Master English Pronunciation (The Daily Pronunciation Plan)

Have you ever felt lost trying to improve your pronunciation?

您是否曾在尝试提高发音时感到迷失？

Like, you know that you need to practice, but you don't know

就像，你知道你需要练习，但你不知道

what to do or where to start.

该做什么或从哪里开始。

It's like going to the gym without a workout plan.

这就像去健身房却没有锻炼计划一样。

You end up wandering around trying random exercises, but not making real progress.

你最终会四处闲逛尝试随机练习，但没有取得真正的进步。

Well, today I'm going to show you how to build your perfect

好吧，今天我将向您展示如何建立完美的

daily pronunciation workout.

日常发音锻炼。

A simple structured routine that will help you to train smarter, not harder.

一个简单的结构化例程将帮助您更聪明地训练，而不是更困难。

So, you can finally hear real improvements in the way you speak English.

所以，您终于可以听到您说英语的方式的真正改进。

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

Now, your workout will follow 3 steps.

现在，您的锻炼将分为 3 个步骤。

Step 1: the warm up.

第一步：热身。

All exercises begin with stretching, activating and warming the

所有练习都从拉伸、激活和加热

muscles that you're about to use.

您将要使用的肌肉开始。

In your warm up you should focus on three things: breath, articulators and voice.

在热身时，你应该关注三件事：呼吸、发音器官和声音。

Step 2 is precision.

第二步是精确度。

This is about ear and oral posture training.

这是关于耳朵和口腔姿势的训练。

A vital step towards improved pronunciation is hearing the

改善发音的重要一步是聆听

subtle differences between sounds and then feeling the differences.

声音之间的细微差异，然后感受差异。

Take  /æ/ and  /e/, for example, two short vowels.

以/æ/和/e/为例，两个短元音。

You need to attune your ear to the difference in sound — /æ/, /e/,

您需要使您的耳朵适应声音的差异 - /æ/、/e/、

/æ/, / e/, as well as feel how the mouth changes shape when you create

/æ/、/e/，并感受当您发出

each sound / æ/, / e/, / æ/, / e/.

每个声音 /æ/、/e/、/æ/、/e/ 时嘴巴形状的变化。

Here, it's tongue position mostly / æ/, / e/, / æ/, / e/.

这里，它的舌头位置大多是/æ/、/e/、/æ/、/e/。

Step 3: target sound.

第三步：目标声音。

I'm sure you are aware of the English sounds that you find hard to pronounce.

我相信您知道那些难以发音的英语发音。

Well, each week I want you to choose just one sound to include in your

好吧，每周我都希望你在

daily workout, just one, and then commit to mastering that sound.

日常锻炼中只选择一种声音，就一种，然后致力于掌握这种声音。

Now, let's go a little deeper.

现在，让我们更深入一点。

In a 10-minute workout, your warm-up step should take 2 minutes.

在 10 分钟的锻炼中，热身步骤应该需要 2 分钟。

So, every good workout starts with good posture.

因此，每一次良好的锻炼都从良好的姿势开始。

Whether you're standing or sitting.

无论你站着还是坐着。

Try to keep your spine straight, your shoulders relaxed, and feet

尽量保持脊柱挺直，肩膀放松，双脚

planted firmly on the ground.

牢牢踩在地上。

Then you should release tension in your neck and shoulders using head rolls,

然后，您应该使用头部滚动来释放颈部和肩部的张力，

rolling gently from one side to the other.

轻轻地从一侧滚动到另一侧。

And then shoulder rolls, rolling back and forward.

然后肩部滚动，前后滚动。

We hold so much tension in our neck and shoulders that it really

我们的脖子和肩膀承受着如此大的压力，这确实

does affect the way we speak.

影响了我们说话的方式。

So, take a few seconds to roll out that tension.

所以，花几秒钟的时间来缓解这种紧张感。

Then a little breath work, keeping your shoulders relaxed.

然后稍微呼吸一下，保持肩膀放松。

You want to aim for big belly breaths.

你想要以大腹式呼吸为目标。

Draw the breath deep down, allowing the belly to expand rather than the chest.

深深地吸气，让腹部而不是胸部扩张。

[Inhales]

[吸气]

Draw it down through your nose.

通过鼻子将其吸下来。

All the way down, expanding the belly, and then blow out

一路向下，扩张腹部，然后

[Exhales]

用嘴

through your mouth.

呼出

Every time that you breathe out, try to engage your abdominal muscles.

