In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to study American English by looking at a short text. Topic: what I ate for breakfast.
在這段美語發音視頻中，我們將會通過一小段文字來學習美式英語。話題：我早餐吃了什麼。
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I call this a Ben Franklin exercise.
我把這個方法稱為本·富蘭克林練習。
This is when you take very good notes, very detailed notes, on what you're hearing. And then go back and try to record yourself based on what you've written down, the notes.
這種方法就是根據你聽到的內容做詳細的筆記，然後回過頭來參照你所做的筆記試著錄下自己的聲音。
Did you write down a flap T, or the way two words link together?
你記下了一個濁音T，還是兩個單詞的連讀方式呢？
After you've recorded yourself, compare it to the original. Did you do everything that you wanted to do?
給自己錄完音後，與原錄音進行對比。你做到想做的一切了嗎？
In this video, we're going to take notes together.
我們將在這個視頻中一起記筆記。
This morning for breakfast, I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk. This is my favorite breakfast. But sometimes, I do have eggs.
今天早上我吃了芭芭拉碎燕麥配牛奶。這是我最喜歡的早餐，但有時也會會吃雞蛋。
So let's take a look at what's happening here.
那現在我們來看說這段話時發生了什麼。
" This morning for breakfast." One of the first things I notice is how much this S and M were connected.
“This morning for breakfast.” 首先我注意到了這裡的S和M是連在一起的。
" This morning, this morning." It's almost like the S went on the next word: " smorning, smorning. This morning. This morning for breakfast."
“This morning, this morning.” 就好像這個S緊跟著下一個單詞一樣：“smorning, smorning. This morning. This morning for breakfast.”
Did you notice how I pronounced the word " for" ?
你注意到了我是怎樣讀單詞“for”的嗎？
That was reduced to " fer" , " fer" , " fer" . Very quick, with the schwa/R sound. " For, for, for breakfast."
它被略讀為“fer”，“fer”，“fer”。非常快，並帶著弱讀的R音。“For, for, for breakfast.”
" This morning for breakfast." Also I notice the rhythm here. " Morn-" and " break-" are the two stressed syllables.
“This morning for breakfast.” 我還注意到了這裡的節奏。“Morn-”和“break-”是被重讀的兩個音節。
" This morning for breakfast." They have that swooping up and then down shape of the voice that makes up a stressed syllable.
“This morning for breakfast.” 它們有先升後降的形狀組成了重音音節。
Let's listen in slow motion.
我們聽一下慢放。
" This morning for breakfast." [x2]
“This morning for breakfast.” （循環兩次）
" This morning for breakfast, I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk."
“This morning for breakfast, I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk.”
What do you hear as being the stressed syllables? I hear " Barbara's" , " Shredded" , and " milk" .
你聽到哪些是重音音節呢？我聽到的是“Barbara's”，“Shredded”和“milk”。
What else do you notice?
你還注意到了什麼呢？
" I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk." I notice that " Barbara's" is only two syllables, even though it looks like it might be three. We sort of leave this middle sound out here.
“I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk.” 我注意到了雖然“Barbara's”看起來像是三個音節，但其實它只有兩個音節。我們幾乎把中間的音給省掉了。
" Barb-ra's, -ra's." Also note this apostrophe S is the Z sound. That's because the sound before is voiced, so the apostrophe S is also voiced. " Zzz, zz, -ra's, -ra's. Barbara's."
“Barb-ra's, -ra's.” 還要注意這個撇號後面的S發Z音。這是因為它前面的字母是發音的，所以撇號後的這個S也是發音的。“Zzz, zz, -ra's, -ra's. Barbara's.”
I also notice that the ED ending here is pronounced as the IH as in 'sit' vowel, D sound.
我還注意到了這裡詞尾的ED發音是IH，就像“sit”裡的元音和D音。
That's because the sound before was a D. ED endings are among the few cases in American English that follow regular rules.
這是因為它前面的音是D。ED結尾的發音是美語裡面少數幾個遵循固定規則的例子之一。
" I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk."
“I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk.”
I notice that the word 'with' is not reduced, but it's very flat in pitch because it is unstressed. " With, with, with." It's also quite fast. " With milk, with, with, with, with milk."
我注意到了單詞“with”沒有被略讀，而是下降音調，這是因為它是非重音。“With, with, with.” 它的音還很快。“With milk, with, with, with, with milk.”
" I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk."
“I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk.”
Let's listen in slow motion.
