Practice Your English Pronunciation /b/ vs /v/ Sounds | Course #14

In this video, I'm going to focus on two very important consonant sounds: /b/ and /v/.

在本视频中，我将重点关注两个非常重要的辅音：/b/ 和 /v/。

I know they sound quite similar but they are different and they are very important in English.

我知道它们听起来很相似，但又不同，而且它们在英语中非常重要。

So I want you to be able to hear the difference and pronounce them differently.

所以我希望你能够听出差异并以不同的方式发音。

Let's get started with two example words.

让我们从两个示例单词开始。

The first example word that I have for you is ‘ban’.

我为您提供的第一个示例词是“禁止”。

Can you hear the /b/ sound? ‘ban’

你能听到/b/的声音吗？ 'ban'

Now the second word is ‘van’.

现在第二个词是'van'。

Can you hear the different /v/ sound?

你能听到不同的/v/声音吗？

'ban' ‘van’

'ban' 'van'

Now I know guys it seems difficult they sound quite similar but they are different.

现在我知道伙计们，它们听起来很相似似乎很困难，但它们是不同的。

We're going to practice together.

我们要一起练习。

And I promise you by the end of this video you will hear the difference

我向您保证，在本视频结束时，您将听到其中的差异

And you will be able to pronounce them differently.

，并且能够以不同的方式发音。

So let's get started.

那么让我们开始吧。

Okay, guys.

好吧，伙计们。

First, let's learn how to make the /b/ and /v/ sounds in English.

首先，让我们学习如何在英语中发出 /b/ 和 /v/ 的发音。

You can pronounce them correctly and you will hear the difference between the two sounds.

您可以正确发音，并且您会听到两种声音之间的差异。

Also - very important to know about the I.P.A. spelling.

另外 - 了解 IPA 拼写也非常重要。

You can watch how I move my mouth.

你可以看我如何动嘴。

And please try to repeat after me in this video.

请尝试在这个视频中跟着我重复。

I know you can master these sounds.

我知道你可以掌握这些声音。

Let's do it.

我们开始做吧。

First, let's practice making the English consonant /b/ sound in English.

首先，我们来练习英语辅音/b/的发音。

So listen to me very carefully.

所以请非常仔细地听我说。

What you're going to do - to produce the sound -

你要做的——发出声音——

is first you have to know it's a voiced sound.

首先你必须知道它是浊音。

Which means that when you produce the sound, you have to feel some vibration in your throat.

这意味着当您发出声音时，您必须感觉到喉咙有一些振动。

And what you're going to do is basically push out the air with both your lips.

你要做的基本上就是用双唇将空气挤出。

Like I said /b/ Watch my mouth.

就像我说的/b/注意我的嘴。

/b/

/b/

Now, let's repeat.

现在，让我们重复一遍。

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

/b/

/b/

/b/

/b/

/b/

/b/

Let's now practice with the word ‘ban’.

现在让我们练习“ban”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘ban’

‘禁止’

‘ban’

‘禁止’

‘ban’

‘禁止’

Good.

好。

And now let's practice the /v/ sound in English.

现在让我们练习英语中的 /v/ 发音。

So this is a little bit different.

所以这有点不同。

It is also voiced, so you are also going to have that vibration in your throat.

它也是有声的，所以你的喉咙也会有这种振动。

But this time, your lips are not going to touch each other.

但这一次，你们的嘴唇不会互相接触。

And your top teeth are going to be against your bottom lip.

你的上牙将抵住你的下唇。

/v/

/v/

Can you see this?

你能看到这个吗？

/v/

/v/

Let's practice. Repeat after me.

让我们练习一下。跟着我重复一遍。

/v/

/v/

/v/

/v/

/v/

/v/

Let's take the word ‘van’.

让我们以“van”这个词为例。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘van’

'面包车'

‘van’

'面包车

‘van’

''面包车'

Good job.

干得好。

Okay, guys. We're now going to practice with minimal pairs.

好吧，伙计们。我们现在要以最少的配对进行练习。

Words that sound very similar but the actual sounds are different.

听起来很相似但实际发音不同的单词。

And they are very useful to help us hear the difference between the two sounds.

它们对于帮助我们辨别两种声音之间的差异非常有用。

First, let's focus on the sounds themselves.

首先，让我们关注声音本身。

And I want you to repeat after me.

我希望你跟我重复一遍。

First, the /b/ sound.

首先，/b/ 声音。

/b/

/b/

/b/

/b

/b/

/ /b/

And now to /v/ sound.

现在到 /v/ 声音。

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

/v/

/v/

/v/

/v/

/v/

/v/

Let's now do both. Please repeat after me.

现在让我们两者都做。请跟着我重复一遍。

/b/

/b/

/v/

/v

/b/

/ /b

/v/

/ /v/

/b/

/b/

/v/

/v/

Good.

好。

And now let's take our words: ‘ban’ for the /b/ sound and ‘van’ for the /v/ sound.

现在让我们来看一下我们的单词：“ban”代表 /b/ 声音，“van”代表 /v/ 声音。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘ban’

“禁止”“

‘van’

货车”

‘ban’

“禁止”“货车

‘van’

”

‘ban’

“禁止”“货车

‘van’

”

Excellent, guys. Moving on.

太好了，伙计们。继续前进。

Okay, guys. Let's now go through minimum pairs together.

好吧，伙计们。现在让我们一起看看最小对。

Now watch how I move my mouth and always repeat after me.

