I'm your teacher, so great to have you here, and I've got a simple, little pronunciation video for you today.

我是你們的老師，很開心你們的觀看。今天要跟你們介紹簡單的英文發音。

It's simple, but it is confusing.

很簡單，但很容易讓人搞混。

Many people get this wrong, and this is the silent B, the silent /b/. Except it's not a /b/, because we do not say it.

很多人會搞錯的發音是無聲 b，音標為 /b/，但他其實不念 /b/，因為我們根本不會把它的音發出來。

And this is really common in words that end in "bt" or "mb".

這很常發生在 bt 或是 mb 結尾的字。

And I often hear people pronouncing the "b", but we actually don't say it at all.

我經常聽到人們把 b 發出來，但其實我們根本不發那個音。

So, hopefully, that's a little bit easier for you.

希望看完這部影片對你來說有幫助。

Let's look at the first type with "bt"; a really common one is the word "debt".

現來看第一種 bt 結尾的字，很常見的是 debt。

Now, it looks like it's supposed to be /dɛbɪt/, something like that.

它看起來應該要唸作 /dɛbɪt/。

But as you can tell, it's really, really difficult to pronounce a /b/ and a /t/ together.

但你自己唸唸看的話會發現，/b/ 跟 /t/ 一起很難唸。

So, we simply don't; we just say /dɛt/. I have do much debt.

所以我們直接不念，只念作 /dɛt/。我有很多債務。

Another one, doubt /daʊt/.

另外一個字是 doubt，音標是 /daʊt/。

I have some doubts. Doubt.

我有一些疑問。

And the final one, which is a little bit different, is "subtle", /sʌt(ə)l/.

最後一個，有點不一樣的是 subtle，音標是 /sʌt(ə)l/.

We do not say /sʌbt(ə)l/, we say, /sʌt(ə)l/, /sʌt(ə)l/.

我們不念作 /sʌbt(ə)l/，而是要念 /sʌt(ə)l/。

Um, so, it kind of sounds like s-u-t-t-l-e, /sʌt(ə)l/.

所以它聽起來有點像 s-u-t-t-l-e。

Okay, and onto the second type, which is the ones that end in "m-b", "mb".

進到第二種，也就是 mb 結尾的字。

So many examples of these; one of them would be "bomb", /bɒm/.

這個類型的字有很多，其中一個是 bomb，音標是 /bɒm/。

We don't say /bɒmb/, we say /bɒm/; ignore that "b" completely.

我們不念 /bɒmb/，而是念 /bɒm/。請完全忽略 b。

Another one is "climb" /klaɪm/. I want to climb the mountain. Climb.

另外一個是 climb，音標是 /klaɪm/。我想要爬山。

Here are some more: lamb, /lam/, a baby sheep, a lamb. 

還有其他的：lamb，音標是 /lam/。小羊的意思。

And another one with a "er" ending, plumber, /plʌmə/.

還有一個是 er 結尾的，plumber，音標是 /plʌmə/。

A plumber is someone who works with water and pipes; not someone who eats plums. Plumber. 

水電工是處理水和管道的人； 不是吃李子的人。 水電工。

So, have some practice yourself and remember this rule with the "bt" and the "mb"; usually the "b" is silent.

請多多練習，並記住 bt 跟 mb 的發音規則，它們通常都是無聲的 b。

Hope this little video was useful. Thank you so much and I'll see you next time!

希望這部影片有幫助。感謝收看，下次見！