Spelling mistakes can be

拼寫錯誤可以是

anything from a minor embarrassment

小節不礙，大節不礙

to a failed exam.

到考試失敗。

And actually, spelling is one area where

而實際上，拼寫是一個領域

native English speakers commonly make mistakes too.

以英語為母語的人也經常犯錯。

They can definitely make improvements!

他們一定可以做出改進!

Since English is not phonetic, it takes years and years

由於英語不是音標，所以需要年年

for native English speakers to learn how to

讓以英語為母語的人學習如何

spell words correctly

正確拼寫單詞

and even when we finish school,

甚至當我們完成學業後。

there are often a few words that keep confusing us

往往有幾個字一直在迷惑著我們。

all the way through adulthood.

一直到成年。

In this lesson, we'll look carefully

這節課，我們將仔細觀察

at the spelling of words that include ie and ei.

在包括ie和ei的單詞的拼寫上。

But before we do, I want to introduce you to the

但在這之前，我想先給大家介紹一下。

mmmEnglish Imitation Technique,

mmm英語模仿技術。

lessons designed to improve your English pronunciation

課程旨在提高你的英語發音

and expression to help you build your confidence

和表達能力，幫助你建立自信

as an English speaker.

作為一個講英語的人。

Lesson packs are available right here,

課程包就在這裡。

so if you want to improve your spoken English with me,

所以如果你想和我一起提高英語口語。

you can do it just by clicking that button.

你可以通過點擊那個按鈕來實現。

Okay, let's take a look at these words

好，我們來看看這幾個字

achieve, believe and peace.

實現、相信與和平。

Now these words are sometimes misspelled like this,

現在這些字有時會拼錯，是這樣的。

with E before I.

在I之前有E。

And it's an easy mistake to make.

而這是一個很容易犯的錯誤。

In fact, phonetically, it kind of makes more sense.

其實，從語音上來說，這算是比較合理的。

Words with I and E or E and I

有I和E或E和I的詞組。

often cause spelling headaches.

往往會引起拼寫的頭痛。

Still to this day, I remember the little rhyme

至今，我還記得那首小曲子

that my grade two teacher taught me,

那是我二年級的老師教我的。

"I before E except after C"

"I在E前，C後除外"

which is a really handy way of remembering the spelling

這是一個非常方便的方法來記住拼寫。

of these words.

的這些話。

The letter combination, ie, is more common than ei.

字母組合ie，比ei更常見。

It just appears more. In fact, ei is quite rare really.

只是顯得更多。其實，ei真的很難得。

But there are some very common everyday words

但是有一些很常見的日常用語

that use ei.

使用ei的。

And many of them follow a C, like the verb receive.

而且很多都是跟在C後面，比如動詞receive。

It's a perfect example of I before E except after C.

這是一個完美的例子，I在E之前，除了C之後。

Receipt is another, ceiling, deceive, preconceive.

接收是另一種，天花板，欺騙，先入為主。

So that little rhyme, it's useful

所以，這首小曲，很有用的。

... sometimes.

...有時。

But if you live your life by this rule,

但如果你按照這個規則生活。

you'll make spelling mistakes for sure!

你肯定會犯拼寫錯誤!

So as always, there are exceptions.

所以，和以往一樣，也有例外。

I feel like English is the language of exceptions.

我覺得英語是例外的語言。

In actual fact, the rule "I before E, except after C"

實際上，"I在E前，C後除外 "的規則。

usually is only relevant when the vowel sound

通常只有在元音的時候才有意義

represented by the ie is the long E sound.

ie所代表的是長e音。

Receive.

接收：

Receipt.

收據。

Ceiling.

天花板：

Deceive.

騙人的。

Preconceive.

預想。

Okay, now are you ready for the exceptions?

好了，現在你準備好例外了嗎？

Words like ancient, efficient and science,

古老、高效、科學等詞語。

sufficient are exceptions to the rule.

足夠是規則的例外。

"I before E except after C" doesn't work here.

"I在E前，C在後 "在這裡是行不通的。

And that's because the vowel sound represented by ie

而這是因為ie所代表的元音。

is not E.

不是E。

Ancient.

古代。

Efficient.

高效的。

Science.

科學：

Sufficient.

足夠。

And the ei combination can follow other consonants,

而ei組合可以跟在其他輔音後面。

not just C.

不僅是C。

Their.

其：

Foreign.

外國。

Weird.

很奇怪

Leisure.

休閒。

Height.

高度：

Neighbour.

鄰居。

Weigh.

稱。

Vein.

脈。

And feisty.

而且還很彪悍。

How is it possible that this little combination of letters

這個小小的字母組合怎麼可能？

is so difficult?

有這麼難嗎？

ie or ei - it's the source of confusion for English learners

ie或ei--這是英語學習者的困惑之源。

and many, many native English speakers too.

還有很多很多以英語為母語的人。

So if you're having trouble with these spelling rules

所以，如果你對這些拼寫規則有困難的話

keep this lesson in mind.

牢記這個教訓。

The "I before E, except after C" rule

"先I後E，除C後 "規則

is a really, really helpful rule to remember.

是一個非常非常有用的規則，要記住。

But it only really applies when the ie is pronounced as E.

但只有當ie讀成e的時候才真正適用。

Well I hope that you got some handy tips

好吧，我希望你能得到一些方便的提示。

out of this lesson. I expect no more spelling mistakes

出這一課。我希望不要再出現拼寫錯誤

on my Facebook page

在我的Facebook頁面上

or here in the comments below this video.

或在這個視頻下面的評論中。

Don't forget to check out

不要忘記查看

the mmmEnglish Imitation Lessons right up here.

mmm英語模仿課就在這裡。

You can definitely try out a free one

你一定可以嘗試一個免費的

by clicking that link right there as well.

點擊那裡的鏈接也是如此。

Or keep working on some grammar skills

或者繼續練習一些文法技巧

with this lesson right here.

有了這一課，就在這裡。

Thanks for watching and I will see you

謝謝你的觀看，我會看到你

next week for another lesson.

下週再上一課。

Bye for now!

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