Name: 長＋短 "i "的真相 (The Truth about Long + Short "i")
Uploaded: 2025-09-14T18:04:31.000Z
Duration: 4 min 4 s

基礎被動語態

Have you ever been told that the difference between words like sheep and ship is vowel length?

有人告訴過你，"羊 "和 "船 "這兩個詞的區別在於元音的長短？

轉承詞

As someone who grew up speaking English, this never made sense to me and that's because vowel length isn't the main difference.

作為一個從小講英語長大的人，我從來都不明白這一點，因為元音長度並不是主要區別。

Listen to this recording from the Oxford Learner's Dictionary.

請聽《牛津學習者詞典》中的這段錄音。

And notice that the vowel doesn't sound very long at all.

Sheep In dictionaries, you'll usually see these IPA symbols.

羊 在字典中，你通常會看到這些 IPA 符號。

We'll give the vowels names to make it easier to talk about them.

我們將為元音命名，以便於談論它們。

The fleece vowel appears in words like sheep, seat, peak.

羊毛元音出現在羊群、座位、山峰等詞中。

And the kit vowel is found in words like ship, sit, pick.

而配套元音則出現在 ship、sit、pick 等詞中。

Sometimes the fleece vowel is long.  But it can also be surprisingly short.

有時，絨毛元音很長。  但也可能短得出奇。

Beach In fact, sometimes fleece is shorter than kit.

海灘 事實上，有時絨毛比套件還短。

Beat, bid And here's something that might surprise you.

節拍，出價 還有一件事可能會讓你大吃一驚。

When the so-called short vowel of kit is stressed in a sentence, it can sound quite long.

當所謂的 kit 短元音在句子中處於重音時，聽起來會相當長。

And the truth is So what is the real difference between fleece and kit?

那麼，羊毛和套件之間的真正區別是什麼呢？

The vowels in these words aren't different because of length.

這些單詞中的元音並不因為長度而不同。

They're completely different sounds made with different tongue positions.

它們是用不同的舌頭位置發出的完全不同的聲音。

They're two distinct vowel qualities with different tongue positions.

它們是兩種不同的元音音質，舌頭的位置也不同。

In standard southern British English, the fleece vowel is made with the tongue body high and forward in the mouth.

在標準的英國南部英語中，"fleece "元音是用舌體在口腔中高高向前發出的。

It can be a monophthong, just one steady vowel.

它可以是單韻母，只有一個穩定的元音。

Or it can be a diphthong, gliding from one vowel quality to another.

也可以是雙元音，從一個元音音質滑向另一個元音音質。

Sheep Need See The kit vowel is a monophthong made lower in the mouth.

綿羊需要看 套件元音是在口腔中位置較低的單韻母。

Ship This Did If you're finding it tricky, there might be an e type vowel in your native language that's similar, and you could use this in English.

Ship This Did 如果您覺得麻煩，您的母語中可能有類似的 e 型元音，您可以在英語中使用。

As the kit vowel is usually spelt with the lesser i, it might help to imagine a different spelling.

由於配套元音通常用較小的 i 來拼寫，想象一下不同的拼法可能會有所幫助。

Ship This Did Earlier I mentioned that the fleece vowel can be long, like in sea, or short, like in sheep.

Ship This Did 我在前面提到，"fleece "的元音可以是長元音，如 sea，也可以是短元音，如 sheep。

If you want to find out about vowel length rules in English, join my British Council Award nominated course.

如果您想了解英語元音長度規則，請參加我的英國文化協會獎提名課程。

You'll find clear explanations and plenty of practice for standard British vowels.

在這裡，您可以找到標準英式元音的清晰解釋和大量練習。

Just click the link in the description to join.

只需點擊說明中的鏈接即可加入。

But for now, let's compare fleece and kit.

但現在，讓我們來比較一下羊毛和套件。

Heat Hit Leave Live Eat it Sit on the seat At least we've got the list.

熱擊 離開 現場 吃它 坐在座位上 至少我們已經有了名單。

Mastering these vowels isn't just about getting your tongue in the right place.

掌握這些元音並不僅僅是讓舌頭站在正確的位置上。

It's also about training your ears so you can distinguish between them.

這也是為了訓練你的耳朵，讓你能夠區分它們。

That's why I created an interactive vowel game so you can test your listening skills.

是以，我製作了一個互動元音遊戲，讓您測試自己的聽力水準。

I've also prepared a fleece and kit vowel guide with tips and practice.

我還準備了一份羊毛和套件元音指南，其中包含提示和練習。

Scan the QR code or click the link in the description to access them and start improving your vowels.

掃描二維碼或點擊說明中的鏈接，即可訪問它們，開始改善你的元音。

If this video helped you, please like it and share it with your friends.

如果本視頻對您有幫助，請點贊並與朋友分享。

And if there's a pronunciation topic you'd like me to make a video on, just let me know in the comments.

如果您希望我製作有關發音的視頻，請在評論中告訴我。