当你在讲英语的时候，你可以通过重读来改变句子潜在的意义。我们可以来看看下面的句子。

I don't think he should get the job.
我觉得他不会得到那份工作。

根据你对词语的重读，这个简单句可以表达出许多不同的意思。思考下面句子中加粗的词语，大声朗读每一句，并对加粗的词语进行重读。

1.I don't think he should get the job.
我觉得他不会得到那份工作。

Meaning: Somebody else thinks he should get the job.
意义：别人认为他可以得到那份工作。

2.I don't think he should get the job.
我觉得他不会得到那份工作。

Meaning: It's not true that I think he should get the job.
意义：我不认为他会得到那份工作。

3.I don't think he should get that job.
我觉得他不会得到那份工作。

Meaning: That's not really what I mean. OR I'm not sure he'll get that job.
意义：这不是我真正的意思。或者我不确定他会不会得到那份工作。

4.I don't think he should get that job.
我觉得他不会得到那份工作。

Meaning: Somebody else should get that job.
意义：别人可能会得到这份工作。

5.I don't think he should get that job.
我觉得他不会得到那份工作。

Meaning: In my opinion it's wrong that he's going to get that job.
意义：就我的看法，他不会得到这份工作。

6.I don't think he should get that job.
我觉得他不会得到那份工作。

Meaning: He should have to earn (be worthy of, work hard for) that job.
意义：他应该通过努力（使自己配得上，付出辛勤的劳动）得到那份工作。

7.I don't think he should get that job.
我觉得他不会得到那份工作。

Meaning: He should get another job.
意义：他应该做另一份工作。

8.I don't think he should get thatjob.
我觉得他不会得到那份工作。

Meaning: Maybe he should get something else instead.
意义：也许他应该干点别的。

如你所见，这句话有许多不同的理解方式。重要的一点就是记住，句子的意义也可以通过重读词语或词组来改变。

这里有一个练习来帮助你强化单词重读的技巧。请看下面的句子：

I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

大声练出这句话，并对加粗的词语进行强调。当你将这个句子重复了几次后，将不同的句子与下面的意义搭配起来。你会找出后面测试的答案。

1.I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

2. I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

3. I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

4. I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

5. I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

6. I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

7. I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

•Not just a haircut.
而不是现在的发型。

•It's a possibility.
有可能。

•It was my idea.
我的主意。

•Not something else.
而不是别人。

•Don't you understand me?
听懂我的意思了吗？

•Not another person.
而不是换个别的。

•She should think about it. it's a good idea.
她会考虑的。这是个好主意。

写出几个句子。每次读的时候，都对不同的词语进行强调。注意词语的意义根据你的强调而发生的变化。不要担心将重读夸张化，在英语中我们经常使用这个技巧来对一个句子增添新的含义。有可能当你觉得自己夸大其词时，说母语人士听起来却很自然。

完成下面的单词重读练习：

1.I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

我的主意。

2. I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

听懂我的意思了吗？

3. I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

而不是别人。

4. I said shemight consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

有可能。

5. I said she mightconsider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

她会考虑的。这是个好主意。

6. I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

而不是现在的发型。

7. I said she might consider a new haircut.
我告诉她应该考虑换个新发型。

而不是换个别的。

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