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How to Pronounce the Letter A: American English
字母A的发音：美式英语
In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to take a look at how the letter A is pronounced.
在这段美式英语发音视频中，我们来看看字母A的发音。
This video highlights some of the work I've done on my Sound Chart on my website.
这段视频重点是我在网站上对我的声音图表所做的一些工作。
I often get emails from people asking questions like, why is the CH in Chicago pronounced differently than the CH in choice.
我经常收到一些人的电子邮件，他们问我，为什么Chicago中的“CH”和choice 中的“CH”发音不同。
And my answer is always, unfortunately, the letters in English do not correspond one-on-one with the sounds of English.
我的回答是，很遗憾，英文字母与英文发音并非一一对应。
To know exactly how a word is pronounced, you have to look up the International Phonetic Alphabet transcription of the word.
要确切地知道一个单词如何发音，必须查阅这个单词的国际拼音字母表。
Today we're going to look at the letter A and all the different sounds it can represent.
今天，我们来看看字母A和它所代表的所有不同的发音。
In the word 'exact', it's the AA sound, exact.
在“exact”这个词里，是AA音，exact。
In the word 'father', it's the AH sound. father.
在“father”这个词里，是AH音，father。
In the word 'about', it's the schwa, the UH sound. About.
在“about”这个词里，是“schwa”，是UH音，about。
In the word fall, it's the AW sound.
在“fall”这个词中，是AW音。
Fall.
Fall。
In the word 'able', it's the AY diphthong.
在单词“able”中，是AY双元音。
Able.
Able。
In the word 'share', it's the EH sound.
在“share”这个词中，是EH音。
Share.
Share。
In the word 'private', it's the IH vowel.
在“private”中，是IH元音。
Private.
Private。
So, when you see the letter A, you can't necessarily make assumptions about how that letter is pronounced.
所以，当你看到字母A时，不一定要对字母的发音做出假设。
It's always best to look it up in a dictionary.
最好查字典。
Or, better yet, listen with your ears open as you hear native speakers.
或更好的是，当你听到母语者说话时，用心去听。
Make note of how they pronounce particular words.
记下他们如何发音。
That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
这期节目就结束了，谢谢你收看《瑞秋纯正美式发音》。
Don't stop there.
别停下来。
Have fun with my real-life English videos.
看看我的真实生活英语视频吧。
Or get more comfortable with the IPA in this play list.
或从这个播放列表中查看。
Learn about the online courses I offer, or check out my latest video.
了解一下我提供的在线课程，或查看最新的视频。
