and you're going to learn how to say this very difficult word.

你將學會如何 說這個非常難的單詞。

It's a gorgeous fall day here in Philadelphia.

費城的秋高氣爽。

Let's walk around the neighborhood and see if we can find ourselves a squirrel.

讓我們在附近走走 看看能不能找到一隻松鼠。

Look, there's one. That didn't take long.

看，有一個沒花多少時間

I'm making this video today for Dave.

我今天為戴夫錄製這段視頻。

Dave is a big fan of Rachel's English and I'm a big fan of Dave.

戴夫是瑞秋英語的忠實粉絲，我也是戴夫的忠實粉絲。 我也是戴夫的忠實粉絲。

He's not your typical Rachel's English fan, in that he's American.

他不是典型的瑞秋的 英國粉絲，因為他是美國人。

And, he's not a teacher. So why is he learning how to pronounce American English?

而且，他也不是老師。那他為什麼 學習美式英語的發音？

Well, Dave had a stroke and it affected the speech center in his brain.

戴夫中風了 影響了他大腦的語言中樞

So he has what's called 'apraxia'.

是以，他患有所謂的 "失語症"。

And that means he can think the word but actually

這意味著他可以想到這個詞，但實際上

making the word with his mouth doesn't come naturally,

用嘴說話 並不自然、

he has to think through every position of every sound in every word.

他必須想清楚每個詞中每個音 每一個字的每一個音的位置。

I can't imagine the effort that it takes to communicate but he's put in the effort

我無法想象溝通需要付出多少努力 但他付出了努力

and here's a video of him speaking English after his stroke.

這裡有一段他中風後說 中風後說英語的視頻。

>> My name is David and this is not how I sounded four years ago.

>> 我叫戴維，這不是 我四年前的聲音。

So Dave told me he has problems with this word and he's not the only one. So let's get down to it.

戴夫告訴我，他對這個詞有意見，而且 他不是唯一一個那我們就開始吧。

How do we pronounce 'squirrel'?

松鼠 "怎麼讀？

Because this video is for Dave, I'm going to do things a little more slowly,

因為這個視頻是為戴夫準備的 我打算慢慢來、

and with a little bit more repetition.

而且還要再重複一下。

I would love for you to tell me if you like this format better.

我希望您能告訴我 如果您更喜歡這種格式，請告訴我。

You can put it in the comments below.

您可以在下面的評論中提出。

Let's get started.

讓我們開始吧。

'Squirrel' is a two syllable word with stress on the first syllable.

松鼠 "是兩個音節的單詞 重音在第一個音節上。

So it will go DA-da, long-short, squirrel, squirrel.

所以，它會走 DA-DA，長-短、 松鼠，松鼠

We begin with the SK consonant cluster. Let's do this slowly. Ss.

我們從 SK 輔音群開始。 讓我們慢慢來。Ss.

To make the S the teeth are together.

要做出 "S "形，牙齒必須併攏。

The tip of my tongue is here behind the bottom front teeth.

我的舌尖在這裡 在下門牙後面

I know some people make it with the tongue tip pointing up,

我知道有些人在製作時 舌尖朝上、

I make it with the tongue tip pointing down. Ss-Kk.

我是用舌尖朝下做的。 Ss-Kk.

Then we have the K consonant.

然後是 K 輔音。

The back part of the tongue will lift and touch the soft palate. That stops the air.

舌頭後部會抬起並 接觸軟顎。這樣就能阻止空氣進入。

I'm going to exaggerate that stop here before the release.

我要誇張地說 在發佈之前，請停在這裡。

Ss-kk. Ss-kk. Ss-kk.

Ss-kk.Ss -kk.Ss -kk.

So I lift my tongue and then let it go.

於是我抬起舌頭，然後放開。

Now I'm going to do the K with the rounded lip position. Why?

現在我要用圓脣位置做 K 圓脣位置。為什麼？

Lip positions do not affect the K sound but for the next sound I need to have my lips rounded.

嘴脣的位置不會影響 K 音，但對於 但在發下一個音時，我需要把嘴脣修圓。

Ss-kk. Ss-kk.

Ss-kk.Ss-kk.

And now we'll go into that next sound which is the W.

現在我們將進入 下一個音，也就是 "W"。

Ss-kw, Ss-kw-k-w.

SS-KW，SS-KW-K-W。

So I'm using my vocal cords here.

所以，我在這裡用的是我的聲帶。

For the first two sounds, S and K, they were unvoiced. It was just air.

前兩個音 S 和 K 是沒有發聲的。只有空氣。

Ss-kk. Ss-kk. Ss-kw.

Ss-kk.Ss-kk.Ss-kw.

Now you finally hear my voice.

現在你終於聽到我的聲音了。

Skw-w-w.

