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什么是意群

意群的基本概念

意群是由几个单词组合而成的单位,从语法的角度看,它是一个联系紧密的机构,从语义的角度看,它能完整的表达单个意思。

同一个意群中,单词和单词之间的关系密切相关,不可分割,否则会产生歧义。

意群是如何划分的?

划分意群需要从两个角度入手:语法、语义。

语法划分

需要能区分单词的词性和其在句子中的成分

冠词 + 名词

a cat

数词 + 名词

three birds

形容词 + 名词

beautiful woman

指示代词 + 名词

that person

不定代词 + 名词

some person

名词 + 名词

Doctor Wang

动词 + 副词

word hard

副词 + 动词

really hurt

各种短语

hurry up

make up my mind

raining cats and dogs

从句与排到它前边的引导词

nor is it clean

who Peter met yesterday

but she doesn’t like hime

主语 + 谓语

We worked fast / so that / we could finish / our work / in advance.

动宾结构

After school,/ my classmates and I / are going to play basketball

系表结构

Tom and Alice / are at school.

名词短语

There is / a good book / in my desk.

介词短语

He will stay here / from now on.

主从句

This is a factory/that makes cloth

其它示例

Danny arrived late, / so he missed half the movie.

How do I get to the hotel / from the airport?

If I forget to pay my bill, / please remind me about it.

The first item / on our agenda / is to address parking.

I was wonderring / if i could make a reservation / for next Saturday.

I’d like to introduce my wife / Nita.

Microsoft CEO Bill Gates / started a charity / to fight poverty.

I love watching XiaBingbao’s vidio / since it’s useful.

如何基于意群来学习单词?

  • critic, 记 a movie critic (影评人)

  • regime, 记 the tax regime(税收体系)

  • altitude, 记 an altitude of 1000 metres (一千米高)

  • declare, 记 declare war (宣战)

  • attitude, 记 attitude towards marriage (婚姻态度)

  • wage, 记 earn a decent wage (挣体面的工资)

了解意群的意义是什么?

更好的理解句子的结构和拆分。

对英语口语中的连读、停顿有更深的理解。

参考

视频

突破英语听力口语瓶颈06:掌握意群断句,从此抑扬顿挫

《英语巴菲》发音基础-停顿、意群与气群

文章

英语口语中的意群(thought groups)

英语启蒙:朗读时的意群与节奏

什么是意群?学英语口语必须要了解的重要概念

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