Practice Your English Pronunciation /d/ vs j /dʒ/ Sounds | Course #24

Today, we are going to focus on

今天，我们将重点关注

two important English consonant sounds.

两个重要的英语辅音。

The /d/ sound and the /ʤ/ sound.

/d/ 音和 /ʤ/ 音。

They may be confusing because

它们可能会令人困惑，因为

they sound very similar but they are different.

它们听起来非常相似但又不同。

And I want you to be able to hear the difference

我希望您能够听出其中的差异

and to be able to pronounce them correctly.

并能够正确发音。

So let's take two example words.

让我们举两个例子。

The first word is the word ‘dog’.

第一个词是“狗”这个词。

It's a very simple ‘d’ sound.

这是一个非常简单的“d”音。

‘dog’

“狗”

The second word is ‘jog’.

第二个词是“慢跑”。

It's a /ʤ/ sound.

这是一个/ʤ/的声音。

‘jog’

“慢跑”

So ‘dog’,

所以“狗”，

‘jog’

“慢跑”

I hope you can hear the difference.

我希望你能听出区别。

Keep on watching.

继续观看。

We're going to practice together.

我们要一起练习。

And I promise you by the end of the video,

我向您保证，在视频结束时，

you will understand the difference

您会理解其中的区别

and you will pronounce these two sounds correctly.

，并且会正确发音这两个声音。

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

/d/ and /ʤ/ in English,

/d/和/ʤ/之前，

please try to know about the I.P.A spelling.

请尝试了解一下国际音标的拼写。

It's very important.

这非常重要。

Also you can watch how I move my mouth

您还可以观看我如何移动嘴巴

and obviously always try to repeat after me in this video.

，并且显然总是尝试在这段视频中跟着我重复。

Very important as well.

也非常重要。

You can do this, guys.

你们可以做到这一点，伙计们。

Let's do it together.

让我们一起来做吧。

First, let's learn how to make the /d/ sound in English.

首先，让我们学习如何在英语中发出 /d/ 的发音。

It's a voiced sound.

这是一个有声的声音。

You're going to use your voice -

你将使用你的声音——

feel the vibration in your throat.

感受喉咙的振动。

What you do is,

你所做的就是

you put your tongue behind your top teeth.

将舌头放在上牙后面。

And you make your throat vibrate,

你让你的喉咙振动，

you use your voice and you produce a sound. /d/

你用你的声音发出声音。 /d/

Okay.

好的。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

/d/

/d/

Let's practice with the word ‘dog’.

让我们练习一下“dog”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘dog’

‘狗’

Good.

好。

Let's now move on to the /ʤ/ sound.

现在让我们继续讲 /ʤ/ 音。

It's voiced as well.

也是有语音的。

You're also going to use your voice

您还将使用您的声音

and feel the vibration in your throat.

并感受喉咙的振动。

But this time,

但这一次，

your teeth should touch each other.

你们的牙齿应该互相接触。

And you're going to place your tongue up there

你会把舌头放在那里

and it's not going to move.

，它不会移动。

And you're going to produce a sound.

你将会发出声音。

/ʤ/ Okay.

/ʤ/ 好的。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

Let's use the word ‘jog’.

让我们使用“慢跑”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘jog’

‘慢跑’

Great.

Let's now practice minimal pairs.

太棒了。

现在让我们练习最小对。

These words are almost the same

这些词几乎相同，

but the sounds are different.

但发音不同。

They're very useful if you want to hear

如果您想听

the different sounds in English.

英语中的不同发音，它们非常有用。

First let's focus on our two sounds.

首先让我们关注两个声音。

Please watch my mouth repeat after me.

请注意我的嘴巴跟着我重复。

/d/

/d/

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

Let's now do both.

现在让我们两者都做。

Please repeat after me, guys.

伙计们，请跟着我重复一遍。

/d/

/d/

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

/d/

/d/

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

/d/

/d/

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

Let's now use our words.

现在让我们使用我们的话。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘dog’

“狗”

‘jog’

“慢跑”

‘dog’

“狗”

‘jog’

“慢跑”

‘dog’

“狗”

‘jog’

“慢跑”

Great job.

干得好。

Okay, guys.

We're now going to go through minimal pairs together.

好吧，伙计们。

我们现在要一起检查最少的对。

Please remember to watch my mouth

请记得看我的嘴

and to repeat after me.

