美式英语正音训练第45期:Two Word Phrases
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Two-Word Phrases
Descriptive Phrases
Nouns are "heavier" than adjectives; they carry the weight of the new information.
An adjective and a noun combination is called a descriptive phrase, and in the absence of contrast or other secondary changes, the stress will always fall naturally on the noun.
In the absence of a noun, you will stress the adjective, but as soon as a noun appears on the scene, it takes immediate precedence—and should be stressed.
