Let's take a look at the letter T.
我们来看看字母T。
It can be silent, like in the word 'fasten', it can be pronounced CH, ch, as in the word 'future'.
它可以不发声,像“fasten”这个词一样,它可以读作CH,ch,像单词“future”一样。
It can be pronounced tt like in the word 'tap'.
它可以像“tap”这个词那样发tt音。
When paired with the H, it can be th, the unvoiced TH, as in the word 'thanks'.
与H搭配时,它可以是th,不发音的TH,如单词“thanks”。
Or it can be th, the voiced TH, as in the word 'this'.
也可以是th,浊音th,像“this”这个词一样。
The letter T can actually represent various sounds.
字母T实际上可以代表各种声音。
This is why the International Phonetic Alphabet makes it easier to study the pronunciation of foreign languages.
这就是为什么“国际音标”使学习外语发音更容易。
This video focuses on consonants.
本视频关注的是辅音。
What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?
什么是“国际音标”?
It's a system of phonetic notation, and I use it a lot on my website and when I teach students.
这是一种标音法系统,我经常在我的网站上,以及教学时用到它。
I've also used it a lot when I've studied foreign languages.
我学外语时也用得很多。
The IPA is especially handy when studying English because English is not a phonetic language.
国际音标在学习英语时特别方便,因为英语不是一种表音语言。
This means when you see a letter or a group of letters, it will not necessarily be pronounced the same in each word in which it occurs, just as in the example at the beginning of this video.
这意味着,看到一个字母或一组字母时,它不一定会在每个单词中发音相同,就像视频开头的示例一样。
The IPA has a written symbol for each phonetic sound.
国际音标对每个语音都有一个书面符号。
So, this makes it easier to read about and write about pronunciation.
所以,这使得读写发音时都更容易。
As a student of pronunciation, it's important that you become familiar with the symbols that represent the sounds of American English.
作为一个学习发音的学生,熟悉代表美国英语发音的各种符号很重要。
Dd, say that with me, dd.
Dd,跟我读,Dd。
This sound is in dime, redo, smiled.
在“dime、redo、smiled”中发这个音。
Tt, say that with me, tt.
Tt,跟我读,Tt。
This sound is in washed, untie, tip.
在“washed、untie、tip”中发这个音。
Vv.
Vv
This sound is in value, of, love.
在“value、of、love”中发这个音。
Ff.
Ff
This sound is in staff, enough, phone.
在“staff、enough、phone”中发这个音。
Bb, bb.
Bb、bb。
This sound is in big, sob, abandon.
在“big、sob、abandon”中发这个音。
Pp, pp.
Pp、pp。
This sound is in pan, ship, reapply.
在“pan、ship、reapply”中发这个音。
Gg, gg.
Gg、gg。
This sound is gap, exhibit, fog.
在“gap、exhibit、fog”中发这个音。
Kk, kk.
Kk、kk。
This sound is in choir, quiet, back.
在“choir、quiet、back”中发这个音。
Th, th.
Th、th。
This sound is in thanks, filthy, with.
在“thanks、filthy、with”中发这个音。
Th, th.
Th、th。
This sound is in bother, this, bathe.
在“bother、this、bathe”中发这个音。
Ss, ss.
Ss、ss。
This sound is in ice, some, ax.
在“ice、some、ax”中发这个音。
Zz, zz.
Zz、zz。
This sound is in lazy, flowers, possess.
在“lazy、flowers、possess”中发这个音。
Sh, sh.
Sh、sh。
This sound is in polish, ocean, issue.
在“polish、ocean、issue”中发这个音。
Zh, zh.
Zh、zh。
This sound is in beige, vision, azure.
在“beige、vision、azure”中发这个音。
Ch, ch.
Ch、ch。
This sound is in chase, march, chapter.
在“chase、march、chapter”中发这个音。
Jj, jj.
Jj、jj。
This sound is in joy, grudge, change.
在“joy、grudge、change”中发这个音。
Hh, hh.
Hh、hh。
This sound is in happy, rehash, hi.
在“happy、rehash、hi”中发这个音。
Rr, rr.
Rr、rr。
This sound is in wrong, operate, ear.
在“wrong、operate、ear”中发这个音。
Yy, yy.
Yy、yy。
This sound is in yummy, yes.
在“yummy、yes”中发这个音。
And it often occurs in the EW as in FEW diphthong in words like music.
它经常出现在EW中,就像“music”这样的单词中的一些双元音。
Mm, mm.
Mm、mm。
This sound is in words like my, mumble, some.
在“my、mumble、some”中发这个音。
Nn, nn.
Nn、nn。
This sound occurs in the words nine, no, undo.
在“nine、no、undo”中发这个音。
Ng, ng.
Ng、ng。
This sound occurs in the words ring, thanks, anger.
在“ring、thanks、anger”中发这个音。
Ll, ll.
Ll、ll。
This sound occurs in the words follow, lie, feel.
在“follow、lie、feel”中发这个音。
Ww, ww.
Ww、ww。
This sound occurs in the word quiet, will, one.
在“quiet、will、one”中发这个音。
Great.
真棒。
Familiarizing yourself with these symbols should make it easier to study pronunciation.
熟悉这些符号会使你更容易学习发音。
That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
节目就到这里了,谢谢你收看《瑞秋纯正美式发音》。