Now, let's see what you can do with the same sentence, just by changing the stress around to different words.
I'll tell you which meaning to express.
When you hear the tone, say the sentence as quickly as you can, then I'll say the sentence for you.
To test your ear, I'm going to repeat the sentences in random order.
Try to determine which word I'm stressing.
The answers are given in parentheses, but don't look unless you really have to.
Here we go.
Indicate that he borrowed the money and didn't steal it.
I didn't say he stole the money. Maybe he just borrowed it.
Indicate that you are denying having said that he stole it.
I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true at all.
Indicate that you think he stole something besides money.
I didn't say he stole the money. He may have taken some jewelry.
Indicate that you were not the person to say it.
I didn't say he stole the money. Someone else said it.
Indicate that you don't think that he was the person who stole it.
I didn't say he stole the money. I think someone else took it.
1.Example is better than precept.
2.There is no one but hopes to be rich.
3.He really has no guts.
4.He has a lot on the ball.
5.Wow,the car is awesome.Can I get a load of it?
6.I‘m totally maxed out.
7.Give me a hand.
8.Foot the bill.
Another reason you must overe xag gerate is because when you get tired, emotional, or relaxed, you will stop paying attention.
When this happens, like a rubber band, you're going to snap back to the way you originally were sounding 10 percent.
So, if you just stretch yourself to the exact position where you ideally want to be, you'll go back almost completely to the old way when you relax.
For practice, then, stretch yourself far beyond the normal range of intonation 150 percent,so when you relax, you relax back to a standard American sound (100 percent).
We All Do It Possibly about this time you're thinking, Well, maybe you do this in English, but in my language, I just really don't think that we do this.
I'd like you to try a little exercise.
1.It’s a hit.
2.You hit the nail on the head.
3.It’s all greak to me.
4.He’s always on the go.
5.That’s a good gimmick.
6.He is a fast talker.
7.What’s the gag?
8.Drop dead.
9.What’s eating you?
10.He double-crossed me.
1.It’s my cup of tea.
2.Oh,my aching back!
3.I’m beat.
4.I’ll back you up all the way.
5.It’s a lot of chicken feed.
6.Cut it out.
7.Do to hell.
8.Stop pulling my leg.
9.Don’t jump on me.
10.No dice.
1.He always goofs off.
2.So,you finally broke the ice.
3.Nuts!
4.He is a nut.
5.It’s on the house.
6.Don’t panic.
7.He is a phoney.
8.He was put on the spot.
9.He’s down and out.
10.That will be the day.
1.Don‘t push me.
2.Don‘t give me your attitude.
3.Don‘t dream away your time.
4.Don‘t you dare come back again?
5.A flash in the pan.
6.He always likes to play a lone hand.
7.That boy never says uncle.
8.You rose to the bait.
9.Play to the score.
10.I‘m from Missouri.
1.He‘s a brain.
2.This draught occurs once in a blue moon.
3.How dare you!
4.In doing we learn.
5.Get off my back.
6.Keep your temper under control.
7.That‘s enough of your back talk.
8.He is trying to cash in on me.
9.Don‘t chicken out.Be a man.
10.I‘m hard up.
1.It‘s full of hot air.
2.He told me to get lost.
3.What‘s in it for me?
4.I got a big kick out of it.
5.He kicked the bucket.
6.Oh!You are killing me!
7.He is an operator.
8.He passed out.
9.Don‘t be that way!
10.You are casting pearls before swine.