Hello. I'm John Russell.

大家好)9i9Pm@^fIWf。我是约翰·罗素Z-aRC=cc94a(_Djr3。

In previous videos, I talked about the vowels /i/ and /I/, /i/ as in he, /I/ as in is.

之前的视频中讲过两个元音/i/ 和 /I/，/i/在“he”中的发音和/I/在“is”中的发音hbVp~,9MdQotp4o。

I will combine them, he is.

我会把它们组合起来，“he is”U~u*_D[4r@GKaJ。

The difference between /i/ and /I/ can be difficult for speakers of many languages.

区分/i:/和/i/的发音对于说多种语言的人来说是很困难的rVZRCYZ5_v。

There are some similarities between the sounds.

这两种发音有一些相似之处lUwJa8qE-i;^m。

Your tongue is high toward the front of your mouth for both sounds, but there are important differences.

对于这两种发音，你的舌头都是抬高朝嘴巴前方伸的，但这两种发音有很大的不同O#)Yt+75TXGyC。

Your tongue is slightly higher toward the front of your mouth for /i/.

发/i/音的时候，你的舌头伸向嘴巴前面抬得会更高一点q(-LJrbTzBduUbf;。

The sides of your tongue touch your upper back teeth for/I/.

发/I/音的时候，舌头的侧面会触碰到上牙的背面#~qIajOe+sVr^m。

The most important difference is this: /i/ is a tense vowel while /I/ is a relaxed vowel.

最大的不同是：/i/是一个紧元音，而/I/是一个松元音ThjiIv];&6rHhHERq。

To make /i/ I have to use more tension.

发/i/音的时候，我更用力;)vhDKb&lDRI。

To make /I/ I use less tension.

发/I/音的时候不需要那么用力qZvJo~BmNGO。

Some educators like to use rubber bands to show the difference.

一些教育家喜欢用橡皮筋来表示不同之处XbOvC)srkJ^。

You can start practicing with the vowel by itself.

你可以用它开始练习元音了VR7epPpQvUfUBQ|5dK。

Then try practicing with short words or phrases "he" "she" "me" "is" "ship" "fit".

然后试着用短词或短语练习如：he、she、me、is、ship、fit]V#meTPF-frZ。

Then try words and phrases that have both sounds "he is" "feet fit" .

然后尝试有这两种发音的单词和短语如“he is”、“feet fit”,&5nBu+*60HG~DL-5~^。

After that, give your face a rest and drink some water.

完成之后，让你的脸休息一下，喝点水K9-jYzd-~_%ZY)4gk;。

keep up the good work.

继续加油吧p7L&*6y!0e。