世界上很多东西都有节奏,比如,心脏的跳动、钟表的走动、闪光信号和音乐等等。语言也是有节奏的,而且不同的语言有着不同的节奏。世界上的语言多达3,000多种,而节奏却只有两种。一种被称为 syllable-timed 节奏。在这样的节奏结构里,所有的音节,无论是否是重读音(stressed),它们所占用的发音时间基本是一样的。我们的母语汉语,还有日语、西班牙语、意大利语、法语等都是属于这种节奏系统的。对母语为英语的人来说,syllable-timed 节奏的 Many things in the world have rhythms, such as heart beats, watch movements, flash signals and music. Languages ​​are also rhythmic, and different languages ​​have different rhythms. There are more than 3,000 languages ​​in the world, but only two rhythms. One is called syllable-timed rhythm. In such a rhythmic structure, all syllables, whether stressed or not, take up essentially the same sounding time. Our native Chinese, as well as Japanese, Spanish, Italian, French, etc. belong to this rhythmic system. For those native speakers of English, syllable-timed rhythms