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.
4、根据意群断句
ps：意群可以是一个词，一个词组或短语，也可以是并列句的一个分句或复合句的一个主句、从句等等。
