Practice Your English Pronunciation /æ/ vs /e/ Vowel Sounds | Course #8

Hello, students.

哈喽，同学们。

This is F@nny.

这是F@ny。

Welcome back to this English pronunciation video.

欢迎回到这个英语发音视频。

In this video,

在本视频中，

I'm going to focus on two tricky vowel sounds,

我将重点关注两个棘手的元音：

/æ/ and /e/.

/æ/ 和 /e/。

I know they sound similar,

我知道它们听起来很相似，

but they are different sounds in English.

但在英语中它们是不同的发音。

So we need to practice.

所以我们需要练习。

Let's take two example words.

让我们举两个例子。

The first word is ‘bad’.

第一个词是“坏”。

Can you hear the /æ/ sound?

你能听到 /æ/ 的声音吗？

‘bad’.

'坏的'。

The second word is ‘bed’.

第二个词是“床”。

Can you hear the /e/ sound?

你能听到/e/的声音吗？

‘bed’.

'床'。

So ‘bad’ and ‘bed’.

所以“坏”和“床”。

I know they sound practically the same,

我知道它们听起来几乎相同，

but they are different.

但它们是不同的。

And you need to practice.

你需要练习。

And by the end of this video,

在本视频结束时，

I promise you will hear and pronounce them correctly,

我保证您会听到并正确发音，

so keep watching.

所以请继续观看。

Get ready, guys.

准备好，伙计们。

I'm gonna help you make these sounds /æ/ and /e/ in English.

我会帮你用英语发出 /æ/ 和 /e/ 的发音。

You will be able to hear the difference

您将能够听到差异

and to pronounce them correctly.

并正确发音。

It's very important also for you to know the IPA spelling.

了解 IPA 拼写对您来说也非常重要。

Watch how I move my mouth.

看我怎么动嘴。

And always try to repeat after me in this video.

并始终尝试在这个视频中跟着我重复。

I know you can do this,

我知道你能做到，

so let's get to it.

所以让我们开始吧。

Let's first learn how to make the sound /æ/.

我们先来学习如何发/æ/这个声音。

Now as you can see my tongue is very low

现在你可以看到我的舌头很低

and my chin as well.

，下巴也很低。

/æ/

/æ/

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

/æ/

/æ/

/æ/

/æ/

/æ/

/æ/

Let's practice with the word, ‘bad’.

让我们练习一下“坏”这个词。

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

‘bad’

'bad'

‘bad’

'bad'

‘bad’

'bad'

Let's now make the different sound /e/.

现在让我们发出不同的声音/e/。

Now for this sound,

现在，对于这个声音，

my tongue is in the middle part of my mouth

我的舌头位于嘴的中间部分

and I stretch out my lips a little bit.

，并且我稍微伸展我的嘴唇。

/e/

/e/

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复。

/e/

/e/

/e/

/e/

/e/

/e/

Let's say the word, ‘bed’.

让我们说出“床”这个词。

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

‘bed’

'bed'

‘bed’

'bed'

‘bed’

'bed'

Let's now use minimal pairs.

现在让我们使用最小对。

Words that sound almost the same

发音几乎相同

but the vowel sounds are different.

但元音不同的单词。

They're a good way to practice.

它们是练习的好方法。

First, just the sounds.

首先，只是声音。

Watch how my mouth moves

观察我的嘴巴如何移动

and repeat after me.

并跟着我重复。

/æ/

/æ/

/æ/

/

/æ/

æ/ /æ

/e/

/ /

/e/

e/

/e/

/e/ /e/ /

/æ/

æ/ /

/e/

e/ /

/æ/

æ/ /

/e/

e/ /

/æ/

æ/

/e/

/e/

Let's use the words ‘bad’ and ‘bed’.

让我们使用“坏”和“床”这两个词。

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

‘bad’

‘坏’

‘bad’

‘坏’

‘bad’

‘坏’

‘bed’

‘床’

‘bed’

‘床’

‘bed’

‘床’

‘bad’

‘坏’

‘bed’

‘床’

‘bad’

‘坏’

‘bed’

‘床’

‘bad’

‘坏’

‘bed’

‘床’

Okay, guys.

好吧，伙计们。

Let's now read minimal pairs together.

现在让我们一起阅读最小对。

Watch very carefully how my mouth moves

仔细观察我的嘴巴如何移动

and repeat after me.

