Learn the English Heteronym PRODUCE with Practice Sentences

Hello, everyone.

大家好。

My name is Fiona.

我叫菲奥娜。

Today, we're going to be looking at two words that will really help your English pronunciation

今天，我们将学习两个对您的英语发音

and listening skills.

和听力技巧真正有帮助的单词。

They look the same and they almost sound the same.

它们看起来一样，听起来也几乎一样。

But what's the difference?

但有什么区别呢？

Keep watching to find out why.

继续观察以找出原因。

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

Okay, this one is tricky, so I really want you to listen hard.

好吧，这个问题有点棘手，所以我真的希望你认真听。

Okay?

好的？

I'm going to say the sentence first quickly.

我先快速地说出这句话。

Are you ready?

你准备好了吗？

‘We produce produce at the farm.’

“我们在农场生产农产品。”

Oooh, that one's tough.

哦，那个很难。

I know, I know.

我知道我知道。

So I'm gonna say it again but slower.

所以我要再说一遍，但速度要慢一些。

Second time.

第二次。

Are you ready?

你准备好了吗？

‘We produce produce at the farm.’

“我们在农场生产农产品。”

Now I'll show you.

现在我将向您展示。

Here's the sentence.

这是这句话。

‘We produce produce at the farm.’

“我们在农场生产农产品。”

What words go in these two gaps?

这两个空白处该填什么字？

Any ideas?

有任何想法吗？

Well, the answer is

嗯，答案是

‘We produce produce at the farm.’

“我们在农场生产农产品。”

They look exactly the same.

他们看起来一模一样。

I know, I know.

我知道我知道。

But...

但是……

the pronunciation here is really important.

这里的发音真的很重要。

It changes the meaning and  gives you two different words.

它改变了含义并给出了两个不同的词。

So let's find out why.

那么让我们找出原因。

Now let's have a look at our two words.

现在让我们看看我们的两个词。

We have ‘produce’ and ‘produce’.

我们有“生产”和“生产”。

They're spelled the same, 

它们的拼写相同，

but the meaning and the pronunciation is different.

但含义和发音不同。

It's a heteronym.

这是一个异名。

What is a heteronym?

什么是异名？

It's where the two words are spelled the same way,

这两个单词的拼写方式相同，

but the meaning and the  pronunciation is different.

但含义和发音不同。

Let's start with the meaning and pronunciation of our first word.

让我们从第一个单词的含义和发音开始。

‘Produce’.

'生产'。

‘Produce’ is a verb.

“生产”是一个动词。

It means to make something.

意思是做某事。

And I have two sentences to show you.

我有两句话要告诉你。

‘France produces a lot of wine.’

“法国出产大量葡萄酒。”

And ‘Cities produce a lot of trash.’

“城市产生大量垃圾。”

They make a lot of rubbish.

他们制造了很多垃圾。

Now Let's practice pronunciation.

现在我们来练习发音。

‘Produce’

'生产'

‘Produce’

'生产'

Okay, time for word number 2.

好的，是时候讲第二个词了。

‘Produce’.

'生产'。

‘Produce’ is a noun.

“生产”是一个名词。

It means fruits and vegetables.

它的意思是水果和蔬菜。

So you might have the produce section at a market.

所以市场上可能有农产品区。

Again, I have two sentences to show you this.

再次，我有两句话来向您展示这一点。

‘I work at the produce section in the market.’

“我在市场的农产品部门工作。”

‘I work at the produce section in the market.’

“我在市场的农产品部门工作。”

And our second sentence,

我们的第二句话是，

‘They have fresh produce everyday.’

“他们每天都有新鲜农产品。”

‘They have fresh produce everyday.’

“他们每天都有新鲜农产品。”

Ok, let's practice pronunciation.

好啦，我们来练习一下发音吧。

Are you ready?

你准备好了吗？

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

‘Produce’

'产生'

‘Produce’

'产生'

Let's go back to our main sentence.

让我们回到我们的主要句子。

‘We produce produce at the farm.’

“我们在农场生产农产品。” 我们

We ‘produce’, we make we grow, ‘produce’, fresh fruits and vegetables,

在农场 “生产”，我们让我们种植、“生产”新鲜水果和蔬菜

at the farm.

。

Ok, let's practice together.

好吧，我们一起练习吧。

First, we'll go slow.

首先，我们要慢慢来。

‘We produce produce at the farm.’

“我们在农场生产农产品。”

Now faster like a native speaker.

现在像母语人士一样更快。

‘We produce produce at the farm.’

“我们在农场生产农产品。”

Well done.

做得好。

Great job today, guys.

今天干得好，伙计们。

You did really well.

你做得非常好。

And we got some awesome listening and pronunciation practicing.

我们进行了一些很棒的听力和发音练习。

Leave a comment down below.

请在下面发表评论。

I read all of them.

我读了所有这些。

And I'm always thankful for my students support.

我始终感谢学生的支持。

I'll see you in the next video.

我们将在下一个视频中见到您。