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This is in response to an email that I recently received:
这是对我最近收到的一封电子邮件的回复：
Hi. I'm a little confused about the 'bat' sound when it precedes the consonants nn, ng, and mm –
嗨，当“bat”音出现在辅音nn、ng和mm之前时，我对它感到有点困惑，
that is the N, NG, and M consonant sounds – because in dictionaries they are all written with the bat vowel sound.
即N、ng和m辅音，因为在字典里它们都是用bat元音书写的。
But I actually find them to be more like something else.
但我发现它们更像是别的东西，
I'd really like to get this straight, thank you very much.
我真的很想把这个说清楚，非常感谢。
This is an excellent point.
这是一个极好的观点，
I had been thinking of doing a blog entry on this myself and had not really jelled the idea and so thank you so much for this email.
我一直在考虑自己写一篇关于这个的博客，但我并没有完全弄清楚这个想法，所以非常感谢你的这封邮件。
This is exactly right, that when the 'aa' as in 'bat' [æ] vowel sound is followed by an N [n], M [m], or NG [ŋ] consonant sound within the same syllable,
这是完全正确的，当'bat'[æ]元音中的'aa'后跟同一音节内的N[N]、M[M]或NG[ŋ]辅音时，
the 'aa' vowel sound is really not a pure 'aa' vowel sound, even though it is written that way in IPA.
'aa'元音实际上不是一个纯'aa'元音，即使它是用IPA书写的。
This case is similar to the dark L sound, which I did a blog on and have since referenced many times.
这个案例和我在博客上写过的《模糊的L之声》很相，后来我多次引用它。
And the dark L sound is written in IPA simply as an L,
《模糊的L之声》在IPA中被简单地写成L。
but when it is at the end of a word or syllable, it is always preceded by a vowel-like sound no matter what else comes before it.
但是当它在一个单词或音节的末尾时，它总是被一个元音一样的音所取代，不管它前面还有什么。
Now, this is slightly different in that the case is only with the 'aa' as in 'bat' vowel followed by one of these three consonant sounds.
现在，这是略有不同的情况，这种情况下是与'aa'在bat '元音后，后面跟的是这三个辅音之一。
Let's go ahead and break down an example.
让我们继续分析一个例子，
The word pan: it is written with the pp consonant sound, the 'aa' as in 'bat' vowel sound, and the nn consonant sound in IPA.
pan这个词：是用pp辅音书写的，aa是bat中的元音，nn是用IPA辅音写成的。
Pp-aa-nn.
Pp-aa-nn。
Now, watch my mouth as I say the word: pan.
现在，我读这个词时注意我的嘴型：pan。
The mouth does not open as much as it does on the pure 'aa' as in 'bat' vowel sound.
嘴巴张开的程度不像纯“aa”和“bat”中的元音。
Pp-aa-nn, pan.
Pp-aa-nn，pan。
So what is the vowel sound, if not a pure 'aa' as in 'bat'?
那么元音的发音是什么，如果不是“bat”中的纯“aa”？
Pan. Paa-aa-aa – the first thing you can see is that the corners of the lips, though they do come up a little bit,
Pan。Paa-aa-aa——你首先能看到的是嘴角，虽然它们确实有一点向上，
it's not as drastic a pull as it is in the 'aa' as in 'bat' sound. Pan, pan.
但它不像“bat”音中的“aa”那样剧烈。Pan、pan。
It's much more subtle. The tongue however, stays in the same position. Pan.
这要微妙得多。然而，舌头保持在同一位置。Pan，
So the tongue is the same as the 'aa' as in 'bat'.
舌头和“bat”中的“aa”一样。
The other major difference is that the jaw doesn't drop quite as much as it does on the 'aa' as in 'bat' sound. Pan, pan.
另一个主要区别是，下巴的下降幅度不像“bat”中的“aa”那样大。Pan、pan。