并跟着我重复。

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

‘and’

'和'

‘end’

'结束'

‘axe’

'斧头'

‘X’

'X'

‘bag’

'袋子'

‘beg’

'乞求'

‘band’

'乐队'

‘bend’

'弯曲'

‘bat’

'蝙蝠'

‘bet’

'赌注'

‘bland’

'平淡'

‘blend’

'混合'

‘cattle’

'牛'

‘kettle’

'水壶'

‘dad’

'爸爸'

‘dead’

'死'

‘fad’

'时尚'

‘fed’

'喂'

‘flash’

'闪光'

‘flesh’

'肉'

‘gas’

'气体'

‘guess’

'猜测'

‘gassed’

'加气'

‘guest’

'客人'

‘had’

'有'

‘head’

'头'

‘ham’

'火腿'

‘hem’

'下摆'

‘jam’

'果酱'

‘gem’

'宝石'

‘land’

'土地'

‘lend’

'借出'

‘man’

'人'

‘men’

'男人'

‘manned’

'载人'

‘mend’

'修补'

‘marry’

'结婚'

‘merry’

'快乐'

‘mat’

'垫子'

‘met’

'遇见'

‘pan’

'潘'

‘pen’

'笔'

‘pat’

'拍'

‘pet’

'宠物'

‘rabble’

'乌合之众'

‘rebel’

'叛逆'

‘sad’

'悲伤'

‘said’

'说'

‘sat’

'坐'

‘set’

'设置'

‘shall’

“应

‘shell’

”“壳”

‘spanned’

“ 跨越”

‘spend’

“花费”

‘tack’

“大头钉”

‘tech’

“技术”

‘track’

“跟踪”

‘trick’

“诡计”“

‘tamper’

篡改 ”

‘temper’

“脾气”

‘vat’

“大桶”“

‘vet’

兽医”

Great guys.

伟大的家伙。

Okay guys. Moving on to words now.

好吧，伙计们。现在继续说话。

I'm going to show you some words

我将向您展示一些单词

and I want you to read them

，并希望您

with the proper vowel sound.

用正确的元音来朗读它们。

Is it /æ/ or is it /e/?

是/æ/还是/e/？

Let's get to it.

让我们开始吧。

Let's start with the first word.

让我们从第一个词开始。

How do you pronounce this

这个 “tack”

‘tack’

或“tech”

or ‘tech’?

怎么发音

Which one is it?

？ 是哪一个？

‘tech’

“科技”

Next word.

下一个词。

‘marry’

“结婚”

or ‘merry’?

还是“快乐”？

‘merry’

“快乐”

Next word.

下一个词。

‘sad’ or ‘said’?

“悲伤”还是“说”？

‘said’

‘说’

Next word.

下一个词。

‘track’ or ‘trek’?

“追踪”还是“跋涉”？

‘track’

“跟踪”

Next word.

下一个词。

‘bat’ or ‘bet’?

“打”还是“赌”？

‘bat’

“蝙蝠”

Next word.

下一个词。

‘track’ or ‘trek’?

“追踪”还是“跋涉”？

‘trek’

“长途跋涉”

Next word.

下一个词。

‘and’ or ‘end’?

“并且”还是“结束”？

‘end’

'结束'

Next word.

下一个词。

‘sad’ or ‘said’?

“悲伤”还是“说”？

‘sad’

“悲伤”

Next word.

下一个词。

‘bat’ or ‘bet’?

“打”还是“赌”？

‘bet’

“打赌”

And finally,

最后是

‘marry’ or ‘merry’?

“结婚”还是“快乐”？

‘marry.

'结婚。

Very good guys.

非常好的人。

Okay students.

好的，同学们。

Let's move on to sentences containing

让我们继续讨论包含

/æ/ and /e/ sounds.

/æ/ 和 /e/ 声音的句子。

Pay attention and repeat after me.

注意并跟着我重复。

The first sentence,

第一句话，

‘Dad had a pet bat.’

“爸爸有一只宠物蝙蝠。”

Second sentence,

第二句话，

‘We met sad men who beg.’

“我们遇到了悲伤的乞讨者。”

And finally, ‘The merry vet had cattle.’

最后，“快乐的兽医有牛。”

Excellent guys.

优秀的家伙。

Let's move on.

让我们继续吧。

That was very good guys.

那是非常好的人。

You now understand a lot better

您现在更好地理解了

the difference between the English vowel sounds

英语元音

/æ/ and /e/.

/æ/ 和 /e/ 之间的区别。

It's tricky but it takes time,

这很棘手，但需要时间、

practice of listening and speaking

听力和口语练习

to master these vowels,

来掌握这些元音，

but you can do it.

但你可以做到。

Also you can watch my other pronunciation videos.

您也可以观看我的其他发音视频。

They are extremely helpful

如果您想提高英语技能，

if you want to improve your English skills,

它们会非常有帮助 ，

so see you next time.

所以下次见。