(单词翻译:单击)
Hello. I'm John Russell.
大家好，我是约翰·罗素。
Let's talk about the vowel sounds /ei/ and /e/.
我们来谈谈元音/ei/ 和 /e/。
English has more vowel sounds than many other languages.
英语的元音发音比许多其他语言都要多。
Two of these vowel sounds, /ei/ and /e/ are made in a fairly similar way.
其中两个元音/ei/和/e/的发音非常相似。
You have to be careful about these sounds using one in place of the other can change the meaning of a word.
你必须注意这些发音，用一个替换成另一个可能会改变单词的意思。
/ei/ and /e/ are both front vowels, vowels made with your tongue more toward the front of your mouth.
/ei/和/e/都是前元音，发音时舌头更靠近嘴巴的前部。
But there are important differences between them.
但他们之间有重要的区别。
Your lips should be slightly farther apart for the /e/ sound.
你的嘴唇应该稍微分开一点，才能发出/e/的声音。
And your tongue should be slightly higher for the /ei/ sound.
你的舌头应该稍微抬高一点才能发出/ei/的音。
You can think of /e/ as a relaxed vowel, and /ei/ as a little more tense.
你可以认为/e/是一个放松的元音，而/ei/则稍微紧绷一点。
In a previous video, I talked about using a rubber band.
在之前的视频中，我谈到了借助橡皮筋发音。
You can use it for these sounds too. /ei/ /e/ /ei/ /e/
你也可以借助它来发今天这两个音。
I'll give you some example words with /ei/ and /e/.
下面我将给你几个带有/ei/ 和 /e/音的例子。
Try to listen for the difference. get, gate, ten, tame, bait, bet.
试着听一听有什么不同，/get/ 、/geit/ 、/ten/、/teim/ 、/beit/ 、/bet/ 。
The next step is to practice listening for these sounds.
下一步是练习听这些音。
Then try making the sound slowly.
然后试着慢慢发出声音。
You might want to keep hold of your rubber band.
你还是拿着你的橡皮筋吧。
It will come in useful for you, if you watch future episodes.
如果你看后面的视频，你会发现橡皮筋会对你有帮助的。
Take care and keep up the good work.
保重，继续加油吧！
