Halloween is this weekend. A holiday with ancient beginnings, the yearly celebration now looks much different than it did in the distant past. For example, many Americans now celebrate the holiday by watching scary movies or scary shows at home.
万圣节就是这个周末。这个节日有着古老的起源，一年一度的庆祝活动现在看来与遥远的过去有很大不同。例如，许多美国人现在通过在家观看恐怖电影或恐怖节目来庆祝节日。
In today's Everyday Grammar , we will explore some famous words from Scream, a scary movie. You will learn about questions, auxiliary verbs and pronunciation .
在今天的日常语法中，我们将探讨恐怖电影《惊声尖叫》中的一些著名单词。您将学习问题、助动词和发音。
In the 1996 film, a killer calls a woman who is alone in her house. The killer wants to scare her.
在 1996 年的电影中，一名杀手给一名独自在家的妇女打电话。凶手想吓唬她。
He asks the following question:
他问了以下问题：
Do you like scary movies?
你喜欢恐怖电影吗？
This is what you might call a yes or no question. It is asking for either a yes or a no answer.
这就是您所说的是或否问题。它要求的是“是”或“否”的答案。
Note that the general structure is this:
请注意，一般结构是这样的：
Auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + rest of the sentence.
助动词+主语+主动词+句子的其余部分。
In our example, do is the auxiliary verb, you is the subject, like is the main verb and the words scary movies make up the rest of the sentence.
在我们的示例中，do 是助动词，you 是主语，like 是主要动词，“恐怖电影”一词构成了句子的其余部分。
Do you like scary movies?
你喜欢恐怖电影吗？
Note that the main verb is in the simple present. The simple present does not necessarily express present time. It also expresses what is generally true.
请注意，主要动词是一般现在时。一般现在时不一定表示现在时间。它还表达了普遍正确的内容。
Grammar and pronunciation
语法和发音
We have explored the line from the movie at the level of grammar. But we can also explore the line as a meeting point between grammar and pronunciation.
我们从语法层面探讨了电影中的台词。但我们也可以探索这条线作为语法和发音之间的交汇点。
Let’s listen again:
我们再听一下：
Do you like scary movies?
你喜欢恐怖电影吗？
Did you notice that the word do is difficult to hear? That is because Americans often reduce – meaning to say in a softer and shorter way – function words. Function words are words that have a grammatical purpose. These can include pronouns and auxiliary verbs and other words such as articles and prepositions.
您是否注意到“do”这个词很难听？这是因为美国人经常减少功能词（意思是用更柔和、更简短的方式表达）。虚词是具有语法目的的词。这些可以包括代词和助动词以及其他单词，例如冠词和介词。
On the other hand, Americans often stress content words – words that include verbs, nouns, adjectives and so on. In our example, the words like scary movies are content words.
另一方面，美国人经常强调内容词——包括动词、名词、形容词等的词。在我们的例子中，像恐怖电影这样的词是内容词。
So, if all of the words were spoken clearly, our question would sound like this:
因此，如果所有单词都说清楚，我们的问题将如下所示：
Do you like scary movies?
你喜欢恐怖电影吗？
But it sounds like this with the reduced function words:
但用简化的虚词听起来是这样的：
D’you like scary movies?
你喜欢恐怖电影吗？
Some Americans might even reduce the word you even further, and say something like this:
有些美国人甚至可能会进一步减少“you”这个词，并说这样的话：
D’ya like scary movies?
你喜欢恐怖电影吗？
Closing thoughts
结束语
Today’s report explored one line from a scary movie.
今天的报道探讨了一部恐怖电影中的一句台词。
But you can take what you have learned to study any kind of movie or speaking situation. Pay careful attention to yes or no questions. Note the auxiliary verb and the main verb. And then ask yourself which words were stressed or reduced.
但你可以用你所学到的知识来研究任何类型的电影或演讲场景。请特别注意是或否问题。注意助动词和主要动词。然后问问自己哪些单词被重读或减轻。
With time and careful study, you will master not only English grammar, but also develop a strong understanding of how native speakers produce all kinds of words, statements and questions.
经过时间和仔细的学习，您不仅会掌握英语语法，还会对母语人士如何产生各种单词、陈述和问题有深入的理解。