Hello! I'm Emma from mmmEnglish

你好!我是来自mmmEnglish的Emma

and in this lesson we're focusing on your pronunciation, specifically syllable stress, which is very important

在这节课中，我们将关注你的发音，尤其是音节重音，这是非常重要的

It's the difference between the noun, present and the verb, present

它是名词present和动词present的区别

Hear the difference

听下差别

These two words look exactly the same but they're pronounced differently

这两个词看起来完全一样，但发音不同

And that's all because of syllable stress

这都是因为音节重音

First thing! What's a syllable

第一件事!什么是音节

A syllable is a part of an English word and it's created by a vowel sound

音节是英语单词的一部分，由元音组成

Take the example from before

以前面的例子为例

It has two vowel sounds in it /e/ and /?/ Present

它有两个元音/ e /, /?/

Thus, there's two syllables

因此，有两个音节

The word book has only one syllable

book这个单词只有一个音节

The word date has only one syllable

date这个字只有一个音节

It's tricky because there are two vowel letters

这很棘手，因为有两个元音字母

But if you listen carefully you'll hear there is only one vowel sound /e?/, date

但如果你仔细听,你会听到只有一个元音/ e?/

The 'e' is silent and in the word my, there's only one syllable

“e”是不发音的，在my这个单词里，只有一个音节

Even though there's only consonants in this word there is still a vowel sound

即使这个单词中只有辅音字幕，但仍然有元音发音

The 'y' makes a vowel sound /a?/, my

“y”发元音/a?/

How many syllables does the word apple have

苹果这个单词有几个音节

Two

两个

How many syllables does the word banana have

香蕉这个单词有几个音节

Three

三个

What about beautiful

美丽的这个单词呢

Three

三个

And economical

经济的这个词呢

Five

五个

Great! Notice that I'm saying ba-NA-na, not ba-na-na

太棒了!注意我说的是ba-NA-na，不是ba-na-na

Not all syllables are equal!

不是所有的音节都是一样的!

If there is only one syllable in the word then of course, it will be the stressed syllable

如果这个单词只有一个音节，那么当然是重读音节

If there is more than one syllable in the word, then there will be one syllable that is stronger, clearer and bolder than the others

如果一个单词中有多个音节，那么就会有一个音节比其他音节更强、更清晰、更大声

The pronunciation of that syllable is clearer

那个音节的发音比较清楚

Here are a few more examples: Perfect

这里有更多的例子

Can you hear how the first syllable is clearer and stronger than the second

你能听到第一个音节比第二个音节更清楚、更有力吗

/p?:/ The second syllable is /f?kt/ Perfect

/p?:/第二个音节/f?kt/

So the first syllable is definitely stronger

所以第一个音节肯定更强

It's been a perfect day

今天真是完美的一天

See if you can guess which syllable in each of these words is the strongest

看看你能否猜出这些单词中哪个音节最强

The first syllable is the strongest syllable

第一个音节是最强的音节

What a beautiful sunset

落日胜景

We use this stress to add emphasis to our sentences as well

我们也用这个重音来强调我们的句子

Especially with adjectives

尤其是形容词

It's a beautiful sunset

美丽的日落

That's a beautiful dress

那是一条漂亮的裙子

Which syllable is stressed

哪个音节重读

The second syllable is the stressed syllable

第二个音节是重读音节

I can't wear that! I'll that I'll look ridiculous! Enthusiastic

我不能穿那个!我会觉得我会看起来很可笑!

It's the fourth syllable

第四个音节是

We were really enthusiastic about the idea, until we found out how much it would cost!

我们对这个想法非常热情，直到我们发现它要花多少钱!

So how do you know which syllable to stress

那么你怎么知道应该重读哪个音节呢

Unfortunately, there is no simple rule that you can follow but there is an easy way that you can find out this information!

不幸的是，没有简单的规则可以遵循，但是有一个简单的方法可以找到这些信息!

When you're looking up a new word in the dictionary you'll see the phonetic script next to that word

当你在字典里查一个新单词时，你会看到那个单词旁边的音标

It will tell you what syllable to stress and it will be marked like this:

它会告诉你应该重读哪个音节，并且会这样标记:复杂

Of course you can also listen to the pronunciation if you're using an online dictionary

当然，如果你在使用在线词典，你也可以听听发音

Some longer words will also have a secondary stress but the strongest stress - the main stress - is this symbol

一些较长的单词也有二级重音，但最强的重音——主重音——是这个符号

So what do you need to remember

你需要记住什么

There is always one main syllable in a word that is stressed

一个单词里总有一个重读音节

It's stronger than the others

它比其他的更强

Pronouncing it incorrectly can be confusing

不正确的发音会让人感到困惑

Learning to push down on the strongest syllable will help you to add emphasis to your speech and your pronunciation

学会把重音压在最强的音节上，可以帮助你在讲话和发音时增加重音

It will help you to sound more sincere, more interesting and natural! I really like it

它将帮助你听起来更真诚，更有趣和自然!我真的很喜欢

Your home is beautiful

你的家很漂亮

What a perfect afternoon

多么完美的下午

Speaking English clearly and confidently is about more than just the pronunciation of sounds

清晰而自信地说英语不仅仅是发音

Word stress and syllable stress are just as important

单词重音和音节重音同样重要

I hope that you enjoyed that lesson and you don't have to stop now!

我希望你喜欢这堂课，现在不要停下来!

There's heaps more videos available on my Youtube channel

我的Youtube频道上还有很多视频

Come and say hi on my Facebook page or go visit my website at mmmEnglish.com to find out more about my online courses

来我的Facebook页面打个招呼，或者访问我的mmmEnglish.com网站，了解更多关于我的在线课程

Thanks for watching and I'll see you next time

谢谢收看，下次再见

Bye for now!

再见！