between the R and the L consonant sounds.

在 R 和 L 輔音之間。

Many of my students have problems hearing

我的許多學生都有聽力問題

and feeling the difference between these two sounds.

並感受這兩種聲音之間的差異。

Therefore, they have problems saying the two sounds correctly.

是以，他們很難正確說出這兩個音。

First, let’s review the mouth position.

首先，讓我們回顧一下嘴巴的位置。

To make the L, the tongue comes forward,

為了做出 "L"，舌頭要向前伸、

and the tip of the tongue presses against the roof of the mouth

舌尖抵住口腔頂部

just behind the teeth, or sometimes comes through the teeth.

就在牙齒後面，有時還會從牙齒裡鑽出來。

To make the R sound, the tip of the tongue is down

發 R 音時，舌尖向下

while the back/mid part of the tongue raises.

同時舌頭的後部/中部抬起。

The back/mid part of the tongue presses against the insides of the top teeth.

舌頭的後部/中部緊貼上齒的內側。

So, to make the L sound, the tongue tip is up and forward,

是以，要發出 L 音，舌尖要向上向前、

and to make the R sound it is down and further back.

要發出 "R "的聲音，則要向下並靠後。

In the R sound, the tip of the tongue is not touching anything.

在 R 音中，舌尖沒有接觸任何東西。

Also, in the L sound, the lips remain more neutral.

此外，在發 L 音時，嘴脣的中性程度更高。

In the R sound, they round somewhat.

在 R 音中，它們有些圓潤。

And sometimes, at the beginning of a word especially, they round a lot.

有時，尤其是在單詞的開頭，它們會繞很多圈。

Let’s look at a word pair where the only difference

讓我們來看一對單詞，它們唯一的區別是

between the two words is the R and the L consonant.

這兩個詞之間的輔音是 R 和 L。

Rate, late.

率，晚。

Here you see both of the sounds side-by-side.

在這裡，您可以看到兩種聲音並排在一起。

Notice in the R sound for ‘rate’, that the lips are more rounded.

注意 "rate "的 R 音，嘴脣更加圓潤。

In the L sound, the tip of the tongue is up against the roof of the mouth,

發 L 音時，舌尖頂住口腔頂部、

behind the front teeth.

在門牙後面。

Now you will see me speak one of the words, either ‘rate’ or ‘late’, with no sound.

現在，你們會看到我說出其中一個單詞，要麼是 "rate"，要麼是 "late"，但沒有聲音。

I want you to study the mouth position and guess which one it is.

我要你們研究一下嘴巴的位置，猜猜是哪個。

The word that I said is ‘rate’, which begins with the R.

我說的詞是 "rate"，以 R 開頭。

Note the starting mouth position.

注意口腔的起始位置。

Rate.

費率

The lips were in a tight circle for the R sound.

嘴脣緊閉，發出 R 的音。

Now let’s look at a word pair where it is the sound

現在讓我們看一對單詞，它的讀音是

that comes at the end of the words that makes the difference.

在這些詞語的末尾，"...... "一詞起到了決定性的作用。

Cuddle, which ends in the L sound, and cutter, which ends in the R sound.

Cuddle（以 L 結尾）和 cutter（以 R 結尾）。

Cuddle, cutter.

擁抱，刀具

Here the sounds are a little more relaxed as they come at the end of the word.

在這裡，由於聲音出現在單詞的末尾，所以顯得更輕鬆一些。

However, the tongue is still up in position,

不過，舌頭仍然豎立在原位、

tongue tip touching behind the front top teeth for the L sound,

舌尖觸及前上牙後方，發出 L 音、

and the lips are still somewhat rounded for the R sound.

而在發 R 音時，嘴脣仍然有些圓潤。

You can see this dark space in the mouth for the R sound.

您可以看到口腔中的這塊暗空間，用來發出 R 音。

That is because the tongue is further back in this sound.

這是因為在這個音中舌頭靠後。

Here again I will say one of the words without the sound.

在這裡，我再次說一個沒有聲音的詞。

Guess what the word is based on the mouth position.

根據嘴巴的位置猜猜是什麼詞。

The word was ‘cuddle’ with the L sound.

單詞是 "cuddle"，帶 L 音。

And now a word pair where the R and L sound comes in the middle of the word.

現在有一對單詞，R 和 L 的發音在單詞中間。

Feeling and fearing.

感受和恐懼

Here again are both sounds.

這又是兩種聲音。

The lips are more rounded for the R sound.

發 R 音時嘴脣更圓潤。

And the tongue tip for the L is, as expected, raised to the roof of the mouth.

而 L 的舌尖則如預期的那樣，翹到了口腔頂部。

In the R sound you can see more dark space in the mouth

在 R 音中，您可以看到口腔中更多的暗空間

because the tongue is pulled further back.

因為舌頭被拉得更靠後了。

In the L sound the tongue is more forward,

發 L 音時，舌頭更靠前、

and therefore you can see it more easily through the teeth.

是以，你可以更容易地通過牙齒看到它。

Again, I will repeat one of the words without sound.

我再次無聲地重複其中一個詞。

Guess which word it is, based on the mouth position you see.

根據嘴巴的位置猜猜是哪個詞。

The word was ‘feeling’, with the L sound.

這個詞是 "感覺"，發 L 音。

I hope this helps you to understand how these sounds are different.

希望這能幫助您理解這些聲音的不同之處。

When you practice, use a mirror.

練習時，請使用鏡子。

And make sure that you see in the mirror the correct mouth position for these sounds.

確保您能從鏡子中看到發出這些音時正確的口腔位置。