并跟着我重复。

bad

坏

badge

徽章

barred

禁止

barge

驳船

bud

芽

budge

芽

charred

烧焦的

charge

指控

dab

dab

jab

jab

dale

dale

jail

监狱

dam

dam

jam

jam

dangle

dangle

jangle

jangle

day

day

jay

杰伊迪恩斯

deans

牛仔裤

jeans

鹿

deer

杰尔

jeer

债务

debt

喷气

jet

机

deep

深

jeep

吉普车

dell

戴尔

gel

凝胶

dig

挖掘

jig

吉格

dim

昏暗的

gym

健身房

din

丁

gin

杜松子酒

dissed

dissed

gist

要点

dive

潜水

jive

jive

do

do

Jew

犹太人

dock

码头

jock

运动员

door

门

jaw

下巴

dot

点点

jot

浇注

doused

比武

joust

恐惧

dread

挖泥

dredge

机

dug

挖

jug

壶

dump

转储

jump

跳跃

dunk

扣篮

junk

垃圾

dust

灰尘

just

只是

ford

福特

forge

锻造

gored

戈尔德

gorge

峡谷

head

头

hedge

对冲

led

领导的

ledge

壁架

mid

中

midge

蚊

paid

支付

page

页面

pled

承诺

pledge

保证

purred

咕噜

purge

净化

raid

突袭

rage

愤怒

rid

摆脱

ridge

山脊

seed

种子

siege

围攻

sled

雪橇

sledge

雪橇

wed

婚礼

wedge

楔子

weighed

称重

wage

工资

Great, guys.

太棒了，伙计们。

Well, guys.

好吧，伙计们。

Time now to practice with sentences

现在是时候练习

containing our consonant sounds.

包含辅音的句子了。

First sentence: ‘The gym is dim.’

第一句话：“健身房很暗。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘The gym is dim.’

“健身房很暗。”

Sentence number two: ‘Her jeep drove in deep mud.’

第二句话：“她的吉普车在深深的泥浆中行驶。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘Her jeep drove in deep mud.’

“她的吉普车在深深的泥浆中行驶。”

And finally: ‘It's just dust on the desk.’

最后：“这只是桌子上的灰尘。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘It's just dust on the desk.’

“这只是桌子上的灰尘。”

Excellent. Let's move on.

出色的。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。

Which word do I say?

我该说哪个词？

‘a’ or ‘b’?

“a”还是“b”？

Listen.

听。 再

‘dunk’

“扣篮”

One more time.

一次。

‘dunk’

'dunk'

It's word ‘a’ of course, ‘dunk’.

当然是单词'a'，'dunk'。

‘b’ would be ‘junk’.

“b”将是“垃圾”。

What about this one?

这个呢？

‘wage’ ‘wage’

'工资' '工资'

It's ‘b’ guys, ‘wage’.

这是'b'伙计们，'工资'。

‘a’ is weighed.

'a' 被称重。

‘purge’ ‘purge’

'purge' 'purge'

is ‘b’

是 'b'

‘a’ is ‘purred’.

'a' 是 'purred'。

Listen to me.

听我说。

‘head’ ‘head’

‘头’‘头’

‘a’ or ‘b’?

‘a’还是‘b’？

It's ‘a’, ‘head’

这是'a'，'head'，

‘b’ is ‘hedge’.

'b'是'hedge'。

‘dive’ ‘dive’

'潜水' '潜水'

It's ‘a’, ‘dive’.

这是'a'，'潜水'。

‘b’ is ‘jive’.

“b”是“jive”。

‘jangle’ ‘jangle’

“jangle”“jangle”

is ‘b’ guys, ‘jangle’.

是“b”伙计们，“jangle”。

‘a’ would be ‘dangle’.

“a”将是“悬挂”。

What about this one?

这个呢？

‘bud’ ‘bud’

'芽' '芽'

It's ‘a’, bud.

是'a'，芽。

‘b’ is ‘budge’.

“b”是“预算”。

Listen to me.

听我说。

‘barge’ ‘barge’

'barge' 'barge'

It's ‘b’ guys, ‘barge’

这是'b'伙计们，'barge'

‘a’ is ‘barred’.

'a' 是'禁止'。

‘dust’ ‘dust’

'灰尘' '灰尘'

It's answer ‘a’, ‘dust’.

答案是'a'，'灰尘'。

‘b’ is ‘just’.

“b”是“只是”。

Our last two words. Listen to me.

我们的最后两个字。听我说。

‘forge’ ‘forge’

“锻造”“锻造”

It's ‘b’ guys, ‘forge’.

这是“b”伙计们，“锻造”。

‘a’ is pronounced ‘ford’.

“a”发音为“ford”。

That was excellent guys.

那真是太棒了。

You now have a better understanding

现在您

of the two consonant sounds /d/ and /ʤ/ in English.

对英语中的两个辅音 /d/ 和 /ʤ/ 有了更好的理解 。

Of course it takes a lot more speaking

当然，需要更多的口语

and listening practice to master these sounds

和听力练习才能掌握这些声音

but you can do it.

，但你可以做到。

Keep practicing.

继续练习。

Keep training your ear

不断训练你的耳朵

to hear the differences between the sounds.

来听出声音之间的差异。

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。