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假如您想说一口流利、地道的英语，学习和掌握英语的读音规则不仅是必要的，也是必需的。
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假如您想标准、地道地演唱英语歌曲，最起码要有标准的发音，并了解连读、失去爆破方面的知识。
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这篇文章介绍英语的意群、气群与停顿。关于连读和失去爆破，请参考前面的介绍。
意群：一个句子可以按照意义和语法结构分成几个部分，每一个部分称为一个意群。意群可以用“/”符号表示。
意群是根据语义、语法和语调来划分的。从语义和语法上讲，意群必须是表达某种意义的一个（组）词、一个短语、一个分句、一个主句或者从句。
气群：凡是一口气能说完或者读完的一个句子，或句子一大部分的，称为一个气群。一个气群一般包括若干个意群，说话或者朗读时气长的人可念完一个很长的句子而不停顿，但最短的气群不得少于一个意群。气群用”ll”表示。
停顿: 为了使意思表达得更清楚或者是换气的需要，人们在说话或朗读时经常需要停顿。（句子之间的停顿较长，意群之间停顿较短，往往由逗号、分号、冒号等分开。）
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When winter comes, / it
gets colder and colder, / and
the days get shorter and shorter.
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Reading aloud / is
very important /
for beginners.
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Early to bed / and
early to rise / makes
a man / healthy,
happy, and wise.
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Jane, / who's
a brilliant swimmer, / represented
Britain / at
the Olympic Games.
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After he took his bath, / he
dressed in a hurry, / ran
to catch the bus, / and
got to his appointment / before
it was too late.
练习
1. 递增的意群
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a dog
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a black dog
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a sleeping black dog
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a sleeping black dog and a cat
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a sleeping black dog / and
a black and white cat
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a sleeping black dog / and
a playing black and white cat
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a sleeping black dog, / a
playing black and white cat / and
two grey rabbits
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a sleeping black dog, / a
playing black and white cat / and
two hopping grey rabbits
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a sleeping black dog, / a
playing black and white cat / and
two hopping grey rabbits / on
the grass lawn
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a sleeping black dog, / a
playing black and white cat / and
two hopping grey rabbits / on
the grass lawn / in
the park
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He saw / a
sleeping black dog, / a
playing black and white cat / and
two hopping grey rabbits / on
the grass lawn / in
the park.
2. 短文朗读
Fishing / is
my favourite sport. || I
often fish for hours / without
catching anything. || But
this does not worry me. || Some
fishermen are unlucky. || Instead
of catching fish, / they
catch old boots and rubbish. || I
am even less lucky. || I
never catch anything / …
not even old boots. || After
having spent whole mornings / on
the river, / I
always go home / with
an empty bag. ||You must give up fishing! / my
friends say. || It's
a waste of time. || But
they don't realize / one
important thing. || I'm
not really interested | in fishing. || I
am only interested / in
sitting in a boat / and
doing nothing at all!
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