is Tom and I teach fresh modern British English so that you can take your English to the next

是 Tom，而我在教新的現代英式英語， 所以你能讓自己的英語提升到下個

level and achieve your life goals. Today we've got a really important lesson. Now I know

水平，並實現你的生活目標。 今天我們有個非常重要的課程。 現在我知道

how much you guys love pronunciation videos so today I'm going to take you through ten

你們有多愛發音影片， 所以我今天要來帶你通過（學）十個

really difficult words to pronounce in English and by the end you'll be able to pronounce

英語中發音非常困難的字，到最後你就能發

them perfectly. So if you are ready, let's do this!

那些字的音發得很好。 如果你準備好，我們開始！

First of all thanks to all of you that wrote in on Facebook and Instagram telling me which

首先感謝你們所有在 Facebook 和 Instagram 留言的人，告訴我哪些

words were the most difficult for you to pronounce. I've tried to include as many as i can. I

字的發音對你來說是最困難的， 我會盡可能試著把它加進來，

couldn't do all of them so I promise that I'll try and do another video at some point

但我沒辦法包含所有的那些字， 所以我保證我會在別的時段試著做另一部影片，

with all the other words. Another thing to remember guys is that I teach British English

把其他字全加進來。 另一件事請你們記得：我教英式英語

and therefore my pronunciation will be mostly British English. Now British English comes

，因而我的主要發音會是英式英語。 現在英式英語有

in all different accents. Mine is a London accent so I'm going to teach the pronunciation

各種不同的口音，我的是倫敦腔， 所以我會教我有的這種

that I have. It's not the only pronunciation ok. There are many different varieties. I

發音方式。 那不是唯一的發音方式，好嗎！ 那有很多不同的變化，

can only teach the one that I have.

我只能教你我有的這種（腔）。

Ok, our first pair of words are these two. Now these two are very commonly mispronounced.

好！我們的第一組字是這兩個， 現在這兩個非常常被唸錯。

Now we have thing and think. And they are very similar. The first thing we've got going

我們現在有 thing 和 think，而它們很像。 我們第一個要學的

on is the /th/ that th /th/. This is a difficult sound if you are not sure how to position

是 /θ/，th /θ/， 如果你不確定要怎麼動你的嘴巴，那這就是個

your mouth. So that's really important, is what are we doing with our mouth? Well the

困難的音，所以非常重要的一點， 是：我們要怎麼動嘴巴。好！

first thing, to make the /th/ sound. We need our tongue, touching our top teeth, ok? So

第一點：發 /θ/ 音。 我們要讓舌頭碰我們的上排牙齒，好嗎？所以

tongue, top teeth and we are blowing air out. Thing. Now to make the /ing/ I'm bringing

舌頭、上排牙齒，然後我們吹（吐）出氣：Thing； 現在發 ing (/ɪŋ/)，我把我的

my tongue down on to the bottom of my mouth, thing. So starting on my top teeth and then

舌頭帶下來到嘴巴底部：thing；從上排牙齒開始，然後

coming down as I make the sound, thing. And it's a kind of -ing sound, you've got a vibration

往下來發這個音：thing； 這是個 -ing (/ɪŋ/) 聲，你會感覺這裡

just there, thing. Ok, now the other word, think, same sound so -th sound that -th think

在震動：thing。好！現在另一個字——think， 同樣發 -th (/θ/)，發 -th (/θ/) think，

and you're bringing the tongue down 'think' and at the end you just add the /k/ sound

而你把舌頭帶下來，「think」， 並在最後你只是加個 /k/ 音，

which comes from the back so you are pushing air out again /k/. So 'think'. Ok, so let's

音從後面出來，所以你一樣把空氣推出來 /k/：「think」。好！我們來

try this one 'thing' 'think'. Ok, let's do a practice sentence.Ok, you're turn. Ok, let's

試試看：「thing」、「think」。 好！我們來練習句子。

try another practice sentence. You're turn. Alright, so thing and think. Practise guys.

好了！換你。

Remember this is really important when you are doing pronunciation practise, practise,

好！我們試著來練另一句。

practise, ok? So repeating it as I do it, stopping the video and repeating. It's really

換你。

important. Ok, let's move on to the next one.

好了！thing 和 think。

So many of you asked me about this one. These two words here similar sounds, we've got girl

好了！thing 和 think。

and world. It's that -rl combination that you are finding so difficult. So let's try,

好了！thing 和 think。

I'm going to go really slow with this one so you can see what happening with my mouth.

