British vs American | English Pronunciation Lesson · Anglo-Link
本课对比英美英语发音差异，重点讲解'r'和't'的发音规则，适合练习发音和听力。通过实例对比，帮助学习者掌握不同口音特点。
Hello and welcome everyone.
大家好，欢迎各位的到来！
This is Minoo at Anglo-Link.
这是来自 Anglo-Link 的 Minoo。
Today, we're going to look at some differences in American English and British English pronunciation.
今天，我们将探讨美式英语和英式英语在发音上的一些差异。
In order to do that, I've teamed up with my American colleague Rachel, who is going to introduce herself to you now.
为了实现这一目标，我与我的美国同事瑞秋（Rachel）合作了起来；她现在将向大家做自我介绍。
I'm Rachel and I have a YouTube channel called 'Rachel's English'.
我叫瑞秋，我在 YouTube 上有一个频道，叫做“Rachel’s English”。
My channel focuses on American English pronunciation.
我的频道主要关注美式英语的发音规则。
There are videos that go over the specific mouth proposition for each sound, videos that focus on the rhythm of American English,
有些视频详细讲解了每个发音对应的具体口型要求；还有一些视频则着重介绍美式英语的节奏特点。
linking, and videos that show you how to listen to the characteristics of American English.
这些链接以及视频会向你展示如何辨别美式英语的特点（即美式英语的发音、语法和词汇使用方式等）。
There are over two hundred and fifty videos with two added each week.
目前共有超过250个视频，每周还会新增2个视频。
I hope you'll check them out.
希望你能去看看它们。
Thank you Rachel.
谢谢你，瑞秋。
Okay, I will be focusing on the
好的，我会重点关注……
differences between the consonants 'r' and 't' and also some very common words that are pronounced differently in American English and British English.
辅音“r”和“t”之间的区别，以及一些在美式英语和英式英语中发音不同的常见单词。
Rachel will be focusing on the differences between some vowel sounds.
瑞秋将重点研究某些元音发音之间的差异。
Let's start with the letter 'r'.
我们先从字母“r”开始吧。
When the letter 'r' is in the initial position of a word or in the middle of a word,
当字母“r”位于单词的开头或中间时，
there isn't a huge difference between the way Americans or British people pronounce it.
美国人和英国人在发音上并没有太大的区别。
However, listen to me saying the following four words and then listen to Rachel saying them.
不过，请先听我说出以下四个单词，然后再听瑞秋说这几个单词。
Now, when the letter 'r' is in the middle position in a monosyllabic word and after a vowel,
现在，当字母 “r” 位于单音节单词的中间位置，并且位于元音之后时……
after a vowel, in British English we tend to drop it.
在元音之后，英式英语中我们通常会省略这个辅音（即“t”）。
We also drop the letter 'r' at the end of words in British English, whereas in American English,
在英式英语中，我们也会省略单词末尾的字母“r”；而在美式英语中则不会这样做。
there is no difference.
没有区别。
Now, I'd like you to listen to me saying the following words and then listen to Rachel saying the same word immediately.
现在，请先听我说以下这些单词，然后立即听瑞秋重复同一个单词。
Right then, let's move on to the letter 't'.
那么，接下来我们就来看看字母“t”吧。
In standard British English, the letter 't' is always pronounced as a /t/, whether it is at the beginning of a word,
在标准的英式英语中，字母“t”总是发 /t/ 的音，无论它位于单词的开头还是其他位置。
in the middle of a word or at the end of a word; whether it's a stressed syllable or unstressed syllable.
无论是在单词的中间还是单词的末尾；无论这个音节是重读音节还是非重读音节。
For example, listen to these four words.
例如，听听这四个单词。
However, in American English they tend to drop the 't' in the final position.
然而，在美式英语中，人们通常会省略单词末尾的字母“t”。
So, now listen to Rachel saying these four words.
那么，现在请听瑞秋说这四个字。
Now, listen to her saying the words 'what' and 'cut' again.
现在，请再听她念一遍“what”和“cut”这两个词。
Now, in American English, when the letter 't' is in the middle position in a word, it sometimes changes to a soft (d).
现在来说，在美式英语中，当字母 “t” 位于单词的中间位置时，它有时会发成柔和的 “d” 音。
This happens either when it's between two vowels or when it's between an 'r' and a vowel.
这种情况要么发生在两个元音之间，要么发生在字母 “r” 与一个元音之间。
So, now listen to how I pronounce the following words, and immediately to how Rachel pronounces them.
那么，请先听我如何发音以下这些单词，然后马上再听瑞秋是如何发音的。
And finally, in American English, the letter 't' is sometimes dropped after an 'n'.
最后，在美式英语中，字母“t”有时会在字母“n”之后被省略。
For example, in British English, we would say:
例如，在英式英语中，我们会这样说：
Now, listen to how Rachel pronounces them.
现在，请听瑞秋是如何发音这些单词的。
Okay, that's all for the consonants 'r' and 't'.
好了，关于辅音 ‘r’ 和 ‘t’ 的讲解就到这里为止。
Now we're going to look at some very common words in English, that are pronounced quite differently in British English and American English.
现在我们来看看一些在英语中非常常见的单词，这些单词在英式英语和美式英语中的发音有很大差异。
So, I'm going to say them and then you listen to how Rachel says them.
那么，我会先把这些单词说出来，然后你们再听听瑞秋是怎么发音的。
Well, I hope you've enjoyed this part of the lesson.
希望你们喜欢这一课的内容。