英语口语节奏训练

1 1.Sh! Sh! Baby’s Sleeping I Said, Sh! Sh! Baby’s sleeping! I Said, Sh! Sh! Baby’s sleeping! What did you say? What did you say? I Said, Hush! Hush! Baby’s sleeping! I Said, Hush! Hush! Baby’s sleeping! What did you say? What did you say? I Said, P lease be quiet, Baby’s sleeping! I Said, Please be quiet, Baby’s sleeping! What did you say? What did you say? I Said, Shut up! Shut up! Baby’s sleeping! I Said, Shut up! Shut up! Baby’s sleeping! W A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Not anymore. 2. Big Mouth John Brown Who did you see? I saw John. John who? John Brown. I can’t hear you. I said John Brown. I can’t hear you. I said John Brown. I can’t hear you. I said John Brown. I said John Brown. John Brown. John Brown. What did he say? Who? John Brown. John Brown? Yes, what did he say? He didn’t say anything. Nothing? Not a word? I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it. Big Mouth John Brown didn’t say a word? Not a word. I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it. Big Mouth John Brown didn’t say a word? Big Mouth John Brown didn’t say a word. 2.. Rain It was raining, raining, raining hard. It was falling on my head. It was falling on the stars. It was falling on the sun. It was falling on my shoes. I got soaking wet. I got soaking wet. But I stayed outside. I stayed outside. The rain was soft. The rain was warm. The rain was soft. It reminded me of home. It was raining, raining, raining hard. It was falling, falling, falling on the stars. It was raining, raining, raining hard. It was falling, falling, falling on the stars. Soft rain Raining, raining. Sweet rain Raining, raining. Warm rain Raining, raining. Sweet soft Raining, raining. Warm rain Raining, raining. Sweet soft Raining, raining. Warm rain Raining, raining. 3. 4. Sally Speaks Spanish, But Not Very Well Sally speaks Spanish, but not very well. When she tries to speak Spanish, You really can’t tell What language she’s speaking Or trying to speak. The first time I heard her, I thought it was Greek. 4. 5. How’s His English? His English is wonderful, He speaks very well. His accent is perfect. You really can’t tell That he isn’t a native Of the U.S.A. There’s only one problem, He has nothing to say. 5. 6. It’s Got to Be Somewhere Where is it? Where is it? Where is it? Where is it? I can’t find it! She can’t find it! It’s got to be here, it’s got to here! It has to be here! It must be here! It’s gone! It’s gone! It’s gone! It’s gone! Take it easy! Take it easy! It has to be here. It must be here. It can’t be lost. It can’t be lost. It’s got to be here. It’s got to be here. Try to remember. Try to remember. I can’t remember. Try to remember. I can’t remember. Think back. I can’t think Where did you put it? Where did you put it? I can’t remember. I can’t remember. Oh, here it is, here it is! Thank heavens! I found it. He found it! Here it is! Here it is! Whew! 6.7. Tall Trees CHORUS SOLO Tall trees Tall trees Big tall trees. Tall trees Tall trees Big tall trees. Tall trees, tall trees The coast of California Big, tall trees. Is a beautiful sight, Tall trees, tall trees with the tall trees, tall trees, Big, tall trees. Big, tall trees. Tall trees, tall trees The coast of California Big, tall trees. Trees, big, tall trees. Big trees, tall trees Big trees, tall trees Big trees, tall trees Big tall trees. 7.8. Selfish This is mine! That’s yours! Don’t touch mine! Get your own! This is mine! That’s yours! This is mine! That’s yours! This is mine! That’s yours! That’s yours! That’s yours! Hey, what are you doing? What are you doing with that? That’s mine! Hey, what are you doing? What are you doing with that? That’s his! Hey, what are you doing? What are you doing with that? That’s hers! What’s mine is mine. What’s yours is yours. What’s his is his. What’s hers is hers. What’s ours is ours. What’s theirs is theirs. 8.9. What Are You Going to Do at Two? What are you going to do at two? What are you going to do? Where are you going to be at three? Where are you going to be? Who are you going to see? What are you going to say? How are you going to go? Where are you going to stay? What are you going to do? Who are you going to see? When are you going to leave? Where are you going to be? 9.10. Meet Me in the Morning Meet me in the morning. Meet me at noon. Meet me in the September, Or the middle of June. Meet me at midnight. Meet me in the hall. Meet me in the summer. Meet me in the fall. Meet me in the evening. Meet me at eight. I’ll meet you anytime you want. But please don’t be late. 10.11. Taking Credit Whose book is this? It’s mine. It’s mine. Are you sure it’s not his? No, no, it’s mine! Whose work is this? This beautiful work! It’s mine! It’s mine! It’s mine! It’s mine! Whose work is this? This beautiful work! It’s his! It’s his! It’s his! It’s his! Are you sure it’s not yours? Of course it’s not mine! It’s certainly not mine! Not mine, not mine! Not