In this video, I'm going to focus on two very important vowel sounds in English.

在這段視頻中，我將重點介紹英語中兩個非常重要的元音。

/ɛ/ and /ɪ/

/ɛ/和/ɪ/

Let's take two example words.

我們舉兩個例子詞。

The first word is 'bed'.

第一個字是'床'。

Can you hear /ɛ/ the sound? 'bed'

你能聽到/ɛ/的聲音？'床'

Now the second word is, bid.

現在第二個詞是，競標。

Can you hear the /ɪ/ sound?

你能聽到/ɪ/的聲音嗎？

bid bed bid

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I know they sound similar, but they are different.

我知道它們聽起來很相似，但它們是不同的。

And with a little bit of practice, you will start hearing them differently.

而只要稍加練習，你就會開始聽到不一樣的聲音。

I promise you that.

我向你保證

So keep watching.

所以請繼續關注。

Get ready guys.

準備好了，夥計們。

I am going to help you make these sounds

我幫你發出這些聲音

/ɛ/ and /ɪ/.

/ɛ/和/ɪ/。

I want you to be able to hear the difference and to pronounce them correctly.

我希望你能聽出它們的區別，並能正確發音。

It's very important, also

這是非常重要的，也

for you to know the IPA spelling.

讓你知道IPA的拼法。

Watch how I move my mouth.

看我怎麼動嘴。

And as usual, repeat after me.

像往常一樣，跟著我說一遍。

I know that you can master these vowel sounds, So let's get to it.

我知道你可以掌握這些元音，所以我們開始吧。

So let's first practice how to make the sound /ɛ/.

所以我們先來練習一下如何發出/ɛ/的聲音。

So your tongue is in a middle part of your mouth.

所以你的舌頭在口腔的中間部位。

/ɛ/

/ɛ/

Watch my mouth.

小心我的嘴

How it moves.

它是如何移動的。

/ɛ/

/ɛ/

Can you watch my mouth and repeat after me now?

你能看著我的嘴，現在跟著我說一遍嗎？

/ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɛ/.

/ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɛ/。

Okay let's now practice with a word, 'bed'.

好了，現在我們來練習一個字，"床"。

Can you repeat after me?

你能跟著我說一遍嗎？

bed bed bed

炕頭

Good job.

做得好

Moving on to the sound /ɪ/.

接著說說聲音/ɪ/。

Now your tongue - it's a little higher than for the /ɛ/ sound.

現在，你的舌頭 - 這是一個有點高比為/ɛ/聲音。

And you should stretch out your lips a little.

而且你應該把嘴脣張開一點。

And it's a short sound.

而且是個短音。

/ɪ/

/ɪ/

So let's practice.

那我們就來練習吧。

Repeat after me.

跟著我說

/ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/

/ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/

Let's practice with a word, 'bid'.

我們用一個字來練習，"競"。

Watch how my mouth moves and repeat after me.

看我的嘴怎麼動，跟著我重複。

bid bid bid

競標

Okay guys, let's now use minimal pairs -

好了，夥計們，現在讓我們使用最小的對--------。

same words only the vowel sounds change.

同樣的字，只是元音變了。

They're a good way to practice these sounds.

它們是練習這些聲音的好方法。

But first just the sounds, so just watch how my mouth moves

但首先只是聲音，所以看我的嘴怎麼動就好了

and repeat after me.

跟我說一遍

/ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/

/ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ/ /ɪ。

Let's now take the words 'bed' and 'bid'.

我們現在就拿'床'和'標'兩個字來說。

Repeat after me.

跟著我說

bed bed bed bid bid bid

炕頭 炕頭 競標 競標

bed bid bed bid bed bid

臥標 臥標 臥標

Good, guys.

很好，夥計們。

Okay guys, let's now read minimal pairs together.

好了，同學們，現在讓我們一起讀讀最小對。

Repeat after me.

跟著我說

And watch how my mouth moves.

看我的嘴怎麼動。

Let's go.

