/æ/ vs /e/ | Learn English Pronunciation Course #7 | Minimal Pairs Practice

Hello, students.

哈喽，同学们。

This is Fanny.

这是范妮。

Welcome back to this English pronunciation video.

欢迎回到这个英语发音视频。

In this video, I'm gonna focus on two tricky vowel sounds, /æ/ and /e/.

在本视频中，

我将重点关注两个棘手的元音：

/æ/ 和 /e/。

我知道它们听起来很相似，

I know they sound similar, 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？ '坏的'。

‘bad’.

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, but they are different.

我知道它们听起来几乎相同，

但它们是不同的。

And you need to practice.

你需要练习。

And by the end of this video, I promise you will hear and pronounce them correctly,

在本视频结束时，

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 and to pronounce them correctly.

您将能够听到差异

并正确发音。

了解 IPA 拼写对您来说也非常重要。

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

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, so let's get to it.

我知道你能做到，

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 and my chin as well.

现在你可以看到我的舌头很低

，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, my tongue is in the middle part of my mouth

现在，对于这个声音，

我的舌头位于嘴的中间部分

，并且我稍微伸展我的嘴唇。

and I stretch out my lips a little bit.

/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 and repeat after me.

观察我的嘴巴如何移动

并跟着我重复。

/æ/

/æ/

/æ/

/æ

/æ/

/ /æ

/e/

/

/e/

/e/ /e/ /e/ /

/e/

æ

/æ/

/ /

/e/

e/ /

/æ/

æ/

/ɛ/

/ɛ/

/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 and repeat after me.

仔细观察我的嘴巴如何移动

并跟着我重复。

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

‘and’ ‘end’

'和'

'结束'

‘axe’ ‘X’

'斧头'

'X'

‘bag’ ‘beg’

'袋子'

'乞求'

‘band’ ‘bend’

'乐队'

'弯曲'

‘bat’ ‘bet’

'蝙蝠'

'赌注'

‘bland’ ‘blend’

'平淡'

'混合'

‘cattle’ ‘kettle’

'牛'

'水壶'

‘dad’ ‘dead’

'爸爸'

'死'

‘fad’ ‘fed’

'时尚'

'喂'

‘flash’ ‘flesh’

'闪光'

'肉'

‘gas’ ‘guess’

'气体'

'猜测'

‘gassed’ ‘guest’

'加气'

'客人'

‘had’ ‘head’

'有'

'头'

‘ham’ ‘hem’

'火腿'

'下摆'

‘jam’ ‘gem’

'果酱'

'宝石'

‘land’ ‘lend’

'土地'

'借出'

'人'

‘man’ ‘men’

'男人'

‘manned’ ‘mend’

'载人'

'修补'

‘marry’ ‘merry’

'结婚'

'快乐'

‘mat’ ‘met’

'垫子'

'遇见'

‘pan’ ‘pen’

'潘'

'笔'

‘pat’ ‘pet’

'拍'

'宠物'

‘rabble’ ‘rebel’

'乌合之众'

'叛逆'

‘sad’ ‘said’

'悲伤'

'说'

‘sat’ ‘set’

'坐'

'设置'

‘shall’ ‘shell’

“应

”“壳”

‘spanned’ ‘spend’

“ 跨越”

“花费”

‘tack’ ‘tech’

“大头钉”

“技术”

“跟踪”

‘track’ ‘trick’

“诡计”“

‘tamper’ ‘temper’

篡改 ”

“脾气”

‘vat’ ‘vet’

“大桶”

“兽医”

Great guys.

伟大的家伙。

Okay guys.

好吧，伙计们。现在继续说话。

Moving on to words now.

I'm going to show you some words and I want you to read them with the proper vowel sound.

我将向您展示一些单词

，并希望您

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 ‘tack’ or ‘tech’?

这个

“tack”

或“tech”

‘tech’

怎么发音 ？ “科技”

Next word.

下一个词。

“结婚”

‘marry’ 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“打赌”？

‘bat’

'bat'

Then we have ‘track’ or ‘trek’?

那么我们有'track'还是'trek'？

‘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 /æ/ and /e/ sounds.

让我们继续讨论包含

/æ/ 和 /e/ 声音的句子。

Pay attention and repeat after me.

注意并跟着我重复。

第一句话，

The first sentence,

“爸爸有一只宠物蝙蝠。”

‘Dad had a pet bat.’

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,

最后，“快乐的兽医有牛。”

‘The merry vet had cattle.’

Excellent guys.

优秀的家伙。

Let's move on.

让我们继续。

That was very good guys.

那是非常好的人。

You now understand a lot better the difference between the English vowel sounds /æ/ and /e/.

您现在更好地理解了

英语元音

/æ/ 和 /e/ 之间的区别。

It's tricky but it takes time practice of listening and speaking to master these vowels,

这很棘手，但需要时间、

听力和口语练习

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 if you want to improve your English skills,

如果您想提高英语技能，

它们会非常有帮助 ，

so see you next time.

所以下次再见。

Thank you so much for watching my video guys.

非常感谢你们观看我的视频。

If you've liked it, show me your support,

如果您喜欢它，

请向我表示您的支持，

click ‘like’, subscribe to the channel,

点击“喜欢”，

订阅该频道，

put your comments below, and share my video.

在下面发表您的评论，

并分享我的视频。

See you.

再见。