We're going over the real pronunciation, not the full pronunciation,

我們要講的是真實的發音，而不是完整的發音。

but the one that actually gets used in spoken English.

但真正在英語口語中被使用的。

If you didn't see video one,

如果你沒有看到視頻一。

click here to watch it now.

點擊這裡觀看。

It is important to understand what we're doing here studying reductions.

重要的是要明白我們在這裡研究減量的目的是什麼。

We start this video with 'this'.

我們用 "這個 "開始這個視頻。

This is number 21 in the most common words in English.

這是英語中最常見的單詞中的第21位。

It's not usually going to be pronounced THIS.

它通常不會被念成這樣。

It's usually going to be pronounced a lot more quickly than that, unstressed.

通常會比這更快的發音，不緊張。

This.

這個

This.

這個

“This is what I'm talking about.”

"這就是我說的。"

This, this, this.

這個，這個，這個。

Sometimes it's more stressed,

有時候壓力比較大。

“Not that one, this one.”

"不是那個，是這個。"

It depends on how it's being used.

這要看如何使用。

But much of the time,

但很多時候。

this word will be unstressed, said very quickly: this.

這個字就不緊張了，很快就說：這個。

22: But.

22：但是：

This word is usually going to be unstressed.

這個詞通常是要無壓力的。

In those cases I would probably write it phonetically with a schwa.

在這些情況下，我可能會用分音符來寫。

“I wanted to stop in, but I was already running late.”

"我想來看看，但我已經遲到了。"

But, but, but, but, but I, but I.

但是，但是，但是，但是，但是，但是我，但是我。

The T here links into the next word with a Flap T

這裡的T用Flap T連接到下一個詞中

if the next word begins with a vowel or diphthong.

如果下一個詞的開頭是元音或雙元音。

If the next word begins with a consonant, then it's a Stop T.

如果下一個詞是以輔音開頭的，那麼就是停T。

“We wanted to stop by, but we were already running late.”

"我們想來看看，但我們已經遲到了。"

But , but, but we, but we.

但是，但是，但是我們，但是我們。

There, it's a stop T. Said very quickly.

在那裡，這是一個停止的T，說得非常快。

Unless someone is exaggerating on purpose:

除非有人故意誇大其詞。

BUT!

但是！

You won't hear this word with a True T.

你不會聽到這個帶真T的字。

23: His.

23：他的。

Oh, this one is fun.

哦，這個很有趣。

This one does have a reduction.

這個確實有減少。

It's really common to drop the H in this word.

這個詞裡掉H真的很常見。

What's his name?

他叫什麼名字？

What's his? What's his?

他是什麼人？他是什麼人？

HIS becomes 'iz'.

HIS變成了'iz'。

Said very quickly, reduced.

說的非常快，減少。

This is much more natural than making it sound stressed, fully pronounced:

這比讓它聽起來強調、充分發音要自然得多。

What's his name?

他叫什麼名字？

What's his name?

他叫什麼名字？

Hmm, that doesn't sound right.

嗯，這聽起來不對。

"What's his name?" sounds much better.

"他叫什麼名字？"聽起來好多了。

I have a video on dropping the H reductions,

我有一個視頻，關於掉落H的還原。

so click here or in the description to see more examples.

所以點擊這裡或在描述中查看更多的例子。

24: By.

24：由：

This word doesn't reduce,

這個詞並沒有減少。

none of the sounds change or are dropped,

所有的聲音都不會改變或被丟棄。

but it's usually unstressed and said very quickly:

但一般都不緊張，說得很快。

We'll be right by the door.

我們就在門口等你

By the, by the, by the-- unstressed, not too clear.

But we need this contrast of stressed and unstressed to sound natural when speaking English.

但我們在說英語時，需要這種強調和不強調的對比，才能聽起來自然。

25: From.

25：從：

This is often said very quickly,

這句話往往說得很快。

and I would write the vowel phonetically as the schwa: from, from.

而我會把元音寫成分音符：從，從。

When the schwa is followed by the M,

當分音符後面跟著M。

it gets absorbed by the schwa, so what I'm saying is,

它被分音符吸收了，所以我的意思是：

you can say the word so quickly that you're not even trying to make a vowel: frm, frm, frm.

你可以這麼快地說出這個詞，你甚至不想發出元音：frm，frm，frm。

I'll be back from work at three.

我三點下班回來。

From, from work. Very fast.

從，下班。非常快。

If I said this sentence with each word being clear, no reductions,

如果我說這句話，每個字都很清楚，沒有還原。

what would it sound like?

聽起來像什麼？

I'll be back from work at three.

我三點下班回來。

I'll be back from work at three.

我三點下班回來。

Pretty robotic, not natural.

很機器人，不自然。

Even though reductions might seem wrong, they might seem lazy,

即使還原可能看起來是錯的，也可能看起來是懶的。

they're right, because they're part of a bigger picture.

他們是對的，因為他們是一個更大的畫面的一部分。

Rhythmic contrast in English.

