In this American English Pronunciation video,
在这段美式英语发音视频中，
we’re going to go over tongue relaxation exercises.
我们将学习一下舌头放松的练习。
From the L to the R to the T, the tongue is very important when it comes to articulation of all kinds of sounds.
从L音到R音再到T音，舌头在各种声音的发音时都起着非常重要的作用。
So having a relaxed tongue that can move quickly and efficiently is a very good thing.
所以，拥有一个放松的舌头，可以快速有效地移动是一件非常好的事情。
Let’s learn how to relax this very strong muscle.
让我们学习如何放松这块非常结实的肌肉。
Just how strong is the tongue? Very!
舌头到底有多结实？非常结实!
It’s considered the strongest muscle in the body in relation to it’s size.
相对于它的大小来说，舌头被认为是身体里最结实的一块肌肉。
One way to see how strong it is is to put your pinky finger to the roof of your mouth,
证明舌头有多结实的一种方法是把你的小指放在嘴巴的顶部，
then pin the pinky finger to the roof of the mouth with the tongue.
然后用舌头把小指固定在嘴巴的顶部。
Like that. Now, have a tongue vs. pinky war.
就像那样。现在，来一场舌头VS小指之战吧。
If you’re like me, your tongue wins every time, and your pinky hurts.
如果你像我这样做，你的舌头每次都会赢，你的小指很疼。
So let’s relax this mega-muscle.
让我们放松一下这块“巨大的”肌肉。
First, stick out your tongue (make sure you have clean hands for this), and massage your tongue.
首先，伸出你的舌头(确保你的手是干净的)，用手按摩你的舌头。
Now this may feel weird, but it’s a good way to get to know this muscle that works so hard for us.
这可能感觉怪怪的，但这是了解这块为我们努力工作的肌肉的一个好方法。
I’ve never done that before. It’s strange. It’s a strange feeling. But actually, kind of feels good.
我以前从来没这么做过。这很奇怪。这是一种奇怪的感觉。但实际上，感觉还不错。
Now, stick your tongue out again, and this time, see if you can go from relaxed,
现在，再次伸出你的舌头，这一次，看看你是否能从放松，
to pointed, to relaxed, and back and forth, without tensing the rest of the face. So.
到坚挺，到放松，来回这样做，而不会使脸的其余部分变得紧张。这样做。
Oh, ok. It’s hard to do it without tensing your lips.
哦，好吧。不绷紧嘴唇很难做到这一点。
Yeah. You can get there eventually. But just to start, just begin exploring that ability.
嗯。你最终会做到的。但这只是个开始，开始探索这种能力吧。
Maybe give them a side-angle of that. Sure.
也许给一个侧面的角度会更方便他们学习。好的。
Alright. At first, you may feel like you need to tense the lips and jaw to tense the tongue,
好的。起初，你可能觉得你需要绷紧嘴唇和下颌来拉紧舌头，
but eventually, you’ll be able to isolate the tension to the tongue alone.
但最终，你将能够单独将紧张只放到舌头上。
Then, keeping the tip of the tongue behind the front teeth,
然后，将舌尖放在门牙后面，
where it stays for almost all vowel sounds, do some tongue push ups, or push outs, to be more accurate.
几乎所有元音的发音都要将舌尖放在那里，做一些舌头向上推的动作，更准确地说是将舌头向外推。
Oh. I’ve never seen that before.
噢。我以前从没见过这样做练习的。
So you’ll stick out the middle of the tongue, giving the tongue a good stretch.
你要把舌头中间伸出来，好让舌头伸展一下。
Wow, you’re really good at that. Did you learn this in acting school? I did.
哇，你真的很擅长这个。这是你在表演学校学的吗？我做到了。
Ok. I spent a lot of time doing these exercises in school.
其实我在学校花了很多时间做这些练习。
Let me try. It’s hard if you’re not used to it.
让我试一试。如果你不习惯这样做，那就很难了。
Yeah. It’s a little bit of a strange movement.
嗯。这动作是有点奇怪。
But again, doing this will help you have a great relationship with all of what’s happening in your mouth,
但我还是要强调一下，这样做会帮助你和你嘴里正在发生的一切很好地联系起来，
so that when you’re working with a teacher, or when you’re working with yourself,
所以当你跟老师学习语音的时候，或者当你自己练习发音的时候，
and you learn about where the tongue is supposed to be,
你就会知道舌头应该放在哪里，
it may become easier to do that new movement, or action with your tongue,
你会慢慢适应这个新的动作或者用你的舌头做动作，
because you’ve been able to have these exercises. Yeah.
因为你已经能够进行这些练习了。嗯。
Now, one way to help yourself it so put your hand in front of your tongue and reach towards your hand.
现在帮助你自己的一个方法就是把你的手放在舌头前面，然后将舌头伸向你的手。
Give yourself a bit of a challenge.
