详解托福口语语音语调的养成技巧
托福考试口语部分，总是可以看到很多网友的录音，其实这部分也有参考价值，特别是对口语的语音和语调。一起来了解一下!
详解托福口语语音语调的养成技巧
在新托福口语考试里，不停的有人建议备考的考试使用模板。可是即使套用模板，也还是有45秒的听力，也还是要知道自己要说什么话题。
如果说网友录音有任何参考价值，那么肯定大部分是语音语调方面的参考和启示，原因很简单，练习和实考比较，变化最小就是的是语音语调。
28+流利程度不错，口音绝对是没有问题的，很正常的，偶尔有一两个音素可能稍欠标准，但是总的来说对美国人来说还是相当顺耳的。
25-27的可能流利度差些，不过口音仍然是没有太大问题的。也就是说25-30的口语分数总体听来就是给人在说英语的感觉，中国味比较淡，基本标准度，强读弱读，停顿，节奏都和native speaker差不太大，说的不保守点，就像我们听大山说中文那种感觉。
23-24分的录音，逻辑都有，体现就是连接词，但是语音语调无一例外的都有些问题，听起来有点费劲，或者某些音素的发音有缺陷，或者中国口音较浓，甚至能听出是那个省的战友。
22-18的逻辑可能就又差些，口音和上个档的有同样的问题。22-18的口音不一定就比23-24的差，但是 24-和25+相比的语音语调绝对是有明显差距的。
所以不想明说accent会影响成绩，而说accent如果require很大的listener effort就影响成绩了是想显示他们很公正，绝对不会“以音取人”，跟GRE的作文一回事，他们打分是凭整体感觉。
托福口语：与请假有关的说法
英文里跟请假有关的说法有哪些?
1. Ask for leave
Leave在这里不是“离开”，而是“休假”的意思。这个词组的用法比较灵活。
你可以说：I have to ask for leave tomorrow morning.
我明天上午得请假了。
如果请假不止一天，还可以说ask for 2 days' leave 请两天的假
2. Take off
看到这个词组，别告诉小编你只知道它是“起飞”的意思。请假也可以用它哦!
例句：Mr Smith, my dad's here visiting me and I'd like to take two days off to show him around the city.
史密斯先生，我爸爸要来看我，所以我想请两天假，带他到处转转。
3. Call in sick
病得实在爬不起来，连打开电脑发邮件的力气都没有?试试这个吧!“Call in sick”意思是“打电话请假”，
例句：I don't feel well this morning. Perhaps I ought to call in sick.
我今天早上感觉不太舒服，或许我该打电话请个假了。
4. Pull a sickie
还有一种请假叫做装病。Sickie在俚语里指“病假”，但是pull a sickie意思则是“装病请假”。
例如：He took/pulled/threw a sickie to go to the football game.
他装病请假看球去了。
托福口语的语音练习
一.播放音频，对着原文，标出所有停顿。
Are smarter people drawn / to music, theater and dance? Or does / arts training in childhood / change the brain / in positive ways?
二.重放音频，标出所有重音。
Are smarter people drawn / to music, theater and dance? Or does / arts training in childhood / change the brain / in positive ways?
三.再放音频，标出所有高音和低音。
Are smarter people drawn / to music, theater and dance? Or does / arts training in childhood / change the brain / in positive ways?
四. 第四次放音频，标出较长、拐弯较多的单词。
Are smarter people drawn ↘ / to music, theater and dance? Or does / arts training in childhood / change the brain --~ / in positive ways?
五. 盯着做好标记的原文，仔细听音频，小声跟读、模仿。
六.自己朗读。语调略微夸张最好，宁过勿不足。
七.把自己的朗读录下来，与音频比较，找到差异，从第六步开始重复。直到你自己的声音和音频几乎一模一样，再进行下一个句子。每天坚持几句话，逐渐延长至段落和全文。
这种方法很辛苦，但效果奇佳，硬生生克隆出一个Native Speaker. 不知你能坚持多久。
托福口语如何表达委婉的拒绝
1. “This sounds interesting, but I have too much on my plate at the moment.”
“听起来很有趣，但是我现在有太多的事情要做。”
When you start your disagreement with a compliment: “this sounds interesting”, it makes the person less defensive and gives you a validreason to decline “I have too much on my plate at the moment”.
如果你在表达异议时用赞美开头：“听起来很有趣”，会让人的心理防御降低，这时你可以用正当理由来拒绝，如“我现在有太多的事情要做。”
2. “I’m sorry but last time I did ___, I had a negative experience.”