英語中的節奏對比。

26: They.

26：他們：

Let's just start out with a sample sentence.

先來個例句吧。

They already left.

他們已經離開了。

They already left.

他們已經離開了。

Unstressed. Said very quickly. They, they, they.

毫無壓力。 說的非常快。他們，他們，他們。

Sounds don't really change, it doesn't reduce, but it's unstressed.

聲音並沒有真正的改變，它沒有減少，但它是沒有壓力的。

They, they.

他們，他們。

Man, we're on number 26 of the most common words in English

天啊，我們在最常見的英語單詞中排在第26位了

and so far, every single one either reduces or is often unstressed.

而到目前為止，每一個人要麼減少，要麼經常不緊張。

When will we get to our first real content word?

我們什麼時候才能接觸到第一個真正的內容詞？

We'll see.

等著瞧吧

27: We.

27：我們：

It's just like the pronoun 'they'.

就像代詞 "他們 "一樣。

Not usually stressed in a sentence.

一般不在句子中強調。

We, we.

我們，我們。

We already left.

我們已經離開了。

We, we, we. Said quickly.

我們，我們，我們。 說得很快。

We already left.

我們已經離開了。

Not a reduction, we don't change or drop a sound,

不是減法，我們不改變或放棄一個聲音。

but unstressed.

但不緊張。

We. We already left.

我們，我們已經走了我們已經離開了。

28: Say.

28：說。

Oh my gosh, this is a content word.

天哪，這是一個內容詞。

This is a verb and it is usually stressed in a sentence.

這是一個動詞，它通常在句子中被強調。

It took us 28 words to get here.

我們花了28個字才到這裡。

If this doesn't show you the importance of using reductions

如果這還不能告訴你使用減量的重要性的話

and speaking with a rhythmic contrast,

和說話的節奏對比。

making some words unstressed and less clear,

使得一些詞語不緊不慢，不那麼清晰。

I don't know what will.

我不知道什麼會。

The first 27 of the most common words in English are that way.

英語中最常見的前27個單詞都是這樣的。

Say.

說。

Let's put it in a sentence.

用一句話來形容吧。

What did he say?

他說了什麼？

He said he's running late.

他說他要遲到了。

Say, said.

說，說。

Stressed, longer, clearer.

緊張、漫長、清晰。

Up-down shape of intonation: say.

語調的上下形狀：說。

S consonant, AY diphthong.

S輔音，AY雙音。

We need jaw drop for that.

我們需要下巴掉下來

Say.

說。

There's something interesting about 'say', 'said', and 'says'.

'說'、'說'、'說'都有些意思。

The diphthong changes.

雙音變化。

Check out a video I made on that change

請看我做的一個視頻，關於這個變化

by clicking here or in the description below.

點擊這裡或下面的描述。

29: Her.

29：她：

Okay, we're back to a word that reduces.

好了，我們又回到了一個減少的詞上。

It's very common to pronounce this word with no H.

這個詞沒有H的發音是很常見的。

It becomes 'er'.

變成了 "爾"。

What's her name?

她叫什麼名字？

Er, er, er.

他，他，他，他。

When we drop the beginning H,

當我們放下開頭的H。

we take the word and attach it to the end of the word before.

我們把這個字，附在前面的字尾。

What's her. What's her name?

她叫什麼？她叫什麼名字？

There are several words where we drop the H,

有幾個詞我們掉了H。

I have a video on that.

我有一個視頻。

Click here or in the description below to see more examples.

點擊這裡或在下面的描述中查看更多的例子。

30: She.

30：她：

Unstressed.

不受力。

You could probably even reduce it by dropping the vowel, and just making a quick 'sh' sound.

你可能甚至可以減少它，通過放棄元音，只是做一個快速的'sh'音。

Let me try that in a sentence.

讓我用一句話試試。

We don't think she knows.

我們認為她不知道。

We don't think she knows.

我們認為她不知道。

I'd say that works.

我想說這是可行的。

So you can put a quick 'ee': I don't think she knows.

所以你可以把一個快速的 "咿"。我想她不知道

Or you can drop the vowel: I don't think she knows.

或者你可以去掉元音。我想她不知道

And it sounds pretty much the same.

而且聽起來也差不多。

She knows. She knows.

她知道了。她知道了。

So there.

所以，有。

Our 30 most common words in English are done, and there's only one word,

我們最常見的30個英語單詞都做完了，只有一個單詞。

'say', that is reliably stressed.

'說'，這是可靠的強調。

Amazing.

驚人的。

Let's keep going down this list of the 100 most common words in English to study the pronunciation,

讓我們繼續往下看，這100個最常見的英語單詞，學習發音。

and I don't mean the full or official pronunciation,

我指的不是完整的或官方的發音。

I mean how the word is actually used in a sentence in American English.

我的意思是這個詞在美式英語的句子中到底是怎麼用的。

Look for the next installment in this series, coming soon.

請期待本系列的下一期，即將到來。

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

就這樣，非常感謝你使用瑞秋英語。