Practice Your English Pronunciation /s/ vs Th /θ/ Sounds | Course #18

Hello, guys.

哈喽，伙计们。

My name is F@nny.

我的名字是 F@ny。

Welcome to this English pronunciation video.

欢迎观看这个英语发音视频。

In this video,

在本视频中，

we are going to talk about two very important

我们将讨论两个非常重要的

English consonant sounds.

英语辅音。

The sound /s/ and the sound /θ/.

声音/s/和声音/θ/。

So the /s/ sound and the th sound.

所以 /s/ 声音和 th 声音。

They are very confusing because they sound very similar

它们非常令人困惑，因为它们听起来很相似

but they are different.

，但又不同。

And they are very important in English

它们在英语中非常重要

so I want you to be able to pronounce them correctly.

，所以我希望你能够正确发音。

Let's take two example words.

让我们举两个例子。

The first word is the word ‘sink’

第一个单词是“sink”，

with an /s/ sound/ ‘sink’

带有 /s/ 声音/“sink”，

The other word is ‘think’ with a th /θ/ sound.

另一个单词是“think”，带有 th /θ/ 声音。

So ‘sink’ and ‘think’.

所以“沉”和“思考”。

They are two very different sounds in English.

它们在英语中是两种截然不同的发音。

And I really want you to be able to pronounce them correctly.

我真的希望你能够正确发音。

So let's practice together

因此，让我们一起练习

and I promise you by the end of this video

，我保证在本视频结束时

you will hear the difference.

您会听到差异。

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

Before we learn about the consonant sounds

在我们了解英语中的辅音

s /s/ and th /θ/ in English,

s /s/ 和 th /θ/ 之前，

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

您应该了解 IPA 拼写

- that's very useful.

- 这非常有用。

You can also watch me and how I move my mouth

你也可以观察我以及我如何移动我的嘴

and obviously please try to repeat after me.

，显然请尝试跟着我重复。

You can make those sounds

你可以发出这些声音

and we're going to do it now.

，我们现在就这么做。

Okay, guys. Let's now learn how to produce the /s/ sound.

好吧，伙计们。现在让我们学习如何产生 /s/ 声音。

So /s/ It's a voiceless sound.

所以 /s/ 这是清音。

You're not going to use your voice.

你不会使用你的声音。

You're not going to feel the vibration in your throat.

您不会感觉到喉咙的振动。

What you're going to do is...

你要做的是……

your teeth are going to touch each other.

你们的牙齿会互相接触。

And your tongue goes down.

然后你的舌头就会下降。

It touches your lower teeth, okay.

它会触及你的下牙，好吧。

And you're going to push out some air.

你会排出一些空气。

So… /s/

所以… /s/

Please watch my mouth,

请注意我的嘴，

repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

Let's practice with the word ‘sink’.

让我们练习一下“sink”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘sink’

'sink'

‘sink’

'sink'

‘sink’

'sink'

And now, let's make the th /θ/ sound in English.

现在，让我们用英语发出 th /θ/ 的发音。

So /θ/.

所以/θ/。

It's voiceless.

是无声的。

Again, no vibration.

再次，没有振动。

No voice.

没有声音。

And what you're going to do is

你要做的就是

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

把舌头放在牙齿之间……

okay and you're going to push out some air, okay.

好吧，然后你要推出一些空气，好吧。

/θ/

/θ/

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复。

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

Let's practice with the word ‘think’.

让我们练习“思考”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘think’

‘想’

‘think’

‘想’

‘think’

‘想’

Good.

好。

Let's now practice with minimal pairs -

现在让我们练习最少的单词对——

words that are practically the same

几乎相同

but the sounds are different.

但发音不同的单词。

They are very good if you want to hear

如果您想听听

the difference between the two sounds.

两种声音之间的差异， 它们非常好

First, let's focus on the sounds themselves.

。 首先，让我们关注声音本身。

Please watch my mouth and repeat after me.

请注意我的嘴并跟着我重复。

First the /s/ sound.

首先是 /s/ 声音。

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

And now the th /θ/ sound.

现在是第 /θ/ 声音。

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

Now let's do both.

现在让我们两者都做。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

/s/

/s/

/θ/

/θ/

/s/

/s/

/θ/

/θ/

/s/

/s/

/θ/

/θ/

And now let's 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。

‘sink’

‘沉’

‘think’

‘想’

‘sink’

‘沉’

‘think’

‘想’

‘sink’

‘沉’

‘think’

‘想’

Very good, guys.

非常好，伙计们。

Let's now go through minimal pairs together.

现在让我们一起来看一下最小对。

And I want you to look at how I move my mouth

我想让你看看我是如何动嘴的

and of course to repeat after me.

