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意群一般要根据上下文、按照基本意义来划分，可以以短语为单位。
如：Last Sunday evening, most of my classmates went to Christmas party held by Mr. John.
如果根据意群，朗读时可以按照下列方式在意群之间稍微停顿一下：
Last Sunday evening, most of my classmates went to Christmas party held by Mr. John.
Last Sunday evening,/ 是时间状语
most of my classmates /是主语
went to Chrismas party /是谓语
held by Mr. John 是定语
又如：During the Spring Festival, as a rule, the Chinese people have a get-together or visit friends.
如果根据意群，朗读时停顿应该是：
During the Spring Festival,/ as a rule,/ the Chinese people /have a get-together /or visit friends.
意群划分的目的和原则都是一个，就是方便听者理解你要表达的原意，只要把握好这个原则和目的，意群的划分也会迎刃而解。此外，想要熟练地划分意群以及掌握不同停顿的长度的话，还可以多跟读由English native speaker录制的录音，模仿他们对意群划分及停顿的处理。模仿得越多，在自己日常英语对话的时候则会讲得更流利、更地道、更易于被听者理解。
中英文意群的切分有相通之处~
祝学习进步！