你能分清美國人說的是can還是can't？分不清才正常!

You might be thinking… why make a video about pronouncing CAN and CAN’T – that’s so easy and obvious!

你可能會想，為什么做一個關(guān)于CAN和CAN’T發(fā)音的視頻，這很明顯很簡單呢?

But keep watching, because there are some pronunciation changes when native English speakers say these words fast. This lesson will help you understand can/can’t better when you HEAR them, and it will also help you SAY these words more naturally in sentences.

但是請繼續(xù)看下去，因?yàn)楫?dāng)英語母語人士快速地說這些單詞時，會有一些發(fā)音變化。這節(jié)課會幫助你更好地理解can和can ' t，也會幫助你在句子中更自然地表達(dá)這些單詞。

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How to pronounce CAN’T

CAN’T怎么發(fā)音

Let’s start with CAN’T. The main thing is that we don’t pronounce the T like “t.” We don’t usually say “can’T.” Instead, it sounds more like can’t – the end of the word just stops suddenly;

讓我們從CAN’T開始吧。主要的一點(diǎn)是，我們不會把T發(fā)得像t一樣。我們通常不會說can’T，相反，它聽起來更像can’t—詞的結(jié)尾突然結(jié)束了

we simply cut off the sound quickly, instead of pronouncing a clear “t.” This happens with a lot of English words ending in “t.” We say hat, get, sit, and not haT, geT, siT.

我們只是快速地把音剪掉，而不是發(fā)一個清晰的t音。很多以t結(jié)尾的英語單詞都是這樣。我們說hat, get, sit，而不是haT, geT, siT。

So if you’re expecting to hear a strong “t” sound at the end of can’t – you won’t. And this can be confusing – so how are you supposed to hear the difference between can and can’t, if we don’t pronounce the final T like “t”?

所以，如果你期待在can’t后面聽到一個很重的t音，你就不要聽了。這可能會讓人困惑，如果我們不把最后一個t發(fā)得像t一樣，你怎么能聽出can和can’t的區(qū)別呢?

02

How to pronounce CAN

CAN如何發(fā)音

Here’s how you can do it – the word “can” is also pronounced differently in fast spoken English!

這就是如何你能區(qū)分它們的方法——can在語速較快時發(fā)音也是不一樣的!

We usually don’t say can with a strong “a” sound.

can這個詞在語速較快的口語中的發(fā)音也不一樣。我們通常不會用很強(qiáng)的a音說can。

Instead, we say something like “kin” or “kn” – the word gets shortened, because the stress is usually on the main verb that comes after the word “can.”

相反，我們會說kin或者kn，因?yàn)橹匾敉ǔＴ赾an后面的實(shí)意動詞上。

Let me show you some examples to make it clearer:

我來舉幾個例子讓你更清楚

I can swim.

I kin swim.

You can call me anytime.

You kn call me anytime.

We can give you a ride.

We kn give you a ride.

See how the word “can” sounds more like “kin”?

這些例子里can這個詞怎么聽起來更像kin的呢?

I kin swim.

You kn call me anytime.

We kn give you a ride.

Because the stress is on the main verbs, swim, call, and give.

因?yàn)橹匾舳荚趧釉~swim, call和give上。

This pronunciation of “can” more like “kin” also happens in questions with “can.” Let’s look at some of these:

can的這種發(fā)音更像kin的現(xiàn)象，也會出現(xiàn)在帶有can的疑問句中。讓我們來看看其中的一些：

Can you close the window?

Kinya close the window?

How can I help?

How kn I help?

Where can we buy tickets?

Where knwe buy tickets?

When you understand that “can” typically sounds like “kin” and “can’t” typically sounds like can’t, this will help you hear the difference.

當(dāng)你明白can通常聽起來像kin而ccan’t通常聽起來像can’t時，這將幫助你聽出區(qū)別。

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