英语停顿规则

　　意群是指句子可以按照意思和语法结构分为若干个段落，每一个段落就称之为一个意群。它在意思上相对完整，在语法上面且练习，不能再分的一个词组。

　　例如：

　　1、I did not see Mary / at the party .

　　2、Changjiang is the longest river / in our country .

　　3、A child begins / to speak / the moment it opens its lips / to utter any acknowledged sound.

　　下列句子可分为两个意群：

　　We study hard / for our country .

　　There are only two windows / in that room .

　　I like coffee/ but I don’t like tea.

　　Would you bring me/ some bread, please?

　　I don’t know/ what to say.

　　I got my first job/ last month.

　　2.下列句子可分为三个意群：

　　I will be glad / to meet you again / next year.

　　He said / that he would do better / in his English study.

　　3.下列句子可分为四个意群及以上：

　　We worked / with the workers there / and learned a lot / from them.

　　The forest had been green / in the summer / when we had come / into the town.

　　She is going to set out/ from the French coast/ at five o’clock/ in the morning.

　　I love waking up/ in the morning/ and not knowing/ what’s going to happen/ or who I’m going to meet.

　　The most valuable gift / I have ever received/ was a photo album/ from my best friend Kevin.