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Hey everyone!
大家好！
In today's lesson, I want to talk to you about a really confusing word which most of us don't really know how to pronounce,
在本期课程中，我想跟大家讲讲一个非常容易混淆的词，我们大部分人其实都不知道这个词怎么发音，
because it's said in so many different ways because there's a different pronunciation in British English than the one they use in American English.
因为有很多不用读法，因为它在英音和美音中的发音方式不同。
So, there's a lot of confusion, because we hear the two different versions, and there's also some other versions going around,
所以很容易混淆，因为我们会听到两种版本的发音，并且还会有其他的版本，
so it leaves you scratching your head, not knowing how to say this word.
所以这让我们摸不着头脑，不知道该怎么发音。
And it's an important word in business English. You will need to use it.
这个词是商务英语中的重要词汇。大家将会需要用到它。
So, if you have a look at the spelling, you can see it is spelt 'sch',
如果看看这个词的拼写，你可以看到‘sch’，
so when you see a word like that, can you think of any similar words that begin with 'sch'? I can think of one.
当你看到这样的单词，你能想到任何类似以‘sch’开头的词吗？我能够想到一个。
That word is 'school', school. So, the sound I'm making there is a 'sk' sound, 'sk, sk',
这个词就是‘school’。在这里词中，我发的是‘sk’的音，
but this word in the British English pronunciation doesn't sound the same, so I'm going to go ahead and say it for you now.
但在英音中不是这么发音的，所以我现在就说给你们听。
The word is 'schedule'. Now, let's break it down. There are two syllables in that word, schedule.
这个词是‘schedule’。现在我们把它拆开来看。这个词有两个音节。
The first syllable is 'shed'. It has a 'sh' sh sound in it. That's different from the word 'school' that I mentioned just a moment ago.
第一个音节是‘shed’。其中有‘sh’的音。这个和我之前提到的‘school’一词发音不同。
Let's compare them. School, schedule. School, schedule. We can see the spelling is the same, the first few letters,
让我们来对比一下这两个词——school和schedule。我们可以看到前几个字母拼写相同，
but they sound different, and that's really important to remember about this word, schedule.
但他们的发音却不一样，记住这一点很重要。
So, the first syllable is the same word as 'shed', which is a small construction in your garden, a place where you keep your tools.
所以第一个音节和单词‘shed’一样，这个单词指的是你家花园中的一个小建筑，一个你放工具的地方。
The second syllable 'ju:l', this a contraction of 'you plus will'.
第二个音节‘you'll’，这个是‘you will’的缩写。
For example, you'll be alright. You'll be alright. I'm saying there, you will be alright.
例如，‘you'll be alright’，写全就是‘you will be alright。’
This word 'yule' is an alternative word for the Christmas period, and it is like an old-fashioned Christmas word.
‘Yule’这个词指的是圣诞季节，是Christmas的老式写法。
You might see it in shop displays. You might see it in adverts.
大家可能会在店铺和广告中看到。
What it actually means is, before Christian times, the winter celebration was called Yule.
这个词的含义指的是，基督教时代，冬季庆典就叫做Yule。
So, going back to the word schedule, let's put the two parts of the world together. 'shed-yul', 'shed-yul'.
再回到这个单词‘schedule’，让我们将这两个音节连在一起。
Another thing that's going to help you remember is you should pronounce the 'sh' in schedule.
还有一个帮助你记忆的点是，schedule中‘sh’的发音。
