My name is F@nny.

我的名字是F@nny。

Welcome to this English pronunciation video.

歡迎觀看這個英語發音視頻。

In this video, we are going to talk about two very important English consonant sounds.

在這個視頻中，我們將討論兩個非常重要的英語輔音。

The sound /s/ and the sound /θ/.

聲音/s/和聲音/θ/。

So the /s/ sound and the th sound.

所以，/s/的聲音和th的聲音。

They are very confusing because they sound very similar but they are different.

它們非常令人困惑，因為它們聽起來非常相似，但它們是不同的。

And they are very important in English so I want you to be able to pronounce them correctly.

而且它們在英語中非常重要，所以我希望你們能夠正確發音。

Let's take two example words.

讓我們舉兩個例子詞。

The first word is the word 'sink'

第一個詞是'沉沒'一詞

with an /s/ sound/

發出/s/的聲音/

'sink'

'匯'

The other word is 'think'

另一個詞是 "思考"。

with a th /θ/ sound.

發出th /θ/的聲音。

So 'sink' and 'think'.

所以'沉'和'想'。

They are two very different sounds in English.

它們在英語中是兩種非常不同的聲音。

And I really want you to be able to pronounce them correctly.

而且我真的希望你能夠正確發音。

So let's practice together and I promise you by the end of this video you will hear the difference.

是以，讓我們一起練習，我保證在這個視頻結束時，你會聽到不同的聲音。

Let's get started.

讓我們開始吧。

Before we learn about the consonant sounds s /s/ and th /θ/ in English,

在我們學習英語中的輔音s /s/和th /θ/之前。

you should know guys about the I.P.A. spelling - that's very useful.

你應該知道關於I.P.A.拼寫的傢伙--那是非常有用的。

You can also watch me and how I move my mouth and obviously please try to repeat after me.

你也可以看我，看我如何移動我的嘴，顯然請你嘗試跟著我重複。

You can make those sounds and we're going to do it now.

你可以發出這些聲音，我們現在就去做。

Okay, guys.

好了，夥計們。

Let's now learn how to produce the /s/ sound.

現在我們來學習如何發出/s/的聲音。

So /s/

所以/s/

It's a voiceless sound. You're not going to use your voice.

這是一個無聲的聲音。你不打算使用你的聲音。

You're not going to feel the vibration in your throat.

你不會感覺到喉嚨裡的震動。

What you're going to do is...

你要做的是...

your teeth are going to touch each other.

你的牙齒要互相接觸。

And your tongue goes down.

你的舌頭就會往下掉。

It touches your lower teeth, okay. And you're going to push out some air.

它接觸到你的下牙，好的。然後你要推出一些空氣。

So… /s/

所以....../s/

Please watch my mouth, repeat after me.

請注意我的嘴，跟著我重複。

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

Let's practice with the word 'sink'.

讓我們用 "sink "這個詞來練習。

Please repeat after me.

請跟我重複。

'sink'

'匯'

'sink'

'匯'

'sink'

'匯'

And now, let's make the th /θ/ sound in English.

現在，讓我們在英語中發出th /θ/的聲音。

So /θ/.

所以/θ/。

It's voiceless. Again, no vibration. No voice.

它是無聲的。同樣，沒有振動。沒有聲音。

And what you're going to do is you're going to put your tongue between your teeth...

而你要做的是把你的舌頭放在你的牙齒之間...

okay and you're going to push out some air, okay.

好的，你要推出一些空氣，好的。

/θ/

/θ/

Repeat after me.

跟著我重複。

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

Let's practice with the word 'think'.

讓我們用 "思考 "這個詞來練習。

Please repeat after me.

請跟我重複。

'think'

'想'。

'think'

'想'。

'think'

'想'。

Good.

很好。

Let's now practice with minimal pairs - words that are practically the same

現在我們來練習最小對子--實際上是相同的詞。

but the sounds are different.

但聲音是不同的。

They are very good if you want to hear the difference between the two sounds.

如果你想聽聽這兩種聲音的區別，它們是非常好的。

First, let's focus on the sounds themselves.

首先，讓我們關注一下聲音本身。

Please watch my mouth and repeat after me.

請注意我的嘴，跟著我重複。

First the /s/ sound.

首先是/s/的聲音。

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

/s/

And now the th /θ/ sound.

現在是th /θ/的聲音。

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

/θ/

Now let's do both.

現在讓我們來做這兩件事。

Please repeat after me.

請跟我重複。

/s/

/s/

/θ/

/θ/

/s/

/s/

/θ/

/θ/

/s/

/s/

/θ/

/θ/

And now let's practice with our words.

現在讓我們用我們的語言來練習。

Please repeat after me.

請跟我重複。

'sink'

'匯'

'think'

'想'。

'sink'

'匯'

'think'

'想'。

'sink'

'匯'

'think'

'想'。

Very good, guys.

非常好，夥計們。

Let's now go through minimal pairs together.

現在讓我們一起去看看最小的配對。

And I want you to look at how I move my mouth

我想讓你看看我是如何移動我的嘴的

and of course to repeat after me.

當然也要跟著我重複。

Let's get started.

