正确发音小技巧
/j/和/ju:/都是浊辅音。　

发/j/这个音时，舌尖抵下齿，舌前部向硬颚抬起，双唇向两边张开，成扁平形。

/ju:/是由/j/和/u:/结合起来的半元，半辅音，发这个音时，嘴巴稍张，双唇向外稍翻，用口腔发出似汉字“油”的声音。

/j/ your young fuel pure opinion
/ju:/ you youth attitude gratitude opportunity

唇舌训练：
When we were young, we didn' t actually understand the meaning of youth.
/j/ /j/
Your opinion on opportunity sounds reasonable.
/j/ /j/
Here' s my opinion: your yellow dress makes you look younger.
/j/ /j/ /j/
Your attitude of gratitude fuels the young' s soul.
/ju:/ /ju:/ /j/
It' s just a pure gratitude from me, thank you for your offer of the opportunity.
/j/ /ju:/ /ju:/ /j/ /ju:/

单词中字母的发音规律
一般发/j/的字母 y yard, yesterday, year, yes
u pure, fuel
i onion, opinion, champion
一般发/ju:/的字母 y you, youth
u opportunity, attitude, gratitude

请注意：这些单词如：opportunity, attitude, gratitude, stupid, suit,等，其中的字母“u”可发/ju:/的音，也可发长音/u:/的音，一般在美音中发长音/u:/的音。

发音与朗读训练
（在做以下朗读练习时，请注意黑体单词中画线字母的发音）

Gratitude 感恩之心
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
/ju:/
一棵感恩的心会为你开启充实生活之门。

It turns what we have into enough, and more.

它将我们已经拥有的延伸至更多，更富有。

It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.
/ju:/
它将否定转化为肯定，将混乱转化为秩序，将困惑转化为明朗。

It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

它能将一餐变成盛宴，房屋变成一个家，陌生人变成朋友。

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today,
/ju:/
一棵感恩的心会宽容我们的过去，并为今天带来宁静。

and creates a vision for tomorrow.

同时为明天创造出一片蓝图。

Gratitude helps you grow and expand;
/ju:/ /ju:/
一棵感恩的心帮助你成长，发展；

gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life
/ju:/ /j/
一棵感恩的心给你的生活带给来快乐和欢笑

and into the lives of those around you.
/ju:/
同时也将这快乐和欢笑带给你身边的人们。