要練習喔！

Ok, here we go. 'Girl' 'World' Can you see what's happening with my mouth? So, first

記得這在你發音時非常重要，練習、練習、

of all, my mouth is open and it's starting, it's opening up quite big. So 'girl' and then

練習，好嗎？那麼像我這樣重複說， 暫停影片來說，這非常

as I come out of the girl sound as I finish the word my mouth closes again and my tongue.

重要。好！我們換下一個。

Watch what my tongue does. 'Girl' so my tongue goes down and then it comes back up again

你們有很多人問我這個，這兩個字的聲音很像，來看 girl

to finish that sound. Let's try again. 'Girl'. Ok, so my tongue kind of comes back up and

和 world，這是 -rl 的結合， 讓你們覺得很困難，所以我們來試試看，

slightly pulls in to my mouth, so 'girl' and I'm finishing in that position 'girl'. A similar

我會說得很慢，讓你們能看到我嘴巴是怎樣。 好！我們來！

sound with 'world', exactly the same 'world' so my mouth opens up and then closes again.

Girl /ɡɜːl/ World /wɜːld/ 你有看到我的嘴巴嗎？所以，

The tongue finishes coming back up 'world'. Alright, it sounds very strange when you do

首先，我的嘴巴張開，開始，張很大：「girl」；然後

it slowly but 'girl' 'world'. Now the sound in British English is different from American

我說出 girl 時，我就唸完這個字了， 我的嘴巴再閉起來，而舌頭……，

English. In American English it's a much stronger /r/ so it's 'girl' whereas in English it's

看我的舌頭是怎樣：「Girl」； 所以我的舌頭下降，然後再向後上升起

'girl' not quite so pronounced the /r/ there. Alright, let's do a practise sentence. Ok,

來結束發音。我們再試一次：「Girl」。 好！所以我的舌頭可以說是往後上方

This word has two different pronunciations. We have 'our' as in the letter /r/ or the

稍微拉近我的嘴裡：「girl」，/l/； 而我在那個（舌頭的）位子唸完：/l/，girl /ɡɜːl/；

very to be but with they 'they are' 'our' or 'our' like minutes and hours 'our' so you

跟「world」音很像， （發音模式）根本一樣：「world」， 所以我張開嘴巴，然後又閉起來；

can use both. 'Our' or 'our' it depends on what you feel at the time. I think I use both

舌頭向後上拉：「world」。 好了！當你唸很慢時

to be honest. I probably usually say our but both are totally fine, totally normal so which

聽起來很奇怪，除非是：「girl」、「world」。 現在英式跟美式英語的聲音

ever you prefer you use that 'our' or 'our'. Both totally fine.

不一樣。在美式英語有很強的 r (/ɝ/) 音，所以是：「girl」；但在（英式）英語是：

This next word also has two different pronunciations. One of them is American English and one of

「girl」，那裡不完全要發 r 音。 好了！我們來練句子。

them is British English however I commonly use both. So I don't think it's that important

好！這個字有兩種不同的發音， 我們唸「our」，就像字母 r 或

which one is American and which one is British English just that there are two pronunciations

像 be 動詞跟 they 一起用——「they are」， our /ɑː(r)/或 our /ˈaʊə(r)/； 像分鐘和小時（hours ），「our」。所以你

and you can use either one you want, don't worry too much about whether it's British

能兩種都用。 our /ɑː(r)/或 our /ˈaʊə(r)/， 由你在當下的感覺決定，實際上我

English or American English, just use both, ok? The first pronunciation is 'schedule'

兩種都用，我大概是因為很常說 our， 但兩種都沒問題，都很正常，所以不管

and that is the American English pronunciation. In British English we would say 'schedule'

你一直比較喜歡用 our /ɑː(r)/或 our /ˈaʊə(r)/，

so it's the -sh sound. So in American English -sk in British English -sh 'schedule'. As

都沒問題。

I said, I use both, I don't really think of them as being one American and one British,

下個字也有兩種不同發音，一種是美式英語，另一種

I just, whatever I feel like saying I'll say it and I think a lot of people feel the same.

是英式英語，而我通常都用，所以我

So let's do the American English again 'schedule' in British English 'schedule'. And the stress

不認為哪個是美式英語，哪個是英式英語很重要， 只是有兩種發音，

is on the first syllable 'schedule' Alright, an example sentence. Alright,

你可以選個你比較想用的，不用太擔心是英式

this word causes a lot of problems but it's actually really simple. Two syllables 'mirror'.

