Practice Your English Pronunciation Th /θ/ vs /z/ Sounds | Course #16

In this video,

在本视频中，

we are going to focus

我们将重点关注

on two English consonant sounds.

两个英语辅音。

The sounds th /ð/ and /z/.

发音为 th /ð/ 和 /z/。

So the ‘th’ sound and a ‘z’ sound.

所以“th”音和“z”音。

I know they sound very similar

我知道它们听起来很相似

but they are actually quite different.

，但实际上却很不同。

And they are very important sounds in English

它们在英语中是非常重要的发音，

so I want you

所以我希望你

to be able to pronounce them correctly.

能够正确发音。

Let's take two example words.

让我们举两个例子。

The first word I have is the word ‘then’.

我说的第一个词是“然后”这个词。

Can you hear the th sound?

你能听到th的声音吗？

‘then’

'然后'

The second word is ‘zen’.

第二个词是'禅'。

Can you hear the sound ‘z’?

你能听到“z”的声音吗？

‘zen’

“禅”

So ‘then’ and ‘zen’.

所以“然后”和“禅”。

I know this may sound complicated

我知道这听起来可能很复杂

because they sound similar

，因为它们听起来很相似

but they are different, guys.

，但又不同，伙计们。

And if you practice with me,

如果你和我一起练习，

by the end of this video,

在本视频结束时，

you will be able to pronounce them.

你将能够发音。

So let's get started.

那么让我们开始吧。

Before we learn about the consonant sounds

在我们了解英语中的辅音

‘th’ /ð/ and zed /z/ in English,

'th' /ð/ 和 zed /z/ 之前，

you should always know about the I.P.A spelling, guys.

你们应该先了解国际音标 (IPA) 的拼写，伙计们。

This is very useful.

这非常有用。

And you can also watch how I move my mouth

你也可以观察我如何移动我的嘴

and please always try to repeat after me -

，并请始终尝试跟着我重复 -

it's very important.

这非常重要。

You can do it.

你可以做到的。

Let's do it together.

让我们一起来做吧。

Let's first learn how to produce the ‘th’ /ð/ sound in English.

让我们首先学习如何发出英语中的“th”/ð/ 音。

But this ‘th’ is voiced.

但这个“th”是浊音。

So you are going to use your voice

所以你要使用你的声音，

You're going to use… um…

你要使用……嗯……

you're going to feel a vibration in your throat, okay.

你会感觉到喉咙有振动，好吧。

And what you're going to do

你要做的

is you're going to put your tongue between your teeth

就是把舌头放在牙齿之间

and you're not going to push out some air.

，不要排出一些空气。

What you're going to do,

你要做的

is you're going to create a vibration with your tongue.

就是用舌头产生振动。

So your tongue has to vibrate, /ð/.

所以你的舌头必须振动，/ð/。

Okay.

好的。

Please watch my mouth and repeat after me.

请注意我的嘴并跟着我重复。

/ð/

/ð/

/ð/

/ð/

/ð/

/ð/

Let's practice with the word ‘then’.

让我们练习“then”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘then’

‘然后’

‘then’

‘然后

‘then’

’‘然后’

Good.

好。

Let's now move on to the /z/ sound.

现在让我们继续讨论 /z/ 声音。

So this is voiced.

所以这是发声的。

You are going to use your voice

您将使用您的声音

and feel a vibration in your throat.

并感觉到喉咙的振动。

You're going to put your tongue

你要把舌头

against your bottom teeth

放在下牙上

and you're going to make it vibrate.

，让它振动。

Use your tongue.

用你的舌头。

Just make a sound so, /z/.

只要发出声音，/z/。

Okay.

好的。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

/z/

/z/

/z/

/z/

/z/

/z/

Let's practice with the word ‘zen’.

让我们练习“禅”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘zen’

‘禅’

‘zen’

‘禅’

‘zen’

‘禅’

Good.

好。

Let's now practice with minimal pairs.

现在让我们用最少的配对进行练习。

These words, that have very similar sounds,

这些词，听起来很相似，

but they are quite different actually.

但实际上却截然不同。

And they're very good if you really want to hear the difference.

如果你真的想听听其中的区别，它们就非常好。

But first let's focus on the sounds.

但首先让我们关注声音。

Please watch how I move my mouth

请看我如何动嘴

and repeat after me.

并跟着我重复。

First, the ‘th’ sound.

首先是‘th’的声音。

/ð/

/ð/

/ð/

/ð/

/ð/

/ð/

And now the /z/ sound. Please repeat after me.

现在是 /z/ 声音。请跟着我重复一遍。

/z/

/z/

/z/

/z/

/z/

/z/

Let's now do both. Repeat after me, guys.

现在让我们两者都做。伙计们，跟着我重复一遍。

/ð/

/ð/

/z/

/z/

/ð/

/ð/

/z/

/z/

/ð/

/ð/

/z/

/z/

Let's now practice with our words.

现在让我们练习一下我们的单词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘then’

“然后

‘zen’

”“禅宗”

‘then’

“然后”

‘zen’

“禅宗”

‘then’

“然后

‘zen’

”“禅宗”

Excellent, guys.

