Today we are going to practice the long O as in go.

今天我們要練習的是 go 中的長 O。

I love this diphthong because it is easy to make, and it usually makes a big impact on your speech once you start using it, if you don't use it now.

我喜歡這個雙元音，因為它很容易製作，而且一旦你開始使用它，通常會對你的語音產生很大的影響，如果你現在不使用它的話。

The O as in go starts with a relaxed sound.

go 中的 "O "以輕鬆的聲音開始。

The jaw is dropped, the lips are relaxed just a bit, the back of the tongue is high in the back.

下巴下垂，嘴脣稍稍放鬆，舌根後部高高翹起。

O-o-o.

O-O-O。

And then it changes and the sound moves towards the U sound.

然後聲音發生變化，向 "U "音移動。

Now I want you to think as if we're starting with an O sound and ending with a pure U sound.

現在，我想讓你們想一想，就好像我們以 O 音開始，以純 U 音結束。

Even though it's not exactly the right sound in English, it is good enough if you use those sounds, if you have them in your language.

儘管英語中的發音並不完全正確，但如果你的語言中有這些發音，那麼使用這些發音就足夠了。

O-o-o.

O-O-O。

We can find this sound in words like go, show, low.

我們可以在 go、show、low 等詞中找到這個音。

Do it with me.

和我一起做

Make sure that your jaw moves from being open to being close, that your lips move from being relaxed to being pushed together.

確保下巴從張開到合攏，嘴脣從放鬆到併攏。

Go, low, show, home, lonely.

走，低，秀，家，孤獨。

Now, some people might just drop the second part of the sound when the O sound is at the beginning of the word.

現在，當 O 音位於單詞開頭時，有些人可能會放棄第二部分的發音。

For example, instead of saying lonely, they might say lonely.

例如，他們可能會說 lonely，而不是 lonely。

Instead of saying home, you might hear home.

與其說 "家"，不如說 "家"。

Instead of hearing hotel, you might hear hotel.

你聽到的可能不是 hotel，而是 hotel。

Is that you?

是你嗎？

If so, here's a little trick that can really, really help you.

如果是這樣，這裡有一個小竅門可以真正幫到你。

All you need to do is to add a W sound right after the O sound.

您只需在 "O "音後面加上一個 "W "音。

So, instead of hotel, ho-w, W, right?

所以，"酒店 "不是 "酒店"，而是 "W"，對嗎？

Or an O sound, ho-tel, hotel.

或 O 音，ho-tel，酒店。

Instead of only, only, o-w, only.

而不是 only、only、o-w、only。

Instead of want, won't, won't, won't.

而不是 "想"、"不會"、"不會"、"不會"。

Okay, good.

好的，很好

So, let's practice a few more words.

那麼，讓我們再練習幾個單詞。

And all I want you to think about is that W sound that you're adding.

我想讓你們思考的是你們正在添加的 W 音。

Focus, local, showtime, homeowner, closest, cooperate, explosion, snowstorm.

聚焦、在地、演出時間、房主、最接近、合作、爆炸、暴風雪。

Snow, snowstorm.

雪，暴風雪

Won't.

不會。

It won't be possible.

這是不可能的。

It won't happen.

不會發生的。

I won't do it.

我不幹。

I want to go.

我想去

I won't go.

我不去

Okay, very good.

好的，很好

And now it's your turn.

現在輪到你了。

Come up with at least three words with the O sound and put them in the comments.

至少想出三個帶 O 音的單詞，並把它們寫在評論裡。

And if you are really courageous, come up with one sentence with as many O words as possible.

如果你真的很有勇氣，那就想出一個句子，儘可能多地使用 O 字。

Are you ready for the challenge?

你準備好迎接挑戰了嗎？

I bet you are.

我打賭你是的。

Waiting to see your comments right below.

等待您在下方發表評論。