Skw-w-w.

To make this sound, my lips are rounding.

為了發出這個聲音，我的嘴脣都嘟圓了。

The tongue tip is down touching behind the bottom front teeth.

舌尖向下觸及 下門牙的後面。

It hasn't moved for this whole word and the back part of the tongue is lifting.

整個字都沒有動過，而且 舌頭的後半部分在抬起。

So when it pulls down for the K, it doesn't relax all the way down. It still stays high.

是以，當它向下拉 K 時，並沒有 並沒有完全放鬆。它仍然保持在高位。

Squ-, squ-.

唧唧，唧唧

Now we have the UR as in HER vowel.

現在，我們有了 HER 韻母中的 UR。

Squir- Squir-.

小松鼠 小松鼠

So my lips relax a little bit.

於是，我的嘴脣放鬆了一些。

They are not as round as they are for the W but they're not totally relaxed either.

它們不像 W 那樣圓潤，但也沒有完全放鬆。 但也沒有完全放鬆。

Squ-irr-irr-irr.

Squ-irr-irr-irr。

They flare a little bit and come out from the face just a bit.

它們稍稍張開 從臉上露出來一點。

Squirr-irr. Squirr.

松鼠叫斯奎爾

The tongue pulls back and up so the tongue tip has been down and front

舌頭向後向上拉，這樣 舌尖一直向下和向前

for the whole word and now it's lifting for this vowel.

現在 這個元音的提升。

So the middle part of my tongue is touching the roof of my mouth about here,

所以我舌頭的中間部分 就在這裡碰到了我的嘴角、

it might not touch the roof of your mouth. Maybe it touches the insides of the teeth.

它可能不會碰到你的口腔頂部。 也許會碰到牙齒內側。

Squirr-irr.

松鼠叫

But we want to think of a contact point about here so that the tongue is lifting to that.

但我們要考慮一個接觸點，大約在這裡 這樣舌頭就能抬起來。

Squirr-irr.

松鼠叫

That means the tip of the tongue isn't touching anything.

這意味著舌尖 舌尖沒有接觸到任何東西。

Squirr- irrel, -el.

Squirr- irrel, -el.

Now we have the Dark L. You can see that the lips will relax.

現在我們有了深色 L。 你可以看到嘴脣會放鬆。

Squirrel, -el, -el, -el.

松鼠，-el，-el，-el。

What does the tongue do?

舌頭有什麼作用？

The tongue comes back down so it's not at the roof of the mouth like it was for the R,

舌頭回縮，是以不像 R 型那樣位於口腔頂部。 舌尖在口腔頂部，而不是像 R 舌那樣、

and the tip comes forward again.

尖端再次向前。

Squirrel, -el, -el. Squirrel.

Squirrel, -el, -el.松鼠

But the back part of the tongue isn't relaxed. We need to make it dark for the Dark L.

但舌頭的後半部分沒有放鬆。 我們需要讓 "黑暗 L "變黑。

So to do that, the back part of the tongue pulls back a little bit:

是以，要做到這一點，舌頭的後部 舌頭往後拉一點：

-el, -el, -el.

-el，-el，-el。

It's what gives us that dark sound -el, -el, -el.

正是它讓我們發出-el、-el、-el 的暗啞聲音。

Squirrel. Squirrel.

松鼠松鼠

Because it's a Dark L at the end of a word,

因為它是單詞末尾的 "暗L"、

you don't need to lift your tongue tip up to the roof of the mouth, which is the position for the L.

你不需要把舌尖抬到口腔頂部 L 的位置。

You can just leave the dark sound, squirrel, and be done with the word.

你可以只留下黑暗的聲音、 松鼠，別再提這個詞了。

Squirrel, Squirrel.

松鼠，松鼠

Now let's sound it out slowly together.

現在，讓我們一起慢慢讀出來。

Ss-qui-rrel. Squirrel.

Ss-qui-rrel.松鼠

Let's take a look at this word, up close and in slow motion.

讓我們來看看這個詞、 近距離慢動作。

There you have it. I hope this video has made how to pronounce the word 'squirrel' a little bit easier.

就是這樣。希望這段視頻能讓 松鼠 "這個詞的發音變得簡單一些。

Fans, if you're not already on my mailing list,

粉絲們，如果你們還沒有加入我的郵件列表的話、

please sign up by clicking this link or the link in the description below.

請點擊此鏈接 或下面說明中的鏈接。

When you're on my mailing list, you'll get all of the latest news and videos from Rachel's English,

加入我的郵件列表後，您將收到所有 瑞秋英語的最新消息和視頻、

including crazy news like when I got engaged.

包括瘋狂的消息，比如我訂婚了。

That's it guys and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

就是這樣，謝謝你們 非常感謝你們使用瑞秋的英語。