【跟外教學地道英語】“辦公室聊天開場白”發音精講

Alison老師來自美國，現在在上海復旦大學攻讀學業。Alison很高興能成爲的英語老師，也歡迎各位滬友同她做朋友！目前她專門開設了一個外教課堂小組，幫助大家學習最地道的英語！戳我去看Alison的主頁>>

之前我們跟着Alison老師一起學習了地道的“辦公室聊天開場白”（不記得的同學點此來看吧>>），大家有認真朗讀嗎？有沒有覺得自己存在哪些發音問題？有些錯誤可能屬於個別同學，有些則是大家的共病。這裏Alison把大家共同的問題拿出來做了一個總結，快看看你是不是也犯了呢？

【共通發音問題講解】

1. The "w" sound in the phrase "How are you"（How are you中的w音）

W這個音要發得有力和清楚。練習的時候儘量說慢一點，想象有個蘋果在你口中。開口圓潤、最後閉口。

2. The "th" sound in the word "this"（This中的th音）

This中的th音，同thanks或者thick中的th音是不同的。大家應該把舌頭輕咬在上下齒之間來發音。如果念得正確，應該可以感覺到舌頭的輕微震動哦。

3. Long vowel sounds（長元音）

最後，是"need", "great", "tired", "looking" 這些單詞中的長元音。發這些長元音時要有意識將其拖長，從而突出這個音。

有同學要問了，looking這個單詞音標標註的不是短元音嗎，爲什麼也歸在其中？來看Alison老師怎麼說：

The word "look" is sometimes classified as a "short vowel" because the "oo" sounds different in words like "spook". However, the word "looking" needs a stronger emphasis and an extension of the vowel.（look這個單詞有時被歸爲短元音，因爲其中的"oo"與spook等單詞中的"oo"聽上去是不一樣的，但是要注意looking這個詞中的元音需要被強調並且拉長。）

大家要記住Alison老師的這些提點，在以後練習時多加註意，繼續加油吧！

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翻頁還有Alison老師的完整版音頻講解和音頻原文哦>>

【音頻講解】

Hi! I want to talk about some common problems I noticed in listening to your recordings. I will discuss three pronunciation problems for you to practice. They are:

• The "w" sound in the phrase "How are you"
• The "th" sound in the word "this"
• Long vowel sounds

The "w" sound in the word "how" needs to be strong and clear. "w"…"How"…"w"…"How"…To practice, try saying the word very slowly and emphasizing the "w" sound: "How are you". It might also be helpful to imagine you're putting an entire apple into your mouth. You need a lot of space to pronounce the "ow" sound, and then the mouth comes to a close.

The "th" sound in "this" is different from the "th" sound in the words "thanks" and "thick". To make the "th" sound in "this", you need to stick your tongue out between your top and bottom rows of teeth and force air through to make a vibration. If you say the word "this" correctly, you should feel vibrations on your tongue.

Finally, long vowel sounds occur in words like "need", "great", "tired" and "looking". A long vowel sound needs to be longer and extended so that the sound is emphasized. Practice exaggerating long vowel sounds to get more comfortable with extending the sound.

Well that's all for this lesson, and remember to use these suggestions in future exercises. Nice work.