(单词翻译:单击)
In English, syllable stress is hugely important for communication.
在英语中，音节重音对交际非常重要。
The word "stress" here means saying part of a word louder and holding the sound a little longer than other parts.
“重读”这个词在这里的意思是说一个单词的一部分比其他部分说得更大声，并且保持这个声音的时间稍微长一点。
For example: movie.
例如：movie。
I said MO- a little louder and longer than -vie.
我说“MO-”，声音比“-vie”大一点，时间长一点。
If I had said, mo-VIE, people probably would have had no idea what I was saying.
如果我说，“mo-VIE”，人们可能不知道我在说什么。
In today's Ask a Teacher, we will tell you some rules of English word stress, a request from our reader Larissa.
在今天的“名师答疑”节目中，应我们的读者Larissa的要求，总结了一些英语单词重读的规则。
Hello Larissa, Thanks for asking!
你好Larissa，感谢你的提问！
The good news is that English has a few word stress rules.
好消息是英语确实有一些单词重读规则。
The bad news is that English also breaks those rules from time to time.
坏消息是有时这些规则不是一成不变的。
Still, the rules can act as useful guides.
尽管如此，这些规则仍可提供有意义的参考。
Before we start, you need to be familiar with syllable counting.
在我们开始之前，你需要熟悉音节计数。
If you are not, visit our Ask a Teacher page and read "How to Count Syllables."
如果你还不清楚，请访问我们“名师答疑”栏目，阅读“一个单词有几个音节该怎么数”这篇文章。
For today, we will focus on two-syllable words.
今天，我们主要讲两个音节的单词。
Ok, let's begin.
好的，让我们开始吧。
1.Most two-syllable nouns and adjectives stress the first syllable.
1.大多数双音节名词和形容词都重读第一个音节。
Listen to some examples.
请听例子。
The word meaning is not important: quiet enzyme coffee playdate fussy table.
单词意思不用在意：安静的；[生化] 酶；咖啡；上映期；挑剔的；桌子。
Some exceptions include "asleep" "machine" and "hotel," which stress the second syllable.
还有一些特殊的例子“asleep”、“machine”和“hotel”，它们重读第二个音节。
But don't try to memorize exceptions.
不要试图记住这些特殊的例子。
You will get to know them from exposure and practice.
你会从实践中掌握它们。
2. Two-syllable words that end in -er or -en almost always stress the first syllable, too.
2. 以-er或-en结尾的双音节单词几乎总是重读第一个音节。
It does not matter whether the words are nouns, verbs or adjectives.
单词是名词、动词还是形容词都不重要。
Have a listen: smarter father writer listen open spoken.
请听：更智能的；父亲；作家；听；开放的； 口头的。
3. Most two-syllable verbs and prepositions stress the second syllable.
3.大多数双音节动词和介词重读第二个音节。
Take a listen: within enjoy involve around escape beneath.
请听：在里面； 享受； 牵涉；围绕；逃跑；在……下方。
Again, there are some exceptions, like the verbs "follow" and "cancel."
同样，也有一些例外，比如动词“follow”和“cancel”。
4. Here's where it gets a little tricky: Some English words can be nouns or verbs, depending on stress.
4. 这里有一个小技巧：一些英语单词既可作名词也可作动词，单词的词性取决于重音。
With stress on the first syllable, the following words act as nouns.
下列单词在第一个音节重读时用作名词。
And on the second, they act as verbs: record - record, present - present, produce - produce, suspect - suspect, desert - desert.
第二个音节重读时作动词：
Again, there are exceptions.
当然，也有例外。
Some two-syllable words act as nouns or verbs with no change in stress, like "answer," "promise," "visit" and "reply."
有些双音节单词作名词或动词，重音是不变的，如“answer”、“promise”、“visit”和“reply”。
All in all, listening and speaking are the best ways to get comfortable with word stress in English.
总之，听和说是适应英语单词重音的最好方法。
In time, your ear will tell you what sounds correct.
最终，你的耳朵会告诉你什么听起来是正确的。
And that's Ask a Teacher.
以上是本期名师答疑的全部内容。
I'm Alice Bryant.
我是爱丽丝·布莱恩特。
