American English - UH [ʌ] Vowel - How to make the UH Vowel

In this American English pronunciation

在这个美式英语发音视频中

video, we’re going to learn how to

我们将学习单词 BUTTER 中的元音 UH 如何发音

pronounce the UH as in BUTTER vowel.

This is a very relaxed sound. You can

这是一个非常放松的发音。

see, uh, the jaw drops but the rest of

您可以看到，UH, 下巴向下移动，但口的其他部分基本保持不变，UH。

the mouth remains very neutral, uh.

The tongue is relaxed: the back presses

舌头松弛：舌后部稍微下压，舌尖朝前，UH。

down just a little bit, and the tip is forward.

Uh. Keep your face really relaxed.

脸部保持自然松弛的状态。

Let’s look at this sound up close

让我们近距离观细看发音的慢动作

and in slow motion.

A very relaxed jaw drop with relaxed lips.

轻松地下移下巴且嘴唇松弛。

The tongue presses down just a bit in

只在舌后部位稍微下压一点。

the back. Here’s the word ‘stuff’.

单词“stuff”。

Again, everything looks nice and relaxed.

再看一次，一切看起来很放松。

The tongue presses down just

舌头只是在后面稍微下压一点。

a bit in the back.

In a stressed syllable, the vowel curves

在重读音节，这个元音的发音曲线是先上后下，“stuff“，‘’uh‘’。

up then down. Stuff, uh. In an unstressed

syllable, it’s lower and flatter in pitch, and

在非重读音节中，它的音调较低平，较轻快，‘’uh‘’，‘’uh'’’。

a little quieter and quicker, uh, uh. The vowel

这个元音在单词“undo”中是非重读的，‘’uh‘’。

is unstressed in the word ‘undo’, uh.

Let’s take a look at this word up close

让我们近距离细看这个单词发音的慢动作

and in slow motion.

Easy jaw drop. Lips and cheeks remain

简单地下移下巴。嘴唇和脸部保持放松，舌后部分微微下压

very relaxed. Tongue presses down

slightly in the back.

Compare the stressed vowel above

比较之前的重读元音与下面的非重读元音

with the unstressed vowel below.

Notice the jaw may drop a bit more

注意在重读音节中下巴可能会下移多一点

for a stressed syllable.

This is typical. Unstressed vowels and

特殊的是，非重读元音和双元音的发音较短，所以没有足够多的时间来使口型完全张开。

diphthongs are shorter, so there isn’t

as much time to make the full mouth position.

The UH vowel, stressed: stuff, UH

这个UH元音，重读，‘’stuff‘’，UH

The UH vowel, unstressed: undo, uh

这个UH元音，非重读，‘’undo’’，UH

UH, uh, UH, uh.

UH, uh, UH, uh.

Example words. Repeat with me.

单词举例。跟我读。