How to Get a British Accent - Lesson One - "The Glottal T and the True T"

Hey guys! Welcome to our new series!

大家好！欢迎来到我们的新课程系列！

This one, we're looking at how to get a British accent.

这次，我们将探究如何学习英式口音。

I say British accent, but really I mean London.

我说是英式口音，但真正的，我的意思是伦敦腔。

Why London? Because, one, it's my accent,

为什么是伦敦腔呢？因为，第一个，它是我的口音，

and, two, because,

然后，第二个，因为，

well, let's just say...

嗯，我们先来说一说…

Harry Potter wasn't from Manchester,

哈利波特不是来自曼切斯特，

and he wouldn't be as cool if he was from Manchester.

如果他真来自曼切斯特的话，他也不会这么酷。

So, there is a method to these lessons :

因此，对于这些课程要有一个诀窍：

You must follow the correct sequence of lessons,

你一定要按照正确的课程顺序来学习，

to properly understand,

才能正确理解，

and use the British accent correctly.

然后正确使用英式口音。

You're ready? Let's go!

准备好了吗？我们开始！

Today, we're looking at the Glottal T and the True T.

今天，我们将探究深喉发音“T"和正式发音的"T".

What are they?

Well, I'm sure that you've heard the way that British people pronounce

它们是什么东西？

嗯，我相信你已经听过英国人的发音

"Water".

"Water".

There is a T in the middle,

它的中间有个T

but,

但是，

usually,

通常的话，

not always, but usually, British people don't pronounce the T.

不是总是，而是通常，英国人是不会发出T的音

We pronounce it like it's stuck in the throat.

我们发音时就好像是深陷在喉咙里的。

Like this :

就像这样：

Wa'er (water with the glottal T)

Wa'er（T作为深喉发音）

Wa'er

Wa'er

This, it's sometimes represented by an apostrophy.

这种发音，它有时用撇号代替。

It sounds like the middle of Uh-Oh..

它听起来像Uh-Oh的中间音

It's stuck in the throat, it's called glottal.

是从喉咙深部发出的，叫深喉音

Obviously, not just in water,

很明显的，不只是 water（水）这个词有，

in other words :

还有其他单词里：

Bottle

Bottle（杯子）

can become

将变成

Bo'le (bottle with the glottal T)

Bo'le（T作为深喉发音）

So, the T is

因此，这个T

there when you spell it

当你拼写是它是存在的

but when you say it,

但当你读它是，

it comes a little like bo'le.

它就有点像bo'le.

Button could be

Button(按钮）将变成

bu'on (button with the Glottal T).

bu'on (T在该单词作为深喉发音）

Other words, like great

其他单词，如great

could become grea' (great with the glottal T).

将变成 grea' (T在该单词作为深喉发音）

And it's very common to hear this,

你会普遍听到这个

and it's most common with words which end in T

以T结尾的单词是最多的

For example :

例如：

But (bu'), It (i'),

But (bu'), It (i'),

That (tha'), Not (no')

That (tha'), Not (no')

and all contractions of not :

和所有not的略缩形式

For example : Can't (can')

如：Can't (can')

Couldn't (couldn')

Couldn't (couldn')

Don't (don')

Don't (don')

wouldn't (wouldn')

wouldn't (wouldn')

shouldn't (shouldn')

shouldn't (shouldn')

musn't (musn')

musn't (musn')

A common question is : does this sound informal or stupid?

一点常见的问题是：这听起来不够正式或者太傻了吗？

Well,

呃，

it can if you use it too much.

如果你用得太多的话就会如你所问。

We don't use the glottal T or the true T every single time.

我们并不是每次都用深喉音T和正式音T

What sounds more natural is when you have a mix of the two

当你将两者混合这会听起来更自然

For example, in a sentence like :

例如，一个句子如：

"A little bit"

A little bit"（一点，有点）

you could pronounce both Ts

你可以将两个T都发音

but it sounds more natural

但更自然的方式是：

to use a mix.

用混合音

Like for example :

就像这样，例如：

"A li'le bit" (little with the glottal T)

"A li'le bit"（T在little中作为深喉发音）

or "A li'le bi' "(little and bit with glottal Ts)

或者"A li'le bi' （little与bit两者都使用深喉音T)

could be both glottal Ts

都可以使用深喉音的T

could be one glottal T and a true T.

也可以一个用深喉T一个用正式音T

It's up to you and it sounds more natural to mix things up.

这随你便，不过两者混合使用听起来会更加自然。

But, again, you don't want to use this in every single T in the sentence, because, yes that does sound stupid.

但是，再者，你不想将每个T都发声，因为，那确实是听起来傻傻的。

There are some words which you should never use the glottal T, because it always sounds stupid, just because it does.

有些单词你应该永远别用深喉音T，因为这样它永远会听起来很傻，原因就是这样。

For example, like "mountain"

例如，像"mountain"

we never pronounce it moun'ain (mountain with the glottal T)

我们从来不发音成moun'ain(深喉音T）

it sounds horrible.

听起来简直可怕~。

same with "hotel"

"hotel"这个词也是同样的

no, we never say ho'el (hotel with the glottal T)

不要，我们从来不说成 ho'el（深喉音T）

never, it's.. it sounds horrible!

千万别，这。。。这听起来太可怕了！

So,

所以，

there is your lesson on the glottal T and the true T.

这就是深喉T和正式T的发音的课程。

Remember : use it as a mix

记住：将他们混合使用

not always glottal T, not always true T.

不是一直用深喉音T,也不是一直用正式发音T

Have a mix of them together in the sentence.

在句子中将两者混合使用

That's how you sound more natural.

这样你就听起来更加自然。

Ok, I'll see you in the next class!

好的，我们下节课见!

Non-automatic English subtitles by Julie Descaves

非自动中文字幕，钟学洋制作

"In this word, where is the stress?"

在这个单词中，重音在哪？

"Well, it's in "-lice"

好的，它的重音是"-lice"

"The stress is here"

重音在这里