[呼气] 。 每次呼气时，尝试收紧腹部肌肉。

You don't need to squeeze them very tight.

你不需要把它们挤得很紧。

You just need to engage them.

你只需要吸引他们。

Wake them up.

叫醒他们。

Ask them to support your breath.

请他们支持你的呼吸。

So, you breathe in through the nose.

所以，你通过鼻子呼吸。

[Inhales]

[吸气]

Big belly breath.

大腹呼吸。

And blow out with engaged muscles.

并用肌肉进行吹气。

[Exhales]

[呼气]

Do this three or four times.

这样做三到四次。

Then move on to warming the articulators.

然后继续加热咬合架。

The articulators are the parts of your mouth that shape sound.

发音器官是口腔中塑造声音的部分。

So, you want to stretch your face.

所以，你想拉长你的脸。

Stretching it wide scrunch it up tight.

将其拉宽，然后将其收紧。

Open your mouth wide, big smiles.

张开你的嘴，灿烂的笑容。

Maybe a frown, try pursing your lips a few times.

也许是皱眉，尝试撅起嘴唇几次。

You want to release your tension you can do that by doing a

如果您想释放紧张感，可以通过

lovely massage of the jaw muscle.

对下颌肌肉进行按摩来实现。

Let your mouth feel drop open naturally, and shake out a

让你的嘴感觉自然张开， 如果需要的话，

loose lower jaw if you need to.

摇动 松弛的下颌。

You should try to include lip trills.

你应该尝试加入唇音颤音。

Brrrrrrr.

呜呜呜。

And if you can, do tongue circles.

如果可以的话，做舌头转圈。

At least five circles in each direction.

每个方向至少有五个圆圈。

Or at least some tongue stretches.

或者至少有一些舌头伸展。

Okay, so, once the articulators are engaged, then you want

好的，一旦咬合器接合，你就需要

to warm up the vocal folds.

预热声带。

This is very easy to do.

这很容易做到。

You can do it with a simple siren.

你可以用一个简单的警报器来做到这一点。

Start low, and glide up to the higher part of your range and then back down again.

从低处开始，向上滑动到范围的较高部分，然后再次向下。

Try to really glide the sound you can do it on a hum, or on an E.

试着让声音真正滑行，你可以用嗡嗡声或 E 音来做到这一点。

You can even do it with a lip trill.

你甚至可以用唇颤音来做到这一点。

Brrrrrrr.

呜呜呜。

Just really working the range.

只是真正在范围内工作。

Okay, trying to go up as high as you can.

好吧，努力爬得尽可能高。

Low down, exploring each end of your range.

低头，探索你的范围的每一端。

So, now your voice is ready to work.

现在，您的声音已准备好可以使用了。

Now, it's time to move on to step 2.

现在，是时候进行第 2 步了。

Let's train the ear and fine-tune articulation.

让我们训练耳朵并微调发音。

In this step you want to aim to cover it in around four minutes.

在此步骤中，您的目标是在四分钟左右完成它。

So, here you're going to work with articulation exercises, tongue

所以，在这里你将进行发音练习、绕口令

twisters, and minimal pairs.

和最小配对。

There are two important points to remember during this step.

在此步骤中有两点需要记住。

1. You are aiming for precision, not speed.

1. 您的目标是精度，而不是速度。

2. Repetition is your friend.

2. 重复是你的朋友。

Repetition is your friend.

重复是你的朋友。

As an example, sticking with  /æ/ vs / e/.

例如，坚持使用 /æ/ 与 / e/。

. I want you to listen carefully to these minimal pairs.

。我希望你仔细聆听这些最小的配对。

Bat — Bet.

蝙蝠——打赌。

Lag — Leg.

滞后——腿。

Pan — Pen.

潘——笔。

The words in each pair sound very similar to each other.

每对单词听起来都非常相似。

But did you hear the subtle shifts?

但你听到微妙的变化了吗？

Remember, we're aiming for precision, not speed.

请记住，我们的目标是精度，而不是速度。

So, when you work on this step, slow down.

所以，当你做这一步时，放慢速度。

Exaggerate the words and repeat two or three times.

夸大词语并重复两到三遍。

Bat — Bet.

蝙蝠——打赌。

Bat — Bet.

蝙蝠——打赌。

Pan — Pen.

潘——笔。

Pan — Pen.

潘——笔。

Include a handful of minimal pairs.

