5分鐘糾正你的英語「大舌頭」

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Morning! Today Ive 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~！今天我會給大家上一堂「小型英文課」。很多人都問我要如何提高發音，如何練就一口好的美音，如何減少「中式口語」，等等。首先我為你感到自豪，會想要採取措施來讓自己的英語聽起來更地道。提升好的發音的確可以影響到你的英語的幾乎各個方面。

At the same time, Ive got to warn you that this goal is very difficult to achieve, for this obvious reason...

但同時，我必須要先說一句，這個目標是很難達成的，有個很明顯的原因...

You arent American! You will never have a truly "American" accent. It will always be slightly off. But you know what? Thats 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!

你並不是美國人！你永遠都無法擁有一口真正的「美國」口音，總會有些細微差別的。但是你知道嗎？這都不叫事兒！有口音是很性感，只要它能讓人聽得懂。它需要傾注許多年的練習，才能真的聽起來像一個本地人…「許多年」是指你原本可以用來賺錢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 dont sweat the really advanced stuff, UNLESS you truly need perfect pronunciation for your career.

學習一門語言是一個花費時間的過程，我們在這個世界上的時間是有限的（除非我們找出不會老去的辦法！）因此，我鼓勵你學習和掌握英語發音的基本知識，但不要在一些真的很高階的東西上花費精力，除非，你真的需要為你的事業練就一口完美髮音。

So without further ado, here are the 3 sounds you MUST master in American English

那麼，話不多說，這裡是3個你必須掌握的美式英語的發音。

There are basically two types of Ls, 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.

基本說來，「L」有兩種形式，「輕L」和「暗L」。「輕L」出現在單詞的開頭、中間或者是結尾，但「暗L」只會出現在單詞的末尾。這裡舉些例子：

Loser - Light L

Alice - Light L

Hell - Light L

Well - 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.

「輕L」和「暗L」最大的區別在於，當你發「暗L」時，舌後部要抬高，發出輕微的類似「嘔吐」的聲音。

You should practice the Light L first because its 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:

你應該先練習「輕L」，因為會比較簡單。想發好「L」這個音，要把你的舌尖輕輕地放在你的雙唇間（註：此處應為「舌尖輕放在上下齒之間），或者是輕輕的抵在你上排牙齒的後面（我比較傾向於第一種），然後從你的胸腔里發出「uhhhh」的聲音，「uhh」的發音聽起來是這樣的：

(Uhhh)

Then add in the L tongue position:

然後再加入「L」的舌頭位置

(Llll)

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If you cant get it, make sure your tongue is in the right position. Dont bite it, just press gently.

如果你還是不明白，一定要確保你的舌頭放在正確的位置，不要咬住，只是輕輕地壓著。

Loser - Light L

Alice - Light L

Hell - Light L

Finally, to pronounce the Dark L, raise the back of your tongue up as if youre choking.

最後，要發「暗L」的音，抬起舌頭的後部，就像你被噎住了一樣。

(Ulll)

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It should sound like this:

聽起來就像是這樣：

Youll

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!

要記住，中文裡是沒有這樣的發音的，所以你必須得教會你的嘴巴如何去發這個音。這需要練習，但我已經教會很多人這個發音了！

"Er" is probably the most well-known "American" sound, and the biggest difference between American and British English.

"Er" 應該是一個標誌性的「美音」，也是美音和英音之間最大的區別。

Common words with "er" include:

常見的有"er" 音的單詞包括：

Brother, father, mother, water, lawyer

Pronouncing "er" will be relatively simple for Northern Chinese speakers accustomed to 捲舌音, but for you 南方ers out there, itll take a bit of practice.

發「er」這個音，對中國北方人而言會相對簡單點，因為他們習慣捲舌音，但"er" 要是在南方人那裡，那就要多些練習了。

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 youre gagging and eventually youll get it.

發"er" 這個音時，輕輕地讓你的嘴唇變圓，然後抬起你的舌頭後部，讓它可以碰到你的牙齒內側。也許你會發現抬起你的舌後部有點困難，那你就假裝你要吐了，你就會學會了。

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Once youve found the position, start emitting an "uhh" sound, just like the "el" sound. You should start hearing "er". If you dont hear "er", your tongue probably isnt positioned properly.

一旦你找到這個位置，就開始發「uhh」的音，就好像「el」的音，你應該就會聽見「er」，如果你沒有聽見「er」，那你的舌頭可能就沒有擺放在正確的位置上。

Finally, try to pronounce the following words:

最後，試試發出下面這些單詞的音：

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.

最後，我們來看一下美式英語中最常見的音「ae」。就像「L」一樣，其實在英語中也有2種「ae」音：一松，一緊

Untensed "ae" sounds like this:

松「ae」聽起來是

had, bad, sad

Tensed "ae" sounds like this:

緊「ae」聽起來是

had, bad, sad

Can you hear the difference?

你能聽出區別嗎？

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".

如果你想要學會美式發音，你可以試著讓你的「ae」發得更緊一些，特別是在帶鼻音的音之前，比如「man，ban，can」。

Again, heres the difference between untensed and tensed "ae":

再來一次，這是鬆緊「ae」的區別示範：

Untensed: Man, ban, can （松ae）

Tensed: Man, ban, can （緊ae）

To tense "ae", your tongue will move higher in your mouth, constricting the sound and producing a "tensed" sound.

對緊ae來說，你的舌頭要在嘴巴中抬得更高一些，把聲音縮緊，然後發出「繃緊」的聲音

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Heres me rapidly switching between them:

下面我快速地在它們之間切換：

(Ae Ae Ae Ae)

This is a bit more advanced, but I can guarantee it will make a big difference in your English!

這裡有一些些進階的難度，但是我保證這會讓你的英語有一個超大的改變。

Well, thats all for todays lesson. Hope that helps you guys out! In January Im 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，這就是今天的所有課程內容。希望能幫到你們！在接下來的一月份，我會在有道精品課中直播發音課程。你可以在評論里留言你想了解的關於發音的問題。

Have an awesome day!

Peace out~

WBD ??