太棒了，伙计们。

Well, guys.

好吧，伙计们。

It's now time to go through minimal pairs together.

现在是时候一起检查最少的对了。

Please watch how I move my mouth

请看我如何动嘴

and repeat after me.

并跟着我重复。

Let's go.

我们走吧。

bathe

沐浴

bays

湾

breathe

呼吸

breeze

微风

clothe

衣服

close

关闭

clothing

衣服

closing

关闭

lathe

车床

laze

懒惰

loathe

厌恶

lows

低

scythe

镰刀

size

尺寸

seethe

沸腾看到

sees

鞘

sheathe

她

she's

安慰

soothed

了

sues

起诉

then

然后

zen

禅宗

with

与

whiz

奇才

Excellent, guys.

优秀，伙计们。

Okay, guys.

好吧，伙计们。

Let's now practice with sentences

现在让我们练习

containing these consonant sounds.

包含这些辅音的句子。

The first sentence:

第一句话：

‘Sue's voice soothes me.’

“苏的声音抚慰了我。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘Sue's voice soothes me.’

“苏的声音让我平静下来。”

And finally:

最后：

‘The clothing store is closing.’

“服装店要关门了。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘The clothing store is closing.’

“服装店要关门了。”

Good job.

好工作。

Let's move on.

让我们继续吧。

Let's now move on to listening practice.

现在让我们继续听力练习。

I'm now going to show you two words.

现在我要向你们展示两个词。

I will say one of the two words,

我会说这两个词之一，

and I want you to listen very carefully

我希望你仔细听

and to tell me if this word is, ‘a)’ or ‘b)’

并告诉我这个词是“a)”还是“b)”

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

Let's start with our first two words.

让我们从前两个词开始。

Now which one do I say?

现在我该说哪一个呢？

Word ‘a’ or word ‘b’?

单词“a”还是单词“b”？

Listen.

听。 又

‘whiz’

‘嗖’

One more time.

一声。

‘whiz’

“whiz”

Is it ‘a’ or is it ‘b’?

是“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘b’ guys, ‘whiz’.

这是“b”伙计们，“天才”。

‘a’ is ‘with’.

“a”是“与”。

Listen to me.

听我说。

‘lathe’

“车床”

‘lathe’

“车床”

It's ‘a’ guys, ‘lathe’.

这是“一个”伙计们，“车床”。

‘b’ is ‘laze’.

“b”是“懒惰”。

‘scythe’

'镰刀'

‘scythe’

'镰刀'

It's ‘a’, ‘scythe’.

这是'a'，'镰刀'。

‘b’ is ‘size’.

“b”是“尺寸”。

‘lows’

'lows'

‘lows’

'lows'

Answer ‘b’ is correct, ‘lows’.

答案'b'是正确的，'lows'。

‘a’ is ‘loathe’.

“a”是“厌恶”。

‘close’

'关闭'

‘close’

'关闭'

‘b’ of course, ‘close’.

'b' 当然是'关闭'。

‘a’ is ‘clothe’.

“a”是“衣服”。

Listen to me, guys.

听我说，伙计们。

‘soothe’

'舒缓'

‘soothe’

'舒缓'

It's answer ‘a’, ‘soothe’.

答案是'a'，'舒缓'。

‘b’ is pronounced ‘sues’.

“b”发音为“sues”。

‘teasing’

'戏弄'

‘teasing’

'戏弄'

It's ‘b’, ‘teasing’.

是'b'，'戏弄'。

‘a’ is ‘teething’.

“a”是“出牙”。

‘breeze’

‘微风’

‘breeze’

‘微风’

Which one is it?

是哪一个？

It's ‘b’, ‘breeze’.

是“b”，“微风”。

‘a’ is ‘breathe’.

“a”是“呼吸”。

Listen to me very carefully.

非常仔细地听我说。

‘closing’

'关闭'

‘closing’

'关闭'

It's ‘b’, ‘closing’.

是'b'，'关闭'。

‘a’ is ‘clothing’.

“a”是“衣服”。

And finally.

最后。

‘sheathe’

'鞘'

‘sheathe’

'鞘'

Of course guys it's ‘a’, ‘sheathe’.

当然，伙计们，这是'a'，'鞘'。

‘b’ would be ‘she's’.

“b”将是“她”。

Great practice, guys.

很棒的练习，伙计们。

You now have a better understanding

您现在

of the two consonant sounds /ð/ and /z/ in English.

对英语中的两个辅音 /ð/ 和 /z/ 有了更好的理解 。

Keep practicing.

继续练习。

It takes a lot of practice

需要大量练习

to be able to master these sounds

才能掌握这些声音

but you can do it.

，但你可以做到。

So keep practicing.

所以继续练习吧。

Train your ear as well to hear the different sounds in English.

训练你的耳朵来听英语中的不同声音。

And obviously watch my other pronunciation videos.

当然还可以观看我的其他发音视频。

I promise you they will help you improve your skills.

我向你保证他们会帮助你提高你的技能。

See you next time.

下次见。