Words with Silent 'B' | English Vocabulary Lesson

Hello, everyone.

大家好。

My name is F@nny.

我的名字是 F@ny。

And in this video, I'm gonna talk to you about the ‘Silent B’ letter in English.

在这个视频中，我将和您讨论英语中的“Silent B”字母。

Now, there are many words containing the letter B

现在，有很多单词都含有字母B

And sometimes, for some reason, this B is silent.

，有时，出于某种原因，这个B是不发音的。

Now, let's take a few examples.

现在，让我们举几个例子。

First, we have the word ‘climb’.

首先，我们有“攀登”这个词。

Now there's a ‘b’.

现在有一个“b”。

You can see it when you spell the word,

当你拼写这个单词时你可以看到它，

it ends with the letter ‘B’.

它以字母“B”结尾。

But can you hear it?

但你能听到吗？

Listen to me. ‘climb’.

听我说。 '爬'。

No, you can't. You can't hear the letter ‘B’.

不，你不能。你听不到字母“B”。

Because it's a silent 'B’.

因为它是一个不发音的“B”。

Another example,

另一个例子

would be the word ‘bomb’.

是“炸弹”这个词。

I know you're thinking of the spelling.

我知道你正在考虑拼写。

There's a ‘B’ at the end of this word.

这个词的末尾有一个“B”。

But again, it's a silent B.

但同样，它是一个不发音的 B。

In fact, most of the time in English, when a short word ends with the letters ‘mb',

事实上，大多数时候在英语中，当一个短单词以字母“mb”结尾时，

the ‘b’ is silent.

“b”是不发音的。

Now another example,

现在另一个例子，

the word ‘debt’.

“债务”这个词。

Most of my students pronounce it ‘debt’.

我的大多数学生都将其发音为“债务”。

Because they know the spelling of the word

因为他们知道这个词的拼写

and there's a ‘b’ before this ‘t’.

，并且在“t”之前有一个“b”。

But it's a silent B, guys.

但伙计们，这是一个无声的B。

It's not pronounced, so you actually say ‘Det’.

它不发音，所以你实际上说的是“Det”。

Now for longer words, again, the letter ‘B’

现在，对于较长的单词，字母“B”

is sometimes silent, not always.

有时不发音，但并非总是如此。

For example, if I say the word ‘plumber’,

例如，如果我说“plumber”这个词，

it's a silent B.

它就是一个不发音的 B。

It's not pronounced ‘plum-ber'. It's spelled with a ‘B’, but the ‘B’ is silent.

它不发音为“plum-ber”。它拼写为“B”，但“B”不发音。

But, if I say the word ‘crumble’,

但是，如果我说“crumble”这个词，

the ‘b’ is not silent.

“b”就不会静音。

You can clearly hear the sound ‘b’, ‘crumble’.

你可以清楚地听到“b”的声音，“崩溃”。

Okay?

好的？

So it's not always silent.

所以它并不总是沉默的。

Another example would be the word ‘subtle’.

另一个例子是“微妙”这个词。

Now ‘subtle’ is spelled with a ‘B’, but the ‘B’ is silent.

现在“subtle”拼写为“B”，但“B”不发音。

Unlike the word ‘subtext‘, ‘subtext’ is spelled with a ‘B’,

与“subtext”一词不同，“subtext”拼写为“B”，

but the ‘B’ is pronounced.

但“B”发音为“B”。

I know English is a difficult language, but you will make it, guys.

我知道英语是一门很难的语言，但你们会成功的，伙计们。

It's just about practice.

这只是练习。

So let's practice together, shall we?

那么我们一起练习一下吧？

I've got a list of the most common words containing the silent B.

我有一个包含不发音 B 的最常见单词的列表。

So let's not focus on rules.

所以我们不要关注规则。

Let's just practice saying those words until you actually get used to their pronunciation.

让我们练习说这些单词，直到您真正习惯它们的发音为止。

Let's start. Please repeat after me.

让我们开始吧。请跟着我重复一遍。

‘limb’

‘肢体’

‘numb’

‘麻木’

‘thumb’

‘拇指’

‘plumber’

‘水管工’

‘succumb’

‘屈服’

‘comb’

‘梳子’

‘bomb’

‘炸弹’

‘climb’

‘攀爬’‘

‘crumb’

面包屑’

‘lamb’

‘羔羊’

‘tomb’

‘坟墓’

‘womb’

‘子宫’

‘debt’

‘债务’

‘doubt’

‘怀疑’

‘subtle’

‘微妙’

Good job, guys.

干得好，伙计们。

Let's now move on to sentences.

现在让我们继续讨论句子。

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

‘The plumber worked in the tomb.’

“水管工在坟墓里工作。”

‘His thumb was numb.’

“他的拇指已经麻木了。”

‘I doubt he has debt.’

“我怀疑他欠债。”

‘The lamb ate the crumb.’

“小羊吃了面包屑。”

Great, guys.

太棒了，伙计们。

Okay, guys.

好吧，伙计们。

Thank you very much for watching the video.

非常感谢您观看视频。

These were the most common words containing the silent B.

这些是最常见的包含不发音 B 的单词。

I hope you will remember the list.

我希望你能记住这个列表。

Don't hesitate to watch the video again, and please keep practicing.

不要犹豫，再次观看视频，并继续练习。

Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

Thank you very much and see you in other videos.

非常感谢您，我们会在其他视频中见到您。