英語還美式英語，只要兩種都用，好嗎？ 第一種發音是：「schedule (/ˈskedʒuːl/)」，

It's not mir or, 'mirror' it's really easy 'mirror'. A similar word 'error' So we are

而這是美式英語發音。 在英式英語我們會說：「schedule (/ˈʃedʒuːl/)」，

using that schwa sound, the -eh, which is the most common sound in the English language,

所以是 -sh (/ʃ/) 音。 所以在美式英語：-sk (/sk/)，在英式英語：-sh (/ʃ/)。 schedule /ˈskedʒuːl/ /ˈʃedʒuːl/

Let's tackle three words that are spelled very similarly but the pronunciation is very

跟我說的一樣，我兩種都用， 我真的沒有想說要用美式或英式，

different. Ok, the first one 'though' kind of means like however 'though'. So the -th

不論怎樣，我只是覺得像在說我會去說的 （很自然就說了）， 我認為有很多人有同樣的感覺。

sound. Now we know that there are two different ways to pronounce that -th. Here it's 'though'.

所以我們再來用美式英語：「schedule (/ˈskedʒuːl/)」； 英式英語：「schedule (/ˈʃedʒuːl/)」，而重音

This is a voiced sound, you feel it in your throat 'though'. How we make that sound is

是在第一音節「schedule」。 好了！一個例句。

we put the tongue up against the top teeth and we make a kind of humming sound in your

好了！

throat. Sounds like a bee flying around or something . And then to create the 'o' we

這個字產生很多問題，但其實非常簡單。 兩個音節：「mirror /ˈmɪ.rə/」，

release the tongue 'though' and open the mouth 'though'. Good so that's the first word 'though'.

不是 mir or /ˈmɪ.rəʊə(r)/； 「mirror /ˈmɪ.rə/」，真的很簡單，「mirror /ˈmɪrə/」。 另一個相似的字：「error /ˈerə/」。

Now this word we're adding the /r/ but the -th sound totally changes. Now we're moving

我們用弱母音（schwa sound）—— -eh /ə/ ——英語最常見的音。

to the other sound which is, it's the voiceless sound 'through'. So here remember with thing

我們來解決三個拼起來很簡單，但發音很困難的字

and think we're putting the tongue against the teeth and we're blowing air out. You can

好！第一個：「though /ðəʊ/」，可以說意思像 however；「though /ðəʊ/」，所以是

feel the air on your hand 'through' and then my lips are going outwards. 'Through'. Alright

-th /ð/。 現在我們知道有兩種不同方式來發 -th（/θ/或/ð/）。 在這裡是「though /ðəʊ/」，

and the last word in this little combination 'thorough'. If you do something thoroughly

這（/ð/）是有聲（voiced sound）， 你能在喉嚨感覺到：「though /ðəʊ/」。 你如何產生那聲音？

you do something properly, completely. So it's the same -th sound 'thorough'. So the

是我們把舌頭抬起來貼到上排牙齒， 用你的喉嚨發嗡嗡聲，

first word was though, with the voiced, then through, voiceless with the air and then thorough

聽起來像隻蜜蜂在飛，然後發「o /əʊ/」，我們

was the last sound. Though, through, thorough. -Th spelling but different sounds each time.

放鬆舌頭：「though /ðəʊ/」。 不錯！所以這就是第一個字——「though /ðəʊ/」。

Alright here's a really tricky one 'regularly' here are four syllables there however when

現在這個字我們要加 /r/， 但 -th /ð/ 會完全改變，我們換到

we say it we cheat slightly. We make life easier for ourselves by just saying 'regularly'.

其他字，用無聲（voiceless）「through /θruː/」， 這裡回想起 thing

So three sounds there 'regularly. The stress is on the first syllable 'regularly'. Alright,

和 think，我們把舌頭貼在牙齒並吹（吐）出氣，你可以

good job 'regularly'.Alright the final one, we're going to look at the difference between

感覺到空氣吹到你的手：「through /θruː/」； 然後我的嘴唇會向外：「through /θruː/」。好了！

this word and this word. Very similar sounds in many ways however it's what we do with

在這個小組合的最後一個字——thorough /ˈθʌrə/。 假設你仔細（thoroughly）做什麼；

out lips and our tongue that really determine which word we say. So the first one 'free'.

