Welcome to this episode of Aussie English.

歡迎收看本期的《澳洲英語》。

Today I want to talk to you about 1 simple trick to sound more like an Aussie when you

今天我想和大家說說1個簡單的問題 技巧聽起來更像一個澳大利亞人，當你。

speak English.

說英語。

Let's go.

我們走吧

So, this one simple trick is words that end with -er, -or, -ar, -ure, -our, and -a (and -re*),

所以，這一個簡單的技巧是，單詞的結尾是 與-er、-or、-ar、-ure、-our和-a（和-re*）。

all have the same pronunciation in Australian English, at least the majority

同音 澳洲英語，至少是大部分

of the time.

的時候。

And this is the short /ɑ/ sound.

而這是/ɑ/的短音。

So, we make this sound by just lowering our jaw, quite a way, and literally just saying

所以，我們發出這個聲音，只是降低我們的。 下巴，相當的方式，而且從字面上看只是說

the sound /ɑ:/, but short, /ɑ/.

的聲音/ɑ:/，但短，/ɑ/。

So, as opposed to words like "bar" and "car", which have the long ɑ sound, this sound is

所以，相對於 "吧"、"車 "這樣的詞。 其中有長ɑ音，這個音就是

a very short sound.

一個很短的聲音。

/ɑ/.

/ɑ/.

So, let's go through a couple of words for each one of these endings so you can practice

那麼，讓我們通過幾個詞來了解一下 每一個這樣的結局，這樣你就可以練習。

sounding more like an Aussie.

聽起來更像一個澳大利亞人。

And I will admit there are exceptions.

我承認也有例外。

Like everything in English, the rule is that there is always an exception.

就像英語中的一切，規則是 總有一個例外。

But, the majority of the time these words are going to end with the sound /ɑ/.

但是，大多數時候，這些話 都會以/ɑ/結尾。

So it's a good place to start.

所以這是個好的開始。

So, words that end with -a.

所以，以-a結尾的詞。

Area

地區

Cobra

眼鏡蛇

Coma

昏迷

Flora

花期

Words that end with -ar.

以-ar結尾的詞。

Polar

極地

Cheddar

切達

Linear

直線型

Jaguar

捷豹

Words that end with -er.

以-er結尾的詞。

Water

飲水

Laser

鐳射

Maker

製造者

Beer

啤酒

Words that end with -re.

以-re結尾的詞。

Centre

中心

Theatre

劇院

Tyre

輪胎

Fire

滅火

Words that end with -or.

以-or結尾的詞。

Mirror

鏡子

Actor

演員

Alligator

鱷魚

Doctor

醫生

Words that end with -ure.

以-ure結尾的詞。

Treasure

寶藏

Cure

治癒

Nature

自然界

Structure

架構

Words that end with -our.

以 "我們 "結尾的詞。

Favour

喜愛

Neighbour

鄰居

Humour

幽默感

Hour

小時

And then, as a little bonus here at the end, guys, sometimes words with -ur at the end

然後，作為最後的一個小獎勵。 夥計們，有時詞尾帶-ur的詞

are pronounced as /ɑ/ as well.

也讀作/ɑ/。

Although, a lot of the time they're going to sound like /ɜ/.

雖然，很多時候他們都會... 發音像/ɜ/。

And one example I could think of was "amateur".

而我能想到的一個例子就是 "業餘"。

So, that's it for this episode guys.

那麼，這一集就到此為止了，各位。

I really recommend trying to make these pronunciation changes IF you want to sound like an Australian.

我真的建議你試著去做這些發音。 變化，如果你想聽起來像一個澳大利亞人。

Otherwise, you're going to have somewhat of an American accent if you're pronouncing that

否則，你將會有一定的 美國口音，如果你讀到這一點

/r/ sound at the ends of words like "water", "anchor", "treasure", "neighbour".

在 "水 "這樣的詞尾發/r/音。 "錨"、"寶"、"鄰"。

That is a very American sound with that /r/ sound.

這是一個非常美國的聲音與/r/。 聲音：

In Australian English we don't curl the tongue up to make the /r/ sound.

在澳洲英語中，我們不捲舌。 了，發出/r/的聲音。

We drop the jaw and we keep our tongue flat.

我們放下下巴，保持舌頭平直。

/ɑ/

/ɑ/

"Neighbour", "treasure", "hour", "actor".

"鄰居"、"寶物"、"時辰"、"演員"。

Anyway, good luck guys.

總之，祝大家好運。

Keep at it.

繼續努力吧

Keep improving your Aussie English, and I'll chat to you soon.

繼續提高你的澳式英語，我很快就會和你哈拉。

Peace out. All the best!

和平了。一切順利！