给自己一点挑战。
Oh wow. Now, I’ll never reach my hand, but it’s something to reach for.
哦哇哦。这样做我的舌头永远也够不到我的手，但这可以促使你向外伸展舌头。
Now, my least favorite exercise, bit a great one for the tongue.
现在来看一下我最不喜欢的一个动作，但却是一种很棒的舌头运动练习。
We’re going to circle the tongue around the mouth in both directions.
我们要把舌头绕着嘴巴朝两个方向转。
Now, imagine that you’ve got peanut butter stuck on your gums,
现在，想象一下你的牙龈上粘着花生酱，
and you’re going to circle the tongue around trying to get the peanut butter out. I kind of like that one.
你要绕着舌头舔一圈，试图把花生酱舔下来。我挺喜欢这样做的。
Yeah? Yeah. Why is that your least favorite?
是吗? 嗯。为什么你最不喜欢这样做？
Because when you do it 10 times one way and 10 times the other way,
因为当你按一个方向这样做十次，然后换另外一个方向再做十次的时候，
you, your tongue starts to really get sore. So work up to ten times one way,
你，你的舌头就会开始真的有些酸痛了。因此，一个方向最多做十次，
and then switch to ten times the other way. But you can start with 5.
然后换另一个方向再做十次。但是你可以从每个方向做五次开始练习。
Now, drop your head, relax the tongue out of the mouth, and shake.
现在，低下你的头，把舌头从嘴里伸出来，然后开始摇摆。
Oh boy. Do I have to try that? Give it a shot. Ok. I better hold my hair.
哦天哪。我一定要试一下吗？试试看吧。好的。我最好抓紧我的头发。
Perfect. Such relaxation. Yep.
完美。就是这样放松。是啊。
Now, you should feel the tongue release all the way in the back of the mouth.
现在，你应该感觉到舌头在嘴巴后面一直在放松。
And as you do this, some saliva may fly around.
当你这样做的时候，嘴里的一些唾液可能会飞来飞去。
And if so, congratulations. You’re doing it perfectly.
如果是这样的话，恭喜你。你做得很完美。
Now, let’s practice some articulation with this newly relaxed tongue.
现在，让我们用新放松的舌头练习一些发音。
So, that’s using the unvoiced T sound. Now let’s try the voiced D sound.
这是使用清音T。现在让我们试一试浊音D。
And you can just feel the very tip of your tongue on the gum ridge there for that nice, light touch.
你可以感觉到舌尖在牙龈脊上的感觉，那是一种美好的、轻柔的触摸。
Efficient T and D. Let’s try.
高效的T和D，让我们试一试。
And then, some fun practice. Trumpet players call this “double tonguing”.
然后，我们来进行一些有趣的练习。小号演奏者称之为“双舌”。
It’s to articulate the tongue in the front, with the tip of the tongue for the T, and then a K sound with the back.
那就是把舌头放在前面发音，舌尖发T音，然后舌尖放在后面发K音。
Oh wow. When you do that you just feel your tongue going back and forth.
哦哇哦。当你这样做的时候，你就会感觉到你的舌头在前后来回摆动。
Yeah, it’s really fun. That’s kind of cool.
是啊，真的很有趣。这真是太酷了。
Alright, nice job. Remember, this is a great way to get to know your tongue,
好的，做得好。你要记住这是一个很好的了解你的舌头的方法，
and may be really helpful when it comes to dealing with complicated consonant clusters
在处理复杂的辅音簇时可能对你真的很有帮助，

that involve the tongue in words like: strike, plurals, and twelfth. Those are tough ones.
这些辅音簇会涉及到舌头运动，比如：strike, plurals, and twelfth这些单词。这些都是很难读的单词。
Some of my students have a hard time moving their tongue without moving their jaw.
我的一些学生很难在不动下颌的情况下移动舌头。
So, as you do some of these exercises, make sure you do some holding the jaw firm,
所以，当你做这些练习的时候，一定要紧握下颌，
so that the tongue is moving independently, like this.
这样舌头就可以独立运动了，就像这样。
You should be able to do it without moving the jaw at all.
你应该可以在不移动下巴的情况下做到这一点。
If you’re having a hard time, try holding on to the jaw lightly to really focus your effort on the tongue.
如果你觉得困难，可以试着轻轻地抓住下颌，真正把你的注意力集中在舌头上。
This video is part of a series on relaxation and placement.
这个视频是放松和位置系列的一部分。
If you liked this video, check out the previous one on jaw relaxation, or the next one on lip relaxation.
如果你喜欢这个视频，可以看看上一个关于下颌放松的视频，或者下一个关于嘴唇放松的视频。
If you have any questions, put them below in the comments section.
如果你有任何问题，请在视频下方评论区留言。
That’s it, and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.
今天的视频就到这里，非常感谢你使用瑞秋英语。