Hello, I'm John Russell.

大家好，我是约翰·罗素6@^xLUY&1RLZ。

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/OcjI9oO#87uhEPP4U)0。

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VG5vl[w_CbZ7n.P。

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njfvpJM#fi*[9|。

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#DyfYpMQ!Xw*2v。

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yTWO53dR&t)Uj,Q。

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@a3,(rKF9o]|pnzY。

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cs1fGR3)HW0FtXoDZms8。

Here's an example.

这里有一个例子*faYcA2Mf,ZH,=4Q;+e。

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4U4~,HGk)N8W#iB|T。

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，hatI(BovAjz7htl]w=。

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d+BUernm48EF4d,M2A[x。

Your lips are relaxed, your tongue is flat /ae/ /ae/ /ae/.

嘴唇放松，舌头放平a&;rgjiMed~8PAm|YI1。

That's all for today. Keep up the good work.

以上是今天的全部内容4F)gEBi-rP^CC##S33l。继续加油吧！