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hey guys I know you're super keen to improve your English pronunciation
嘿，伙计们，我知道你们非常渴望提高你们的英语发音
and to do that you need two things
要做到这一点，你需要两样东西
a native English speaker
英语母语者
and a super amazing tool called the PA
还有一个超棒的工具—音标
the international phonetic alphabet
国际音标
don't worry I'm going to tell you all about it in just a minute
别担心，我马上就告诉你
in lots of languages each letter represents only one sound
在许多语言中，每个字母只代表一个音
so it's easy to try and pronounce words
所以很容易尝试和发音单词
just by looking at how the word is spelled
只要看看这个词是如何拼写的
but English isn't like this
但是英语不是这样的
no no no no no no nope nope nope
不，不，不，不，不，不，不，不
when you see letters in an English word they won't always be pronounced the same way
当你看到英文单词中的字母时，它们的发音并不总是一样的
take the letter C for example
以字母C为例
in the word cup it's pronounced k
在单词cup里的发音是k
but that's different to the word place
但这和place这个词不一样
and when a c is next to a hey CH it's often
当c和CH相邻时
ch like in chocolate
比如chocolate(巧克力)中的ch
but in the word ache
但是在单词ache中
it's pronounced like a k again
它的发音又再次像k
this is why the International phonetic alphabet
这就是为什么国际音标
is such a great tool for English students to practice their pronunciation with
是英语学生练习发音的好工具
and I use it all the time when I'm teaching pronunciation lessons
我在教发音课的时候经常用它
in the IPA every sound has a unique symbol
在IPA中，每个音都有一个独特的符号
so when you read it you know exactly how to pronounce the English word
所以当你读它的时候，你确切地知道这个英语单词的发音
for example the words
例如这些单词
all have the same letters o-u-g-h spelling
都有相同的字母o-u-g-h拼写
but actually they're pronounced very differently
但实际上它们的发音非常不同
now these symbols might seem a little scary to you
这些符号对你们来说可能有点可怕
especially if you haven't seen the IPA before
特别是如果你以前没见过国际音标
but actually they're so helpful for you when you're learning English pronunciation because
但实际上它们对你学习英语发音很有帮助，因为
it tells you exactly how to say the word
它确切地告诉你如何说这个词
so even if you've never heard of these symbols before
即使你之前从未听说过这些符号
don't freak out in today's lesson we're going to
也不要在今天的课上惊慌失措
go through the International phonetic alphabet together
一起复习国际音标
now there's 26 letters in the English alphabet right
现在英语字母表里有26个字母
but there are 44 different sounds
但是有44种不同的发音
way more than there are letters
比字母多得多
that's why I use the IPA
这就是为什么我用国际音标
to help my students when they're studying English pronunciation
来帮助我的学生学习英语发音
let's look at vowels first
我们先来看看元音
there are five English vowels aren't there
有五个英语元音不在那里
but there are way more English vowel sounds
但是有更多的英语元音
some of them are long some of them are short
有些是长，有些是短
and some of them are just lazy
有些发音很松散
let's go through them
让我们来看一下
there's another group of vowel sounds called diphthongs
还有一组元音叫双元音
now don't worry about remembering that crazy name
别担心记不住那个疯狂的名字
all you need to do is remember the sounds
你需要做的就是记住这些发音
diphthongs are sounds that change from one vowel sound
双元音是由一个元音转变为
to another (but in the same syllable).
另一个元音的声音(但在同一个音节中)。
So, watch my mouth position change as I make each of these sounds
所以，当我发出这些声音时，注意我嘴巴的位置变化
so we've been through valves and diphthongs
我们讲了瓣膜和双元音
now we'll move on to consonants
现在我们来学习辅音
the top row are unvoiced consonant sounds
第一行是清音
which means that the sound is made by air moving from the back of your mouth
这意味着声音是由你口腔后部的气流发出的
through and out your lips
从你的唇间穿出
there is one extra letter that is unvoiced down the bottom
下面还有一个没有发声的字母
then all the rest of the consonant sounds are voiced
其余的辅音都是浊音
which means that the sound is made here with your vocal cords
也就是说声音是由声带发出的
Ahhhhh… you can feel it here
你可以在这里感觉到
and unvoiced sounds use just air
无声的声音只需要空气
you can't feel anything here
你在这里感觉不到任何东西
well that's it for this lesson
这节课就讲到这里
make sure you go to my website and download the free worksheet
请务必到我的网站下载免费的工作表
to help you practice the IPA sounds
帮助你练习国际音标的发音
the link is in the comments box below or right here
链接在下方的评论栏或这里
make sure you subscribe by clicking the red button
点击红色按钮确保订阅
so that you get my next video lesson which is all about English vowel sounds.
这样你们就能看到我下一节课的视频了，这节课是关于英语元音的。
see you then!
再见！
