Name: 棘手的 T 音┃隨身學習美式英語發音 (The Tricky T Sound┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the Go)
Uploaded: 2025-08-20T18:17:08.000Z
Duration: 49 min 49 s

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You're listening to the Rachel's English Podcast, made especially for non-native speakers, where we study the way Americans really speak.

您正在收聽的是專為非母語人士製作的 Rachel's English Podcast，我們在這裡研究美國人真正的說話方式。

My goal is for you to listen to this podcast every week and sound more natural when speaking

我的目標是讓您每週都收聽這個播客，並在說話時聽起來更自然。

English and improve your listening comprehension.

In today's episode, we're going over the pronunciation of the letter T. We'll talk about three different ways Americans pronounce this letter.

在今天的節目中，我們將學習字母 T 的發音。

True T, flap T, and stop T. When you look up a word with the T sound in a dictionary, it will only ever show the true T pronunciation.

當您在字典中查找帶 T 音的單詞時，只會顯示真 T 的發音。

Most dictionaries do not actually reflect the way Americans speak when it comes to the

大多數字典實際上並不反映美國人說話的方式，當涉及到"......

Be sure to check out the show notes in the podcast section of my website, rachelsenglish.com.

請務必在我的網站 rachelsenglish.com 的播客欄目中查看節目筆記。

I'll put links to related videos and outline what you learn today.

我會放上相關視頻的鏈接，並概述今天的學習內容。

You can also find a free copy of the transcript, rachelsenglish.com slash podcast.

您還可以在 rachelsenglish.com slash podcast 上找到一份免費的文字稿。

Today we're tackling one of the most crazy things about American English pronunciation, and that is the pronunciation of the letter T.

今天我們要討論的是美式英語發音中最瘋狂的一件事，那就是字母 T 的發音。

I've done numerous videos on this subject, but it's not until this podcast that everything has been brought together into one place for you.

我已經制作了許多關於這個主題的視頻，但直到這次播客才將所有內容彙集在一起。

I'm going to try to make it as clear as possible, and I've brought my husband David along to help me figure out what's not clear to ask questions along the way.

我會盡量說清楚，我把我丈夫大衛也帶來了，讓他幫我找出不清楚的地方，順便提出問題。

Your mind is going to be blown when you learn about the T in American English pronunciation.

當您瞭解到美式英語發音中的 T 時，您一定會大吃一驚。

Of course, you use it every day, but you've never thought about it like this.

當然，你每天都在使用它，但你從未這樣想過。

True T and a flap T. First of all, David, did you know that there are three different ways that we pronounce the letter T?

首先，大衛，你知道字母 T 有三種不同的發音嗎？

So there are three ways we pronounce the letter T. We pronounce it as a true T, tt.

是以，字母 T 有三種發音方式。

Now, I can't actually demonstrate the stop T by itself because it's actually a stop of sound.

現在，我無法單獨演示停頓 T，因為它實際上是聲音的停頓。

So we can figure out what that means when we get to the stop T. But first, I want to start with the true T. So the true T is made with your teeth together, tongue tip at the roof of the mouth, tt, air is stopped, and then you release it.

所以我們可以先從真 T 開始。真 T 的發音是牙齒併攏，舌尖抵住口腔頂部，tt，空氣停止，然後鬆開。

這是一個美麗的真實的 T，大衛。

Actually, some people have a hard time with the true T. They make it more like dd, dd, dd, dd, dime, dime.

實際上，有些人很難理解真正的 T。他們把它說得更像 dd、dd、dd、dd、dime、dime。

This is typical of people from India, I've noticed.

我注意到，這是印度人的典型特徵。

They'll say dime instead of time, tt, tt, tt.

他們會說一角錢，而不是時間，tt，tt，tt。

So you have to feel that escape of air for it to be right.

是以，你必須感受到空氣的逸散才是正確的。

那麼，什麼時候的 T 才是真正的 T 呢？

So rule number one, T is a true T when it comes at the beginning of a word.

是以，第一條規則是，當 "T "出現在單詞開頭時，才是真正的 "T"。

Like table, top, tt, tt, tt, turn, toast, teacher, talk, tt, tt, tt.

如 table、top、tt、tt、ttt、turn、toast、teacher、talk、tt、ttt、ttt。

David, can you think of any other words that start with a T?

大衛，你還能想到其他以 T 開頭的詞嗎？

We have a toddler, that's probably why he thought of that.

我們有一個蹣跚學步的孩子，所以他才會想到這個辦法。

Okay, so one of the unfortunate things about American English pronunciation is as soon as you learn a rule, you will learn an exception.

好吧，美式英語發音的一個不幸之處在於，一旦你學會了一條規則，你就會學會一個例外。

That has to be incredibly frustrating for students.

So I just taught you that the first rule was a true T.

所以，我剛才教你的第一條規則是真正的 T。

A T is a true T at the beginning of a word.

It may not be a true T if it's followed by an R.

如果後面有一個 R，可能就不是真正的 T。

A lot of Americans will take the TR and turn it into a CHR.

Have you ever thought about the word train?

No, but now that you say CH, it's definitely, that's what it sounds like.

沒有，但既然你說了 CH，那就肯定是了，聽起來就是這樣。

Most Americans do this with every TR cluster.

大多數美國人對每個 TR 組都這樣做。

Words that start with two, the word to, the word today, the word tomorrow.

以 "二 "開頭的詞、"到"、"今天"、"明天"。

There I have done them all with a true T, but actually they can be a flap T in conversation, sounding more like an American D. I'm going to say a sentence and I want you to really try to focus in on the word to, which will not be pronounced with a true T. Okay, here's a sentence.

我會說一個句子，我希望你們真的試著把注意力集中在 to 這個單詞上，這個單詞的發音不會是真正的 T。好的，這是一個句子。

Now, David, when I say that, does that sound completely natural to you?

現在，大衛，當我這麼說的時候，你覺得這聽起來完全自然嗎？

I might also make that more of a flap sound.

我可能還會讓它發出更多的瓣聲。

David, is that a way that you think you would hear Americans say that?

大衛，你覺得美國人會這麼說嗎？

I mean, they may put a true T, but they also may put a flap.

我的意思是，他們可能會放一個真正的 T，但也可能會放一個擋板。

It's supposed to rain da, rain da, da, da, da, da.

應該會下雨噠，下雨噠，噠，噠，噠，噠，噠。

So wow, today begins with a T, might not be a true T.

哇，今天以 T 開頭，但可能不是真正的 T。

Okay, let's do one more with the word tomorrow.

好吧，我們明天再用這個詞來做一次。