(单词翻译:单击)
Hello, I'm John Russell.
大家好，我是约翰·罗素。
Let's explore the sound of modern jobs. That is the /a/ sound.
让我们来探索一下“现代工作”的声音吧 —— /a/的发音。
While /a/ might seem sleepy, it actually works hard. I'll explain.
/a/的发音听起来似乎感觉很困，但是实际上很“努力工作”。我来解释一下。
To make the /a/ sound, your lips should be apart as if you are sleepy or just waking up.
要发出/a/的音，你的嘴唇应该分开，就好像你很困或者刚睡醒。
Your lips should not be rounded /a/ /a/.
你的嘴唇不应该是圆的。
When I said that /a/ works hard, that is because it appears in many common words.
我说/a/的音很努力，是因为它出现在很多常用词中。
There are two main spelling patterns for /a/.
/a/的音有两种主要的拼写形式。
The first is the letter "o", at the beginning or middle of a word, modern, job, office, hospital, doctor, shop.
第一种是字母“o”，在单词的开头或中间，现代、工作、办公室、医院、医生、商店。
The second common spelling is the letter "a" in the middle of a word, watch, want, father, watch, want, father.
第二种常见拼法是位于单词中间的字母“a”，看，想，爸爸。
If you ever hear English speakers, talk about office politics, or modern jobs, or hospital doctors,
如果你曾经听过说英语的人，谈论办公室政治、现代工作或者医院医生，
then you know what important vowel sound they are using.
那么你就知道他们在使用什么重要的元音了。
That's all for today.
以上就是今天的全部内容。
Keep up the good work.
继续努力。