yours? Not mine! Are you sure? I’m sure. I t’s his? It’s his! Not your? Not mine! 11.12. A Bad Day I overslept and missed my train, Slipped on the sidewalk In the pouring rain, Sprained my ankle, Skinned my knees, Broke my glasses, Lost my keys, Got stuck in the elevator, It wouldn’t go, Kicked it twice and stubbed my toe. Bought a pen that didn’t write, Took it back and had a fight. Went home angry, Locked the door. Crawled into bed, Couldn’t take any more. 12.13. More Bad Luck The bread was stale, It was four days old. The milk was sour. The coffee was cold. The butter was rancid. The steak was tough. The service was dreadful. The waiter was rough. My bill was huge. His tip was small. I’m sorry I went to that place at all. 13.14. Personal Questions Where you born? I’d rat her not say. Where are you from? I’d rather not say. How tall are you? How old are you? How much do you weight? I’d rather not say. How much rent do you pay? I’d rather not say. How much do you make? I’d rather not say. Why aren’t you married? I’d rather not say. Why don’t you have children? I’d rather not say. Where were you last night? Why weren’t you home? Did you stay out late? Did you come home alone? Did you have a good time? Did you see a good play? Did you go to a concert? 14.15. Do You Know Mary? Do you know Mary? Mary who? Mary McDonald. Of course I do. Do you know her little brother? Yes, of course I do. I know her older sister, Betty. And her younger sister, Sue. Do you know her Aunt Yes, of course I do. I know her aunts and her uncles And her cousins too. Do you know her husband Bobby? Yes, of course I do. I know her husband and his brother And his father too. 15.16. Departure and Return Home Departure Have a wonderful trip! Have a wonderful trip! Don’t forg et to call me When you get back. Have a wonderful trip! Have a wonderful trip! Don’t forget to call me When you get back. Have a wonderful trip! Don’t worry, I will. Have a wonderful trip! Don’t worry, I will. Don’t forget to call me. Don’t worry, I won’t. Don’t forget to call me. Don’t worry, I won’t. Return Gee, it’s good to see you. You look wonderful! So do you! It’s been a long time! It sure has. It’s been a long time! It sure has. I missed you terribly. Me too! I’m glad you’re back! So am I. 16.17. On a Diet First she gave up smoking. Then she gave up gin. Then she gave up chocolate cake. She wanted to be thin. Then she gave up breakfast. Then she gave up lunch. On lazy Sunday mornings She even gave up brunch. No matter what she gave up Her skirts were very tight. Cause she ate twelve cans of tuna fish For dinner every night. 17.18. Twelve Cans of Tuna Fish Rag Twelve cans! Twelve cans! Twelve cans of tuna fish. Twelve cans. How many cans? Twelve, twelve. Did you say twelve? Yes, I said twelve. Twelve cans of what? Twelve cans of fish. Twelve cans of fish? Yes, fish, yes, fish. What kind of fish? Tuna, tuna. Twelve cans of tunna fish? Yes, twelve cans. Oh, my goodness! No wonder she’s fat! How often dose she eat Those twelve cans of tunna? How often dose she eat Those twelve big cans? Every night, every night. She eats twelve cans of tuna fish every night. You’re kidding! Oh, my goodness! No wonder she’s fat! That’s a lot of tuna. It sure is! T hat’s a lot of tuna. It sure is! That’s too much tuna, if you ask me. It sure is! It sure is! Twelve cans of tuna is a lot of fish if you ask me. If you ask me. It sure is! It sure is! 18.19. Panic on Being Late What time is it? What time is it? Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up! What time is it? What time is it? Please hurry up! We’re going to be late! Oh, I don’t have time To talk to you now. I’m late, I’m late, I’m terribly late. Hurry up! Hurry up! What time is it? Hurry up! Hurry up! What time is it? Hurry up! What time is it? Hurry up! 19.Would You Walk to China If You Had the Time? Would you walk to China if you had the time? Would you leave at a quarter to three? Would you walk to China if you had the time? Would you walk to China with me? Of course, I’d walk to China if I had the time. I’d leave at a quarter to three. Of course, I’d walk to China tomorrow night, If I were only free. Why can’t you walk to China tomorrow night? Why can’t you go to China at three? Wh y can’t you walk out on your sweet sugar cat And sail to China with me? Well, I have to stay home and take care of my plants Take care of my darling too, And I’d never walk out on my sweet sugar cat And go to China with you. 20.Major Decisions How do you like your coffee? Black! Black! How do you like your tea? With lemon, please. How do you like your steak? Medium rare. How do you like your eggs? I don’t care! Sunny-side up? I don’t care! Poached on toast? I don’t care! Scrambled, with bacon? I don’t care! Over-easy? I don’t care! Soft-boiled? Hard-boiled? I don’t care! How about an omelet? I don’t care! Come on, tell me! This isn’t fair. I told you the truth. I really don’t care!