你適當、徹底的做什麼。 所以這是同樣的 -th /θ/ 音：「thorough /ˈθʌrə/」。所以

Now in this word my lips are doing a lot of work 'free' and they open up as the sound

第一個字是 though /ðəʊ/，有聲； 然後 through /θruː/，無聲只有吹（吐）氣； 然後 thorough /ˈθʌrə/

comes out 'free'. My tongue isn't really doing anything in this one so 'free' it's not touching

是最後一個。 though /ðəʊ/ through /θruː/ thorough /ˈθʌrə/ 都是拼 -Th 但音各不相同。

anything it's not moving anywhere so just let it relax. Now the other word 'three' the

好了！這裡有個難辦的——「regularly /ˈreɡjələli/」， 有四個音節，而當

tongue is really important because just like with thing and think 'three' the tongue is

我們在說時有稍微作弊， 我們只說：「regularly /ˈreɡjəli/」讓生活更輕鬆，

touching the top teeth, we're blowing air out 'three'. So this word 'free', this word

所以有三個音：「regularly /ˈreɡjəli/」， 重音在第一個音節：「regularly /ˈreɡjəli/」。

'three' 'free 'three' 'free' three'. Now there's a great tongue twister for this one and it's

regularly /ˈreɡjəli/ I regularly go swimming. 好了！換你。 好了！做得好。regularly 好了！最後一個，我們會看

to do with basketball. I don't know if you have every played basketball but in basketball

這個字（free）和這個字（three）的差異。 在許多方面聽起來很像，但我們

they have something called a free fro. Sorry a free throw, a free throw.

用嘴唇和舌頭來真正決定我們說的是哪個字。 第一個：「free /friː/」。

That's a tough one. Ok, practise that one because that's really going to get you to think about the

現在這個字，我的嘴唇要做很多事：「free /friː/」， 嘴唇在聲音出去時

sounds that you're making and particularly the lips and the tongue and what you are doing

張開：「free /friː/」；我的舌頭沒有做任何事：「free /friː/」，舌頭沒有碰到

with them to help you make the right sounds. Guys how was that? Did you enjoy that lesson?

任何東西，沒有移到任何地方，只是放鬆。 現在換個字：「three /θriː/」，

Which words do you find most difficult to pronounce? Let me know in the comments below.

舌頭非常重要， 因為就跟 thing 和 think 很像：「three /θriː/」，舌頭

I've done lots of other pronunciation videos that will help you to say them perfectly in

碰到上排牙齒，我們吹（吐）出氣：「three /θriː/」。 所以這是「free /friː/」，這是

British English. Check them out, they are just above me right now. And if you'd like

「three /θriː/」。 'free' 'three' 'free' 'three' 現在這是很棒的繞口令，又

any other pronunciation videos please let me know, I really enjoy these ones. I think

跟籃球有關，我不知道大家有沒有打過籃球，但籃球

they are so helpful and so useful for you guys. i know the feedback you give me, tells

有種東西叫一顆 three fro，抱歉，一顆 free throw，一顆 free throw。

me how useful they are. So yeah, if you'd like me to do any other ones let me know and

那很困難。 好！練習它，因為真的會讓你記起（有印象）

remember guys if you haven't already discovered my Patreon page I would love you to go check

那些你發的聲音，特別是對嘴唇、舌頭和你怎麼

it out. It's a community where I offer extra English resources for you guys, ok? So go

唸那些字有印象，來幫你正確發音。 夥伴，怎麼樣？你喜不喜歡這部影片？

check it out, if you haven't already. The link will be below and also at the end. So

你覺得哪些字發音很困難？ 在下面留言讓我知道。

please go check out my Patreon page. I have some wonderful Patrons there who are getting

我做了很多其他發音影片，能幫你完美的說

extra English materials to help them take their English to the next level. Also guys

英式英語，去看看， 就只是在我（本影片）上面。而如果你喜歡

remember my new videos are out every Tuesday, every Friday. Hit that subscribe button so

其他任何發音影片，請讓我知道， 我很享受這些樂趣，我想

that you don't miss any of my lessons. Thank you so much as always guys, this is Tom, the

那對夥伴你很有幫助又很實用， 我知道你給我的回饋，告訴

Chief Dreamer, saying goodbye.

我那多有用。 是的！如果你想要我去拍其他任何影片， 請讓我知道，並