How to Make the BR Consonant Cluster

如何发好/br/这个辅音连缀音

In this American English pronunciation video,

在这次的美式英语发音视频中，

we’re going to go over how to make the BR consonant cluster.

我们将会复习如何发BR这个辅音连缀的音

R is a very difficult sound for many to make, so it follows that clusters with R would also be hard.

R对很多人来说很难准确发音，所以与R一起的连缀发音也很困难

Thanks for this suggestion.

感谢这条建议

This cluster can come at the beginning of a word,

连缀可以在一个词的开头部分

like in ‘bring’, br, br, bring, or the middle of a word like ‘algebra’.

像Bring，/br/，/br/，bring，或者在词的中间，像algebra

Alge-br, br, br-a.

/ˈældʒə-br-br-ə/

Algebra.

/ˈældʒəbrə/

The sounds can also come at the end of a word, but we don’t consider it a consonant cluster

这个发音也可以在词的结尾，不过我们不考虑它是个辅音连缀

because of the schwa in between.

因为它们之间有中性元音

The pronunciation, however, is the same, only it’s unstressed, like ‘number’,

但发音也是一样的，只是非重读音节，像number

num-ber, ber, ber.

/ˈnʌm-bɚr-bɚr/

Number.

/ˈnʌmbɚr/

br, bring, br, algebra,

/br/，/brɪŋ/，/br/，/ˈældʒəbrə/

br, number.

/br/，/ˈnʌmbɚr/

The lips come together for the B, the teeth part a little, bbb,

嘴唇并拢发/b/，牙齿发出轻微声音，/b/，/b/，/b/

and the throat makes a sound, bbb, waiting to be released with the lips, bbb.

喉咙发出/b/，/b/，/b/的声音，等着和嘴唇一起释放，发声/b/，/b/，/b/

We want to release right into the next sound, in this case, the R.

我们想准确发下一个音节，R

Don’t make a vowel sound in between.

不要中间发一个元音

So it’s not bbbuh-rr, but br, br, from the B right into the R.

不是/b-b-ɚ-r-r/，而是/br/，/br/，从/b/直接进入/r/

Notice that the tongue doesn’t need to do anything for the B. It's all about the lips.

要注意，发/b/不需要用到舌头，完全用嘴唇就可以

This is key.

这是关键

It means we can move the tongue into position for the R while we make the B.

就是说，我们在/b/的时候可以让舌头处在合适的位置为发/r/做好准备

This is the position for the R. The tip of the tongue pulls back and up,

这是发/r/时的舌位图，舌头要收回并且朝上

so it’s not touching anything.

它不接触任何部位

Do this with me: part your teeth just a bit inside the mouth.

和我一起练习：你的牙齿只有一点点在你的嘴巴里

Then lift and slide your tongue back against the roof of the mouth

抬起并收回你的舌头朝向你的上颚

so that this part is touching the roof of the mouth about here.

从而舌头的一部分正要碰到你的上颚

Peel away just the tongue tip so that it's not touching anything.

让舌尖绕开，这样它不碰到任何部位

Now, when you part your lips, flare them for the R. Brr, brr

当你分开嘴唇的时，张开嘴唇发出/b/，/brr/，/brr/

So we're pulling the tongue into position for the R, before we even make the B.

所以甚至在发/b/之前，我们就把舌头放好位置为发/r/做好准备

As you practice this cluster, hold out the R: brrrrrr.

练习这个连缀音，发出/r/，/br-r-r-r/

Brrrrrrrrreak.

/br-r-r-r-e-k/

Hold it out of a really long time.

发音久一些

Not just half of a second.

不要只有半秒

Brrrreak.

/br-r-r-r-e-k/

You get the point.

这样你就掌握了要点

Let’s look at some words up close and in slow motion.

让我们放慢动作，近距离看一些词怎么发音

Notice how the lips part immediately into the flared position for the R.

要注意，为了发/r/，嘴唇如何从稍稍分开迅速切换到打开的位置

The space inside the mouth is dark because the tongue tip is pulled back and up.

嘴巴里的空间是暗的，因为舌尖正在收回并且朝上

The important thing to keep in mind is to put your tongue into position for the R

重要的事情说三遍：发好/r/，要放好舌位；发好/r/，要放好舌位；发好/r/，要放好舌位

as you make the B. I made a video a while ago on holding out

当你发/b/的时候。不久前我制作了一个视频，关于

the R as you practice.

训练发好/r/

Check it out by clicking here or in the description below.

点击这里或者看下面的描述，确认一下

You definitely want to do this with the BR cluster, brrrrring.

你确实想发好/br/的连缀发音，/br-r-r-r/

It helps solidify the tongue position for the R.

为了发好/r/，它可以帮你定好舌位

Let’s drill a few words together.

让我们把一些词放在一起练习

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复

Bring

/brɪŋ/

Break

/brek/

Brother

/ˈbrʌðɚ/

Brought

/brɔt/

Branch

/bræntʃ/

Bridge

/brɪdʒ/

Brown

/braʊn/

Broad

/brɔd/

Bright

/braɪt/

Brief

/brif/

Brain

/bren/

Breakfast

/ˈbrekfəst/

Bread

/brɛd/

Broken

/ˈbroʊkən/

I hope this video has made this consonant cluster easier to pronounce.

我希望这个视频可以让辅音连缀的发音变得更容易

Practice daily with BR words for a week or two, and the BR cluster will become more natural.

日常练习有/br/音的词一到两周的时间，/br/连缀发音会更加自然

If there’s a word or phrase you’d like help pronouncing, please put it in the comments below.

如果有什么词或者短语你觉得有助于发音，请写到下面的评论里

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关于我的日常生活

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另外，很高兴告诉大家，我的书已经对外发售了

If you liked this video, there’s a lot more to learn about American English pronunciation,

如果你喜欢这个视频，里面可以学到更多有关美式英语的发音

and my book will help you step by step.

我的书也会一步步地指导大家

You can get it by clicking here, or in the description below.

你可以点击这里购买它，或者看下面的描述

That’s it, and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.

就到这里吧。谢谢大家使用Rachel英语