pause in long sentences without punctuation marks. Let’s look at some examples. My mother listens to the radio in the evening. This sentence can be said without pausing, because it isn’t very long. But if I were to pause, I would say, “My mother/ listens to the radio/ in the evening.” Why? Because pauses come between thought groups----groups of words that express one thought. For example, “in the evening” is a thought group. Let’s make the sentence longer. My mother listens to the radio in the evening, plays tennis in the afternoon, and cleans the house in the morning. Now it is necessary to pause because the sentence is very long. Pauses come between thought groups, and help the listeners organize the information they hear. Listen to sentence again. My mother listens to the radio in the evening, plays tennis in the afternoon, and cleans the house in the morning. If you pause in the wrong places, listeners will have a harder time organizing the information. Listen to the sentence read again with improper pausing. My mother listens to the radio in/ the evening, plays tennis in /the afternoon, and cleans the/ house in the morning. Now the sentence is almost impossible to understand, so remember to pause between thought groups, to help your listeners easily organize what they hear. This has been today's tip on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.
英语断句一句分层，连词归后
She was arrested // and killed.
关系代词等也放后面，与从句放一起
The findings concern // that how the two sexes process language.
这些研究结果涉及两形势如何处理语言的
Sam came out // with a foolish speech // which made others annoying. (came out with: say suddenly) In 1980, // she came forward to admit // that she was the nurse. In those days, // boxers fought with bare fists // for prize money.
划分句子成分，在成分之间断。并列成分如用and/ or等连
接是在之前断。强调某个词时，可以前后断。总之，最重要的—语感，再简单点，你用汉语说的时候认为哪个地方该停顿，英语里大致也是那些地方。
如果是理解句子结构的断句，必须在句号处，或者用连词连接两个分句的地方才能断。很多人在这里提问的时候光把一个从句放上来然后说哪个哪个动词不对……郁闷。
断句,需要多听原声磁带,同时手不离笔,适时标注停顿,事后研究每一处停顿的理由---基本上是按照意群停顿的.
有节奏地读,甚至读出以英语为母语的人能读出的味道也不是不能实现的.不妨经常大声朗读,同时录下自己的朗读,之后,先自己听,再请别人听,共同探讨你朗读的亮点与瑕疵,再与原声相比较,必然有很大的进步.
朗读英语其实同朗读汉语一样,需要抑扬顿挫,需要情感,多看外文电影,多看国际频道的外国人主持的节目,多听听优秀演讲辞或总统演说磁带,会对你有帮助.
拓展阅读：英语的句子
1、Hi! /Hello! 你好!
2、Good morning/afternoon/evening 早上/ 下午/ 晚上好。
3、I’m Amy. 我叫埃米。
4、I’m from America /Canada /China. 我来自美国/加拿大/中国。
5、We have a new friend. 我们有一位新朋友。
6、Watch out! 小心!
7、Where are you from? 你来自哪里?
I’m from China. 我来自中国。
8、Student: I’m sorry. 学生：对不起。
Teacher: It’s OK. Come in. 教师：没关系。进来。
9、Wait a minute. 等一下。
10、Have some tea, Mom. 妈妈，请喝茶。
11、Happy women’s Day!妇女节快乐
Thank you.谢谢你们
Unit 2 My family
1、Who’s that woman? 那个女人是谁?
She’s my mother. 她是我的妈妈。
2、Who’s that man? 那个男人是谁?
He’s my father. 他是我的爸爸。
3、This is my family. 这是我的家庭。
4、Come on, BaiLing. 快来，白玲。
5、Let’s watch TV. 让我们一起看电视吧!
6、How funny! 真有趣啊!
How beautiful! 真漂亮啊!
7、What a big fish! 好大的一条鱼啊!
8、Is she your sister? 她是你的姐妹吗?
Yes, she is. No , she isn’t. 是的，她是。不，她不是。
9、Is he your brother? 他是你的兄弟吗?
Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. 是的，他是。不，他不是。
10、Wait a moment. 等一下。
11、My mom is an actress. She is beautiful.
我妈妈是演员，她很漂亮