讓我們開始吧。

face

臉

faith

信念

force

力量

fourth

第四次

gross

總金額

growth

增長

mass

大批

math miss

數學小姐

myth

神話

moss

苔蘚

moth

蛾子

mouse

滑鼠

mouth

口

Norse

挪威語

North

北方

pass

通過

path

路

purse

錢包

Perth

珀斯

race

比賽

wraith

巫師

sank

沉沒

thank

謝謝

saw

看到了

thaw

解凍

seem

似乎

theme

主題

sick

有病

thick

濃密的

sigh

嘆息

thigh

大腿

sin

罪

thin

薄

sing

唱歌

thing

事物

sink

水槽

think

認為

some

一些

thumb

拇指

song

歌曲

thong

皮帶

sought

尋求

thought

思想

suds

肥皂水

thuds

砰砰

symbol

標誌

thimble

頂針

tense

緊張的

tenth

第十次

truce

休戰

truth

真理

use

使用

youth

青年

worse

更糟糕的是

worth

價值

Very good, guys.

非常好，夥計們。

Let's now practice with a few sentences containing our consonant sounds.

現在讓我們用幾個含有輔音的句子來練習一下。

Our first sentence is: 'The Norse passed the North path.'

我們的第一句話是："北歐人通過了北道。

Please repeat after me.

請跟我重複。

'The Norse passed the North path.'

'北歐人通過了北方的道路。

Good.

很好。

Second sentence: 'The sick mouse had a thick mouth.'

第二句："病老鼠的嘴很厚。

Please repeat after me.

請跟我重複。

'The sick mouse had a thick mouth.'

'生病的老鼠有一張厚厚的嘴'。

And finally: 'Use thick suds to keep your youth.'

最後："使用厚厚的肥皂水，保持你的青春。

Please repeat after me.

請跟我重複。

'Use thick suds to keep your youth.'

'用厚厚的肥皂水來保持你的青春。

Excellent, guys.

好極了，夥計們。

Let's move on.

讓我們繼續前進。

Let's now move on to listening practice.

現在讓我們繼續進行聽力練習。

I'm now going to show you two words.

我現在要給你們看兩個字。

I will say one of the two words, and I want you to listen very carefully and

我將說這兩個詞中的一個，我希望你能非常仔細地聽，並且

to tell me if this word is, 'a)' or 'b)'

告訴我這個詞是'a)'還是'b)'

Let's get started.

讓我們開始吧。

Here are my first two words now.

這是我現在的頭兩個字。

Word 'a', word 'b'.

字'a'，字'b'。

Which one do I say?

我說的是哪一個？

Listen to me.

聽我說。

'thin'

'薄'

One more time.

再來一次。

'thin'

'薄'

Is it 'a' or is it 'b'?

是 "A "還是 "B"？

It's 'b' guys, 'thin'.

是'b'的人，'瘦'。

'a' is pronounced 'sin'.

'a'讀作'sin'。

What about this one?

那這個呢？

Listen to me very carefully.

請仔細聽我說。

'worse'

'更糟

'worse'

'更糟

It's 'a' guys, 'worse'.

是'a'的人，'更糟糕'。

'b' would be 'worth'.

b'將是'價值'。

'faith'

'信仰'

'faith'

'信仰'

It's 'b', 'faith'.

是'b'，'信仰'。

'a' would be 'face'.

'a'將是'face'。

Listen to me.

聽我說。

'sank'

'沉沒

'sank'

'沉沒

It's 'a', 'sank.

是 "a"，"sank"。

'b' would be 'thank'.

b'將是'謝謝'。

'fourth'

'第四'。

'fourth'

'第四'。

It's 'b', 'fourth'.

是'b'，'第四'。

'a' is 'force'.

'a'是'力'。

'tenth'

'十'

'tenth'

'十'

Answer 'b' of course.

答案當然是'b'。

'a' would be 'tense'.

'a'將是'tense'。

'sink'

'匯'

'sink'

'匯'

It's 'a', 'sink'.

是'a'，'sink'。

'b' is 'think'.

'b'是'think'。

Listen to me.

聽我說。

'gross'

'毛'。

'gross'

'毛'。

Is it 'a' or is it 'b'?

是 "A "還是 "B"？

It's 'a', 'gross'.

是'a'，'毛'。

'b' will be 'growth'.

'b'將是'增長'。

'truth'

'真相'

'truth'

'真相'

It's 'b', truth.

是'b'，真理。

'a' is 'truce'.

'a'是'休戰'。

Our last two words.

我們的最後兩個字。

Now listen to me very carefully.

現在非常仔細地聽我說。

'mass'

'品質'

'mass'

'品質'

Is it 'a' or is it 'b'?

是 "A "還是 "B"？

It's 'a', 'mass'.

是'a'，'mass'。

'b' would be 'math'.

'b'將是'math'。

Excellent job, guys.

幹得漂亮，夥計們。

You now have a better understanding of the sounds

你現在對聲音有了更好的理解

/s/ and θ/.

/s/ 和 θ/。

So the /s/ sound and th sound in English.

所以英語中的/s/音和th音。

But of course keep practicing.

但當然要繼續練習。

It takes a lot of practice to master these sounds but you can do it.

要掌握這些聲音需要大量的練習，但你可以做到。

So practice makes perfect.

是以，實踐出真知。

Keep practicing.

繼續練習。

Train your ear to hear the different sounds.

訓練你的耳朵去聽不同的聲音。

And obviously watch my other pronunciation videos.

顯然，還要看我的其他發音視頻。

I promise you they will help you improve your skills.

我向你保證，他們將幫助你提高你的技能。

See you next time.

下一次見。

Thank you so much for watching, guys.

非常感謝你們的觀看，夥計們。

If you've liked it, show me your support, click 'like', subscribe to the channel,

如果你喜歡它，請向我表示支持，點擊 "喜歡"，訂閱這個頻道。

put your comments below, and share this video.

把你的評論放在下面，並分享這個視頻。

See you.

見你。