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In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to take a look at how the letter A is pronounced.
在这期的美式英语发音视频中，我们来看看字母A是如何发音的。
This video highlights some of the work I've done on my Sound Chart on my website.
本期视频中强调了一些我在网站上的Sound Chart部分做的内容。
I often get emails from people asking questions like, why is the CH in Chicago pronounced differently than the CH in choice.
我经常收到人们的电子邮件，问这样的问题:“为什么Chicago中的CH和choice中的CH发音不一样呢？”
And my answer is always, unfortunately, the letters in English do not correspond one-on-one with the sounds of English.
遗憾的是，我给出的答案总是，英语中的字母和它的发音并不是一对一对应的。
To know exactly how a word is pronounced, you have to look up the International Phonetic Alphabet transcription of the word.
为了准确地知道一个单词的发音，你必须查阅这个单词的国际音标。
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和它所能代表的所有不同的发音。
In the word "exact", it's the AA sound, exact. In the word "father", it's the AH sound. Father.
在“exact”这个词里，发AA，exact。在“father”这个词里，发AH。Father。
In the word "about", it's the schwa, the UH sound. About. In the word "fall", it's the AW sound. Fall.
在“about”这个词里，发UH。About。在单词“fall”里，发AW。Fall。
In the word "able", it's the AY diphthong. Able. In the word "share", it's the EH sound. Share. In the word "private", it's the IH vowel. Private.
在“able”这个词里，发AY。Able。在“share”这个词里，发EH。Share。在“private”这个词里，发IH。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的时候，你不能去假设它的发音。
It's always best to look it up in a dictionary. Or, better yet, listen with your ears open as you hear native speakers. Make note of how they pronounce particular words.
最好在字典里查一下。或者，更好的是，当你听到母语人士说时，竖起耳朵听一听。注意他们对特定单词的发音。
That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
今天就讲到这，非常感谢你观看瑞秋英语。
Don't stop there. Have fun with my real-life English videos. Or get more comfortable with the IPA in this play list. Learn about the online courses I offer, or check out my latest video.
不要就此止步，观看我的实景生活英语视频吧。或者在这个播放列表中观看IPA节目。了解我提供的在线课程，或者查看我的最新视频。