“不要意思，上次我这样做时，我很难受 。”
This is a life-saver for me every time I have to explain to people that I do not eat meat. Before I would say that I was a vegetarian, but for some reason this explanation has never worked on hospitable Italian grandmothers. They would try to feed me bacon, sausage and octopuses (yuck!) explaining it with “this is not meat” or “I just put a little in this dish”.
当我每次需要向他人解释我不吃肉时，这句话是我的救命稻草。在此之前，我通常说我是素食主义者，但是不知什么原因，这种解释对好客的意大利奶奶们一点儿用也没有。她们总是让我吃培根、香肠和章鱼(真难吃!)，并向我解释“这不是肉”或“只放了一点点儿。”
Now I simply say, “I’m sorry, but I can not eat meat. Last time I did, I had a terrible headache.” And it works like a charm, because no one wants to hurt you on purpose.
现在我只是说，“不好意思，我不能吃肉。上次我吃肉时，我头疼得很厉害。” 这非常管用，因为没人想故意伤害你。
The focus here is not on what you want or do not want to do, but on your previous bad experience.
这里要注意的是，关键不在于你想要什么或不想做什么，关键在于上次你这样做很难受。
3. “I’d love to do this, but ____”
“我想这么做，但是____”。
This is a great way of saying that you like the idea, you are willing to help, but you just can not do it at the moment.
这是一种很好的方式，说你喜欢这样做，你想去帮忙，但是你现在没法做。
Note: Just do not go into a lengthy justification of why you can not do it.
注意：不要进一步说明你为什么不能做。
First, it is not necessary. Time is a limited resource and when you say “yes” to one task, you have to say “no” to other opportunities that might be more important, urgent and beneficial to you at the moment. Second, offering a lengthy explanation makes you sound guilty and unsure, so people might push further to see if you will agree.
首先，没有必要。每个人的时间都是有限的，当你对一项任务说“是”的时候，你就不得不对另外的一些机遇说“不”，尽管那些机遇现在对你来说可能是更加重要、紧急或有益的。另外，进一步解释会让你有种负罪感和不确定感，人们可以进一步劝说你看你是否会同意。
4. “I’m not the best person to help on this. Why don’t you try X?”
“我不是这项任务的最佳人选。要不你们看看X行不行?”
If you feel that you can not contribute much to the task, have no time or lack the resources, do not beat around the bush! Let the person know it up front. This, however, does not mean that you can not be helpful. You can still refer the person to a lead they can follow up on.
如果你觉得你不能在任务中投入太多精力，没有那么多时间或缺少资源，那就不要拐弯抹角!让别人知道。这样，别人就不会觉得你没有帮忙。你可以推荐他人供他们参考。
5. “I can’t do this, but I can do ____ (less commitment).”
“我不能这样做，但是我可以 ___(做出较少的承诺)。”
This is another variation of the previous method. You are saying “No” to a request, but you are still offering your help on your own terms, choosing the easier, less time-consuming commitment.
这是前面那种方法的变种。你虽然是对别人的请求说“不”，但是你仍然提供帮助，选择相对简单、需要较少时间的方式。
6. “You look great, but ___ does not do you justice”
“你看上去很棒，但是___不是很适合你。”
This is a great way to diplomatically express your opinion when someone asks you a question about their appearance, without hurting the other person’s feelings (especially if the person asking you is your friend, your superior or your spouse).
当别人问你外貌方面的问题时，这是一个既能表达出你的想法却又不伤害别人情感的好方法。(尤其当那个人是你的朋友、上级或配偶时)。
7. “That sounds great, but I just can’t put one more thing on my calendar for the next few weeks. Let me call you ___ (specific time range).”
“听起来很不错，但是接下来的几周，我的行程已经排得满满的了。等我在__时(具体的时间范围内)打电话通知你。”
Sometimes you might get a proposal, an idea or a request that sounds interesting. But considering the amount of tasks on your to-do list, you do not feel like taking another commitment just yet.
有时你可能会得到一个有趣的提议、想法或请求。但考虑到你任务清单上的内容， 你可能不想做出其他承诺。
In this case, instead of saying a straight out “No”, you are giving yourself time to reflect before making a final decision: “Let me call you ___ (specific time range).”
在这种情况下，与其直接说“不”， 不如争取时间想想再做决定：“等我在__时(具体的时间范围内)打电话通知你。”
However, if you are not interested, do not leave the person hanging on. Use other ways to say “No” that are more definitive (e.g. methods #1,#2 or #3). It is more disappointing when the person is counting on you and you let them down.
然而，要是你不感兴趣的话，就不要让别人等待。使用另外几种明确说“不”的方式。(如方法#1、#2或#3)。如果别人指望你，而你让他们扫兴的话，那样会更令人失望的。
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