This is the "Sounds American" channel.

這是"美國之聲"頻道。

In this video we’re going to talk about the American r-colored vowel /ɚ/,

在這個視頻中，我們要講的是美式r色元音/ɚ/。

as in the word "after".

如"後"一詞。

You can also hear this sound in words like

你也可以在一些詞語中聽到這個聲音，比如

enter,

進入。

color,

色。

dollar

美元

or nature .

或自然界。

We’ll be using a special phonetic symbol - /ɚ/ - for this sound.

我們將使用一個特殊的音標--/ɚ/來表示這個音。

In our previous video we began exploring the American r-colored vowels.

在之前的視頻中，我們開始探索美式r色元音。

Here’s a summary of what we’ve covered:

下面是我們對所涉及的內容的總結。

In American English,

用美式英語。

any time in any word,

任何時候在任何詞。

when you see a vowel followed by the letter 'r'

當你看到一個元音後面跟著字母'r&#39。

in the same syllable,

同音節。

you have an r-colored vowel sound.

你有一個r色的元音。

The r-colored vowel sound /ɝ/,

r色元音/ɝ/。

as in the words first,

如是言先。

burn,

燒。

learn,

學習。

or word

或成為

can be spelled with different vowel letters and the letter ‘r’.

可以用不同的元音字母和字母 "r "來拼寫。

The /ɝ/ occurs only in stressed syllables.

/ɝ/只出現在強調的音節中。

But what happens in unstressed syllables?

但是，在不受力的音節中會發生什麼？

The r-colored vowel sound /ɝ/ has a weak version,

r色元音/ɝ/有弱化版。

the /ɚ/ sound ,

的聲音。

which is used in unstressed syllables.

這是用在無壓力的音節。

Its pronunciation is almost the same as of the tense /ɝ/,

其發音與時態的/ɝ/幾乎相同。

but the /ɚ/ is a relaxed r-colored vowel.

但/ɚ/是一個放鬆的r色元音。

Some linguists consider them to be the tense

有些語言學家認為它們是時態的

and the weak versions of the same sound.

和同音的弱版。

So, let’s find out how to make the relaxed /ɚ/ sound.

那麼，我們來看看如何讓輕鬆的/ɚ/發出聲音。

OK.

好的

Pronunciation of the r-colored vowel /ɚ/

r色元音的發音/ɚ/。

is very similar to the /ɝ/ vowel

與/ɝ/元音非常相似

or the /r/ consonant.

或/r/輔音。

To make the /ɚ/ sound,

要發出/ɚ/的聲音。

open your mouth a little and leave your lips neutral

張口不言，閉口不語

or round them slightly.

或將其略微打圓場。

The /ɚ/ is a weak sound,

/ɚ/是一個弱音。

so your tongue and throat should be relaxed.

所以你的舌頭和喉嚨應該放鬆。

Raise the front of your tongue toward the alveolar ridge

將舌頭的前端向牙槽嵴方向抬起。

behind your upper front teeth,

在你的上前牙後面。

but don’t touch it.

但不要碰它。

Next: curl back the tip of your tongue.

接著：舌尖向後捲起。

Now slightly lower the center of your tongue.

現在稍稍放下舌頭的中心。

and raise its back.

並抬起它的後背。

Note, that your tongue should be relaxed.

注意，舌頭要放鬆。

Remember,

記住：

the tip of your tongue should be curled back

舌尖向後彎

and it should never touch the alveolar ridge

而且永遠不能觸及牙槽嵴。

Now, let’s try saying it:

現在，讓我們試著說出來。

/ɚ/

/ɚ/

/ɚ/

/ɚ/

/ɚ/

/ɚ/

Now, let’s practice the /ɚ/ sound in some words.

現在，讓我們用一些單詞來練習/ɚ/的音。

You’ll see a word on the screen and hear its pronunciation.

你會在螢幕上看到一個詞，並聽到它的發音。

Like this.

像這樣

You’ll have a few seconds to pronounce the word.

你會有幾秒鐘的時間來唸這個詞。

♪

♪

Repeat each word after the speaker

在發言人之後重複每個單詞

and try to copy the pronunciation as much as you can.

並儘量模仿發音。

Let’s begin.

我們開始吧

Let’s pause here for a second

我們先暫停一下

and check on how you're making the /ɚ/ sound.

並檢查你如何'使/ɚ/的聲音。

The tip of your tongue should be curled back

舌尖要向後捲曲

and raised towards the alveolar ridge

並向牙槽嵴凸起

behind your upper front teeth.

在你的上前牙後面。

Your tongue and your throat should be relaxed.

你的舌頭和你的喉嚨應該放鬆。

Let’s continue practicing.

我們繼續練習吧。

You’re done!

你完成了！

Congratulations!

恭喜你！

By the way,

對了

did you know that most of the time,

你知道嗎，大部分時間。

the /ɚ/ is represented by the combination of letters ‘er’,

/ɚ/由字母 "er "組合表示。

as in the words "writer" or "teacher"?

如"作家"或"老師"等詞？

However,

然而，

the /ɚ/ can be written with any vowel letter followed by the ‘r’.

And this can be really confusing for non-native speakers.

而這對於非母語人士來說，可能真的很困惑。

Here’re some words with the /ɚ/ sound that are often mispronounced:

下面是一些帶/ɚ/音的字，經常會被讀錯。

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