，当然还要跟着我重复。

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

face

面对

faith

信仰

force

力量

fourth

第四

gross

毛

growth

增长

mass

质量

math

数学

miss

小姐

myth

神话

moss

苔

moth

蛾

mouse

老鼠

mouth

嘴

Norse

北欧

North

北

pass

通

path

路径

purse

钱包

Perth

珀斯

race

种族

wraith

幽灵

sank

沉没

thank

感谢

saw

看到

thaw

解冻

seem

似乎

theme

主题

sick

生病

thick

厚

sigh

叹

thigh

大腿

sin

罪恶

thin

薄

sing

唱

thing

事情

sink

沉思

think

​

some

一些

thumb

拇指

song

歌曲

thong

丁字裤

sought

寻求

thought

思想

suds

泡沫

thuds

重 击

symbol

符号

thimble

顶针

tense

紧张

tenth

第十

truce

休战

truth

真理

use

使用

youth

青春

worse

更糟糕的

worth

价值

Very good, guys.

非常好，伙计们。

Let's now practice with a few sentences

现在让我们练习一些

containing our consonant sounds.

包含辅音的句子。

Our first sentence is:

我们的第一句话是：

‘The Norse passed the North path.’

“挪威人走过了北路。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘The Norse passed the North path.’

“挪威人走过了北路。”

Good.

好的。

Second sentence: ‘The sick mouse had a thick mouth.’

第二句话：“病鼠的嘴很厚。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘The sick mouse had a thick mouth.’

“那只病老鼠的嘴很厚。”

And finally: ‘Use thick suds to keep your youth.’

最后：“用浓肥皂水来保持青春。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘Use thick suds to keep your youth.’

“用浓肥皂水来保持青春。”

Excellent, guys.

太棒了，伙计们。

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。

Here are my first two words now.

现在这是我的前两个词。

Now - word ‘a’, word ‘b’.

现在 - 单词“a”，单词“b”。

Which one do I say?

我该说哪一个呢？

Listen to me.

听我说。

‘thin’

再 ‘瘦’

One more time.

一次。

‘thin’

“薄”

Is it ‘a’ or is it ‘b’?

是“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘b’ guys, ‘thin’.

这是“b”伙计，“瘦”。

‘a’ is pronounced ‘sin’.

“a”发音为“sin”。

What about this one?

这个呢？

Listen to me very carefully.

非常仔细地听我说。

‘worse’

“更糟”

‘worse’

“更糟”

It's ‘a’ guys, ‘worse’.

这是“一个”伙计们，“更糟”。

‘b’ would be ‘worth’.

“b”将是“值得”。

‘faith’

'信仰'

‘faith’

'信仰'

It's ‘b’, ‘faith’.

这是'b'，'信仰'。

‘a’ would be ‘face’.

“a”将是“脸”。

Listen to me.

听我说。

‘sank’

'沉没'

‘sank’

'沉没'

It's ‘a’, ‘sank.

是'a'，'沉没'。

‘b’ would be ‘thank’.

“b”将是“谢谢”。

‘fourth’

'第四'

‘fourth’

'第四'

It's ‘b’, ‘fourth’.

是'b'，'第四'。

‘a’ is ‘force’.

“a”是“力”。

‘tenth’

'第十'

‘tenth’

'第十'

Answer ‘b’ of course.

当然回答'b'。

‘a’ would be ‘tense’.

“a”将是“紧张”。

‘sink’

'水槽'

‘sink’

'水槽'

It's ‘a’, ‘sink’.

这是'a'，'水槽'。

‘b’ is ‘think’.

“b”是“认为”。

Listen to me.

听我说。

‘gross’

'gross'

‘gross’

'gross'

Is it ‘a’ or is it ‘b’?

是“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘a’, ‘gross’.

是“啊”、“恶心”。

‘b’ will be ‘growth’.

“b”将是“增长”。

‘truth’

'真相'

‘truth’

'真相'

It's ‘b’, truth.

这是'b'，真相。

‘a’ is ‘truce’.

“a”是“休战”。

Our last two words.

我们的最后两个字。

Now listen to me very carefully.

现在请非常仔细地听我说。

‘mass’

'质量'

‘mass’

'质量'

Is it ‘a’ or is it ‘b’?

是“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘a’, ‘mass’.

是“一”、“质量”。

‘b’ would be ‘math’.

“b”将是“数学”。

Excellent job, guys.

干得好，伙计们。

You now have a better understanding of the sounds

您现在对声音

/s/ and θ/.

/s/ 和 θ/ 有了更好的理解。

So the /s/ sound and th sound in English.

所以英语中 /s/ 发音和 th 发音。

But of course keep practicing.

但当然要继续练习。

It takes a lot of practice to master these sounds but you can do it.

掌握这些声音需要大量练习，但你可以做到。

So practice makes perfect.

所以熟能生巧。

Keep practicing.

继续练习。

Train your ear to hear the different sounds.

训练你的耳朵去听不同的声音。

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。