外教教你學(xué)英語(yǔ)音標(biāo) 中元音[?]

　　Let's work on forming the /?/ sound.

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　　Make sure that your tongue is bunched and tense in the middle.

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　　Release the sound around the bunched portion and the slightly lifted front of the tongue.

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　　It should be held for a longer duration than the unstressed /?/ sound,...

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　　...which occurs at the end of words like "father", "brother".

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　　/?/, /?/, /?/.

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　　Here's /?/ in the beginning of some words.

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　　Earth, Urgent, Irk.

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　　And here it is in the middle.

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　　Bird, Heard, Learning.

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　　Here it is at the end of some words.

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　　Fur, Purr, Sir.

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　　Listen to these pairs of words to hear the contrasting sounds.

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　　Earl, All.

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　　Birth, Bath.

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　　Purse, Pass.

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　　Here are some sentences that use the /?/ sound.

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　　We heard the birds in the fir tree.

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　　Learning about the Earth is urgent.

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　　/?/, /?/, /?/.

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　　Nice work!