现在看我如何动嘴并始终跟着我重复。

Let's go.

我们走吧。

bale

包

veil

面纱

bane

祸根

vein

静脉

bat

蝙蝠

vat

缸

beer

啤酒

veer

转向

bent

弯曲

vent

排气

berry

浆果

very

非常

bet

赌

vet

兽医

best

最好

vest

背心

bid

投标

vid

视频

bile

胆汁

vile

邪恶

boat

船

vote

投票

bolt

螺栓

volt

伏

bow

弓

vow

誓言

bowels

肠道

vowels

元音

curb

遏制

curve

曲线

dribble

运球

drivel

胡言

dub

配音

dove

鸽子

fibre

纤维

fiver

五

jibe

人

jive

吉贝吉夫

lobes

裂片

loaves

面包

rebel

叛逆

revel

狂欢

Great, guys.

太好了，伙计们。

Let's now look at some sentences containing these consonant sounds.

现在让我们看一些包含这些辅音的句子。

The first sentence is,

第一句话是：

‘The bear has vile berries in his bowels.’

“熊的肠子里有邪恶的浆果。”

Now, I want you to repeat after me.

现在，我要你跟着我重复一遍。

‘The bear has vile berries in his bowels.’

“这只熊的肠子里有邪恶的浆果。”

Good.

好的。

The second sentence,

第二句话，

‘She has the best vest.’

“她有最好的背心。”

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

‘She has the best vest.’

“她有最好的背心。”

And finally,

最后，

‘The bat and dove veered very fast.’

“蝙蝠和鸽子转向得非常快。”

Can you repeat after me?

你能跟着我重复一遍吗？

‘The bat and dove veered very fast.’

“蝙蝠和鸽子转向得非常快。”

Great job, guys. Moving on.

干得好，伙计们。继续前进。

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

我希望你仔细听并告诉我这个词是“a”还是“b”。

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

Okay, guys. Here are the first two words.

好吧，伙计们。这是前两个词。

Now…

现在……

‘berry’

“浆果”

Which one do I say? ‘a’ or ‘b’?

我该说哪一个？ “a”还是“b”？

Listen again.

再听一遍。

‘berry’

当然是 “浆果”

‘a’ of course, guys.

“a”，伙计们。

‘b’ would be ‘very’.

“b”将是“非常”。

Here are the other two words.

这是另外两个词。

Which one do I say?

我该说哪一个呢？

‘vote’

“投票”

‘vote’

“投票”

‘a’ or ‘b’?

“a”还是“b”？

‘b’ of course. ‘vote’.

当然是“b”。 '投票'。

‘a’ is ‘boat’.

“a”是“船”。

Here are the other two words.

这是另外两个词。

Which one am I saying?

我说的是哪一个？

‘vow’

'誓言'

‘vow’

'誓言'

It's ‘b’, ‘vow’.

是'b'，'誓言'。

‘a’ is ‘bow’.

“a”是“弓”。

And then…

然后……

‘bolt’

“螺栓”

‘bolt’

“螺栓”

It's ‘a’, ‘bolt’.

是“a”，“螺栓”。

‘b’ is ‘volt’.

“b”是“伏特”。

And then…

然后...

‘fiver’

“五”

‘fiver’

“五”

‘a’ or ‘b’ guys?

“a”或“b”伙计们？

It's ‘b’, ‘fiver’.

是“b”、“五”。

‘a’ is ‘fiber’.

“a”是“纤维”。

And then…

然后……

‘rebel’

“反叛”

‘rebel’

“反叛”

Is it ‘a’ or ‘b’?

是“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘a’, ‘rebel’.

这是“a”，“叛逆”。

‘b’ is a ‘revel’.

“b”是“狂欢”。

Which one am I saying now?

我现在说的是哪一个？

‘curb’

'遏制'

‘curb’

'遏制'

It's ‘a’, ‘curb’.

这是'a'，'遏制'。

‘b’ is ‘curve’.

“b”是“曲线”。

What about now?

那现在呢？

‘veil’

'面纱'

‘veil’

'面纱'

‘It's ‘b’, ‘veil’.

'这是'b'，'面纱'。

‘a’ is ‘bale’.

“a”是“捆”。

Next two…

接下来的两个…

‘vet’

“vet”

‘vet’

“vet”

It's ‘b’. ‘a’ is ‘bet’.

是“b”。 “a”是“赌注”。

And finally,

最后，

‘bowels’

“肠”

‘bowels’

“肠”

Is it ‘a’ or ‘b’?

是“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘a’ guys. ‘b’ is vowels.

这是“a”伙计们。 'b' 是元音。

Great job, guys.

干得好，伙计们。

I know you now have a better understanding of the consonant sounds /b/ and /v/ in English.

我知道您现在对英语中的辅音 /b/ 和 /v/ 有了更好的理解。

It takes a lot of listening and speaking practice to master these sounds, but I know that you guys can do it.

需要大量的听力和口语练习才能掌握这些声音，但我知道你们可以做到。

And with practice, you'll be able to pronounce these sounds in a short time.

通过练习，您将能够在短时间内发出这些声音。

And you will also train your ear to hear the different consonant sounds.

您还将训练您的耳朵听到不同的辅音。

Please make sure to watch my other English pronunciation videos if you want to improve your English skills.

如果您想提高英语技能，请务必观看我的其他英语发音视频。

See you next time.

下次见。