我們聽一下錄音慢放。
" I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk." [x2]
“I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk.” （循環兩次）
" I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk. This is my favorite breakfast." What was stressed in that sentence? I heard " fav-" and " break-" .
“I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk. This is my favorite breakfast.” 這個句子中哪些是重音呢？我聽到的是“fav-”和“break-”。
Also, these three words, " this is my" , those were incredibly fast. Listen again.
還有，“this is my”這三個詞讀得非常快。再聽一次。
" This is my favorite breakfast."
“This is my favorite breakfast.”
So this string of three unstressed words, " this is my" [x4]: very fast, and very connected.
所以這一串三個非重讀的詞，“this is my”（循環四次）：讀得非常快非常緊湊。
I also notice that the word " favorite" was only pronounced with two syllables, as if this letter was dropped. " Fav-rit, favorite, favorite."
我還注意到了單詞“favorite”只被發出了兩個音節的音，好像中間的字母被丟掉了一樣。“Fav-rit, favorite, favorite.”
" This is my favorite breakfast."
“This is my favorite breakfast.”
I'm also noticing this T pronunciation. The final T in " favorite" was pronounced as a stop.
我還注意到了這個T的發音，在“favorite”結尾的T音是停頓的。
" Favorite, favorite, favorite breakfast." So, there was no release, tt, of the T sound. " Favorite breakfast."
“Favorite, favorite, favorite breakfast.” 所以這裡的T音沒有被髮出來。“Favorite breakfast.”
Let's listen in slow motion.
我們聽一下錄音慢放。
" This is my favorite breakfast." [x2]
“This is my favorite breakfast.” （循環兩次）
" This is my favorite breakfast. But sometimes, I do have eggs."
“This is my favorite breakfast. But sometimes, I do have eggs.”
Did you notice the lift here, where the comma is?
你注意到逗號這裡的上升語調了嗎？
" But sometimes, I do have eggs." There was just a little pause there for the punctuation.
“But sometimes, I do have eggs.” 這裡的標點處只有一點停頓。
I also noticed how I stressed the word " do" .
我還注意到了單詞“do”被重讀的方式。
" I do, I do have eggs."
“I do, I do have eggs.”
" But sometimes, I do have eggs."
“But sometimes, I do have eggs.”
The word " eggs" , even though it's a content word, a noun, which is usually stressed, doesn't have that much stress, I notice, because it's at the end of a sentence. " I do have eggs."
單詞“eggs”，即使它是一個實義詞，名詞，通常是被重讀的，我注意到，它在這裡卻沒有很明顯的重音，這是因為它是在句子的結尾。“I do have eggs.”
" Eggs, eggs, " with just a little curve up, and then down in the voice. " I do have eggs."
“Eggs, eggs,”音調稍微提高一點，就馬上降下來。“I do have eggs.”
Also, the plural ending here, S, is pronounced as a Z. That's because the sound before, the G sound, is a voiced consonant. " Eggs, eggs."
還有，這裡的複數結尾S的發音為Z。這是因為前面的輔音G是發音的。“Eggs，eggs.”
Let's listen in slow motion.
我們聽一下錄音慢放。
" But sometimes, I do have eggs." [x2]
“But sometimes，I do have eggs.”（循環兩次）
" But sometimes, I do have eggs."
“But sometimes, I do have eggs.”
So, just three little sentences. But we really were able to study a lot about American English pronunciation.
所以，這只是三個短句子，但我們真的可以從中學到美語發音的很多知識。
Let's listen once in slow motion.
我們聽一遍整體的錄音慢放。
This morning for breakfast, I had Barbara's Shredded Oats with milk. This is my favorite breakfast. But sometimes, I do have eggs.
今天的早餐，我吃了芭芭拉碎燕麥，喝了牛奶。這是我最愛的早餐。但有時，我會吃雞蛋。
I hope this has given you some ideas on how to take notes and study the speech of native speakers.
我希望這些在你做筆記和學習英語母語者演講方面有所幫助。
Do this on your own. Take video and audio clips that interest you, or that have topics that are important to your field of work.
自己單獨做這個練習。找一些你感興趣的視頻或音頻片段，或者是與你工作領域相關的主題。
After you take good notes, record the text yourself, and compare to the original recording. What do you still need to work on, or what did you do well?
做好筆記後，錄音然後與原音頻作比較。你在哪些地方還需努力，或者在哪裡做得比較好？
This is a great way to improve your pronunciation.
這是個改善發音的非常好的方法。
That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
今天先說到這裡，非常感謝您觀看Rachel's English。
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