(单词翻译:单击)
Hello, I'm John Russell.
大家好，我是约翰·罗素。
Today, let's explore one of the laziest sounds in English: /ae/(注：此写法方便编辑，正确写法见视频).
今天，让我们来探索一下英语中最懒的发音之一/ae/。
Why do I say it's a lazy sound?
为什么我说这是一种懒惰的声音？
There are two reasons.
原因有两个。
First, to make the /ae/ sound, your lips should be open and relaxed /ae/ /ae/ /ae/.
首先，要发出/ae/的音，你的嘴唇应该张开并且放松。
Second, your tongue is relaxed and flat on the floor of your mouth, like a lazy person on a couch.
第二，你的舌头也是放松的，舌头平放在嘴巴底部，就像一个懒人坐在沙发上一样。
Of all the front vowels we have explored in this series, /ae/ has the lowest tongue position.
在本系列中讨论的所有前元音中，发/ae/音时，舌位最低。
The /ae/ sound is most commonly spelled with the letter "a", as in apple.
发/ae/音最常见的拼法是字母a，比如apple。
But you will also commonly hear the /ae/ sound in the middle of words.
但你也会经常在单词中间听到/ae/的音。
Here's an example.
这里有一个例子。
In the 1950s, DR. Seuss wrote a famous children's book.
在20世纪50年代，苏斯博士写了一本著名的儿童读物。
The title has the middle /ae/ sound twice: the cat in the hat, the cat in the hat.
标题中有两个中间字母发/ae/的音：cat，hat。
If you are having trouble with the /ae/ sound, try thinking of two words, relaxed and flat.
如果你觉得发/ae/音有些困难，试着想两个词，relaxed放松的和flat水平的。
Your lips are relaxed, your tongue is flat /ae/ /ae/ /ae/.
嘴唇放松，舌头放平。
That's all for today. Keep up the good work.
以上是今天的全部内容。继续加油吧！