包括一些最小的对。

You may follow minimal pairs with some articulation exercises that cover vowel

您可以按照最小配对进行一些涵盖元音和辅音群的发音练习

sounds and consonant clusters like: oopt, ohpt, awpt, erpt, eept, owpt, ipt.

，例如：oopt、ohpt、awpt、erpt、eept、owpt、ipt。

And of course, throw in a tongue twister.

当然，还有绕口令。

But remember, precision, not speed.

但请记住，是精度，而不是速度。

Red leather never weathered wetter weather better.

红色皮革从来没有更好地经受过潮湿天气的考验。

Heather's leather, light as a feather, faced the foulest fella.

希瑟的皮革轻如羽毛，面对着最肮脏的家伙。

Would she let her fella test it?

她会让她的家伙测试一下吗？

Never.

绝不。

Heather's clever.

希瑟很聪明。

The final step.

最后一步。

It's to focus on a target sound you want to improve.

这是专注于您想要改进的目标声音。

Start with an anchor.

从锚点开始。

This is a word where you already pronounce the sound correctly.

这是一个您已经正确发音的单词。

This could even be a word from your own language that contains the same sound.

这甚至可能是您自己语言中包含相同声音的单词。

For example, if you're Spanish and you're working on the English /j/ sound, but

例如，如果您是西班牙人，正在学习英语 /j/ 音，但

struggling with the tongue position, you might use the Spanish LL from "LLAMAS".

对舌头位置有困难，则可以使用“LLAMAS”中的西班牙语 LL。

Start with this anchor and continue to revisit it in order to reset.

从这个锚开始并继续重新访问它以进行重置。

Llamas.

美洲驼。

Llamas,  /j/, /j/.

骆驼，/j/，/j/。

Yes.

是的。

Yes.

是的。

You.

你。

You.

你。

Llamas.

美洲驼。

Yellow.

黄色的。

Yellow.

黄色的。

Say each one slowly.

慢慢地一一说。

Then move to saying each word within a phrase or sentence.

然后开始说出短语或句子中的每个单词。

/j/, llamas, /j/, /j/, yellow.

/j/，美洲驼，/j/，/j/，黄色。

Yellow shoes, your yellow shoes.

黄鞋，你的黄鞋。

I love your yellow shoes.

我喜欢你的黄色鞋子。

Now, open a book, newspaper, magazine or anything with English text on it.

现在，打开一本书、报纸、杂志或任何有英文文本的东西。

Take a short passage and highlight the words with your target sounds.

取一段短文，并用你的目标声音突出显示单词。

Then, read the passage aloud a few times, paying close attention

然后，大声朗读这篇文章几次，密切注意

to the highlighted words.

突出显示的单词。

Yoghurt, milk and cheese are packed with nutrients your body needs.

酸奶、牛奶和奶酪富含身体所需的营养。

Rich in calcium, they keep your bones and teeth strong.

它们富含钙，可以保持骨骼和牙齿强健。

Your muscles benefit from dairy's high-quality protein, while

您的肌肉受益于乳制品的优质蛋白质，而

vitamin D and potassium support your heart and immune system.

维生素 D 和钾则支持您的心脏和免疫系统。

Whether you enjoy a creamy yoghurt, a glass of milk or a

无论您喜欢奶油酸奶、一杯牛奶还是一片

slice of cheese, your diet gets a yummy boost with every bite, yum!

奶酪，每一口都会让您的饮食变得美味，好吃！

Workout complete!

锻炼完成！

Just 10 minutes a day is all you need to make real progress.

每天只需 10 分钟即可取得真正的进步。

Now, if you are particularly interested in sounding British,

现在，如果您对英国发音特别感兴趣，

then join my mini course, the guide to sounding British for free.

那么请参加我的迷你课程，免费英国发音指南。

I'll leave a link in the description for you.

我会在描述中为您留下一个链接。

And if you found this video helpful, please do take a second to give it a like.

如果您发现此视频有帮助，请花一点时间点赞。

It really makes a big difference.

这确实有很大的不同。

And let me know in the comments, what's the hardest sound for you to pronounce?

请在评论中告诉我，你最难发音的声音是什么？

If you have time now and you want to watch some more, then I highly

如果您现在有时间并且想再看一些，那么我强烈

recommend getting to grips with the IPA.

建议您掌握 IPA。

I'll leave some video links in the description for you.

我会在描述中为您留下一些视频链接。

Until then, take very good care and goodbye.

在那之前，请好好照顾并告别。