英语是一种非声调语言,音高基本上是平顺的,只有在疑问句里,才会在句尾上扬。
而普通话有四个基本声调,再加上我们说话时起伏的语调,讲起来抑扬顿挫。
“语调”的英文是tone,是课标新增词:
截图来自《新高中英语词汇》
例句:
He talks in a very slow but humourous tone.
他讲话慢条斯理但富有幽默感。
It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone.
让我生气的不是她所说的话,而是她说话的语气。