我們走吧

beg big bell bill

乞討大單

belt built bet bit

賭帶

bless bliss

福氣

check chick

勾引

clench clinch crept crypt

躡手躡腳

dead did desk disk

亡命天涯

fell fill fleck flick

填充斑點

gem gym head hid

創業板頭

heck hick hell hill

地獄山

hem him hex hicks

擺擺他，六六大順

Ken kin led lid

堅挺鉛蓋

left lift lest list

榜眼

let lit

鋪床

mess miss meddle middle

爛泥扶不上牆

messed mist peg pig

瘴氣豬

pet pit set sit

寵物窩

quell quill

那支筆

Okay let's continue practicing.

好了，我們繼續練習吧。

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

我現在要給大家看一些詞語，希望大家在讀的時候，能用適當的

English vowel sound /ɛ/ and /ɪ/.

英語元音/ɛ/和/ɪ/。

Let's get started.

我們開始吧

Let's start with the first word.

先說第一個字。

Which one is it? 'beg' or 'big'?

到底是哪一個？'求'還是'大'？

It's beg.

它的乞。

Next word.

下一個詞：

Which one is it? 'bet'or 'bit'?

是哪一個？'bet'還是'bit'？

It's 'bit'.

是'位'。

Next word.

下一個詞：

Which one is it? 'mess' or 'miss'?

到底是哪一個？'亂'還是'小姐'？

It's 'mess'.

是'亂'。

The following word.

下面這個詞。

Which one is it? 'set' or 'sit'?

是哪一個？'集'還是'坐'？

It's 'set' of course.

當然是'套路'了。

Next word.

下一個詞：

Which one is it? 'left' or 'lift'?

到底是哪一個？'左'還是'抬'？

lift Next word.

電梯 下一個詞：

'hell' or 'hill'?

'地獄'還是'山丘'？

'hill' obviously.

'山'顯然。

Next word.

下一個詞：

'beg' or 'big'?

"求 "還是 "大"？

It's 'big' this time.

這次是 "大"。

Next word.

下一個詞：

'dead' or 'did'?

'死了'還是'做了'？

It's 'dead'of course.

當然是 "死了"。

Then we have 'mess' or 'miss'?

那麼我們有'亂'還是'失'？

It is 'miss'.

是'小姐'。

And finally, 'dead' or 'did'?

最後，"死了 "還是 "做了"？

'did'

做了

Great guys!

好傢伙！

Let's continue on.

讓我們繼續往前走。

Okay guys.

好吧，夥計們。

Moving on to sentences now.

現在繼續說說句子。

I have sentences for you and they're filled with /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ sounds.

我有句子給你，他們充滿了/ɛ/和/ɪ/的聲音。

Repeat after me.

跟著我說

The first sentence is,

第一句話是：

'Ken did not sit on the hill.'

'肯沒有坐在山上'。

The second sentence,

第二句話：

'My pet pig fell off the cliff.'

"我的寵物豬掉下了懸崖。

And finally,

最後是：

'Set the big desk in the middle.'

'把大桌子擺在中間'。

Good job, guys.

幹得好，夥計們。

Let's carry on.

我們繼續吧

Great guys.

偉大的傢伙。

Well now you have a better understanding of

好了，現在你有一個更好的理解

the difference between the English vowel sounds /ɛ/ and /ɪ/.

英語元音/ɛ/和/ɪ/之間的區別。

Keep practicing.

繼續練習。

Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧

I know you can do it.

我知道你能做到。

And make sure to watch the rest of my pronunciation videos.

而且一定要看我其他的發音視頻。

They're very important if you want to improve your English skills.

如果你想提高自己的英語水平，它們是非常重要的。

See you next time.

下次見。

Thank you so much guys for watching my video.

非常感謝你們看我的視頻。

If you liked it, please show me your support.

如果你喜歡，請給我支持。

Click 'like'.

點擊 "喜歡"。

Subscribe to the channel.

訂閱該頻道。

Put your comments below.

把你的意見放在下面。

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分享視頻。