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Morning! Today I've got another mini-English lesson for you guys. A lot of people ask me how to improve their English pronunciation, how to develop a good American accent, how to lessen their 'Chinglish' accent, etc. Firstly, I would like to congratulate you for taking steps to sound more native. Developing good pronunciation will positively impact almost all aspects of your English. 早上好~！今天我会给大家上一堂“小型英文课”。很多人都问我要如何提高发音，如何练就一口好的美音，如何减少“中式口语”，等等。首先我为你感到自豪，会想要采取措施来让自己的英语听起来更地道。提升好的发音的确可以影响到你的英语的几乎各个方面。 At the same time, I've got to warn you that this goal is very difficult to achieve, for this obvious reason... 但同时，我必须要先说一句，这个目标是很难达成的，有个很明显的原因... You aren't American! You will never have a truly 'American' accent. It will always be slightly off. But you know what? That's perfectly okay! Accents are sexy, as long as they are understandable. It takes YEARS of dedicated practice to truly sound like a native speaker...years you could spend making money or doing other cool stuff! 你并不是美国人！你永远都无法拥有一口真正的“美国”口音，总会有些细微差别的。但是你知道吗？这都不叫事儿！有口音是很性感，只要它能让人听得懂。它需要倾注许多年的练习，才能真的听起来像一个本地人…“许多年”是指你原本可以用来赚钱或做其他很酷的事情！ Learning a language is a time-intensive process, and our time on this earth is limited (until we figure out how to stop aging!) Therefore, I encourage you to learn and master the basics of English pronunciation, but don't sweat the really advanced stuff, UNLESS you truly need perfect pronunciation for your career. 学习一门语言是一个花费时间的过程，我们在这个世界上的时间是有限的（除非我们找出不会老去的办法！）因此，我鼓励你学习和掌握英语发音的基本知识，但不要在一些真的很高阶的东西上花费精力，除非，你真的需要为你的事业练就一口完美发音。 So without further ado, here are the 3 sounds you MUST master in American English 那么，话不多说，这里是3个你必须掌握的美式英语的发音。
There are basically two types of L's, light L and dark L. Light L comes at the beginning, middle, or end of a word, whereas dark L only comes at the end. Here are some examples. 基本说来，“L”有两种形式，“轻L”和“暗L”。“轻L”出现在单词的开头、中间或者是结尾，但“暗L”只会出现在单词的末尾。这里举些例子： Loser - Light L Alice - Light L Hell - Light L We'll - Dark L The biggest difference between Light L and Dark L is that with Dark L, the back of the tongue is raised up, causing a slight 'gagging' sound. “轻L”和“暗L”最大的区别在于，当你发“暗L”时，舌后部要抬高，发出轻微的类似“呕吐”的声音。 You should practice the Light L first because it's easier. To pronounce L, place your tongue gently between your lips, or gently behind your top teeth (I prefer the first) and then emit an 'uhhhh' sound from your chest. The 'uhh' sound sounds like this: 你应该先练习“轻L”，因为会比较简单。想发好“L”这个音，要把你的舌尖轻轻地放在你的双唇间（注：此处应为“舌尖轻放在上下齿之间），或者是轻轻的抵在你上排牙齿的后面（我比较倾向于第一种），然后从你的胸腔里发出“uhhhh”的声音，“uhh”的发音听起来是这样的： (Uhhh) Then add in the L tongue position: 然后再加入“L”的舌头位置 (Llll) ▼ If you can't get it, make sure your tongue is in the right position. Don't bite it, just press gently. 如果你还是不明白，一定要确保你的舌头放在正确的位置，不要咬住，只是轻轻地压着。
Loser - Light L Alice - Light L Hell - Light L Finally, to pronounce the Dark L, raise the back of your tongue up as if you're choking. 最后，要发“暗L”的音，抬起舌头的后部，就像你被噎住了一样。 (Ulll) ▼
It should sound like this: 听起来就像是这样： You'll Hole Girl Please remember that Chinese does not have this pronunciation, so you have to teach your mouth how to pronounce it. It takes some practice, but I have taught this sound to many people! 要记住，中文里是没有这样的发音的，所以你必须得教会你的嘴巴如何去发这个音。这需要练习，但我已经教会很多人这个发音了！ 'Er' is probably the most well-known 'American' sound, and the biggest difference between American and British English. 'Er' 应该是一个标志性的“美音”，也是美音和英音之间最大的区别。 Common words with 'er' include: 常见的有'er' 音的单词包括： Brother, father, mother, water, lawyer Pronouncing 'er' will be relatively simple for Northern Chinese speakers accustomed to 卷舌音, but for you 南方ers out there, it'll take a bit of practice. 发“er”这个音，对中国北方人而言会相对简单点，因为他们习惯卷舌音，但'er' 要是在南方人那里，那就要多些练习了。 To pronounce 'er', slightly round your lips and raise the back of your tongue so it approaches or touches your back teeth. You will probably find it difficult to raise your tongue. Just pretend like you're gagging and eventually you'll get it. 发'er' 这个音时，轻轻地让你的嘴唇变圆，然后抬起你的舌头后部，让它可以碰到你的牙齿内侧。也许你会发现抬起你的舌后部有点困难，那你就假装你要吐了，你就会学会了。 ▼ Once you've found the position, start emitting an 'uhh' sound, just like the 'el' sound. You should start hearing 'er'. If you don't hear 'er', your tongue probably isn't positioned properly. 一旦你找到这个位置，就开始发“uhh”的音，就好像“el”的音，你应该就会听见“er”，如果你没有听见“er”，那你的舌头可能就没有摆放在正确的位置上。 Finally, try to pronounce the following words: 最后，试试发出下面这些单词的音： Her, sure, murder, bird, fur Finally, the last common sound in American English is 'ae'. Just like 'L', there are actually two types of 'ae' sounds in English: Untensed and tensed. 最后，我们来看一下美式英语中最常见的音“ae”。就像“L”一样，其实在英语中也有2种“ae”音：一松，一紧 Untensed 'ae' sounds like this: 松“ae”听起来是 had, bad, sad
Tensed 'ae' sounds like this: 紧“ae”听起来是 had, bad, sad Can you hear the difference? 你能听出区别吗？ If you really want to develop an American accent, you can try tensing your 'ae' more, especially in front of nasal words like 'man, ban, can'. 如果你想要学会美式发音，你可以试着让你的“ae”发得更紧一些，特别是在带鼻音的音之前，比如“man，ban，can”。 Again, here's the difference between untensed and tensed 'ae': 再来一次，这是松紧“ae”的区别示范： Untensed: Man, ban, can （松ae） Tensed: Man, ban, can （紧ae） To tense 'ae', your tongue will move higher in your mouth, constricting the sound and producing a 'tensed' sound. 对紧ae来说，你的舌头要在嘴巴中抬得更高一些，把声音缩紧，然后发出“绷紧”的声音 ▼ Here's me rapidly switching between them: 下面我快速地在它们之间切换： (Ae Ae Ae Ae) This is a bit more advanced, but I can guarantee it will make a big difference in your English! 这里有一些些进阶的难度，但是我保证这会让你的英语有一个超大的改变。 Well, that's all for today's lesson. Hope that helps you guys out! In January I'm going to be doing a live broadcast class on Youdao focused on pronunciation. You can let me know in the comments what questions you have about pronunciation. 好了，这就是今天的所有课程内容。希望能帮到你们！在接下来的一月份，我会在有道精品课中直播发音课程。你可以在评论里留言你想了解的关于发音的问题。 Have an awesome day!
Peace out~ WBD ?? |
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