Hello, I'm John Russell.

你好，我是约翰·罗素%kq#5UrNP^(SQuZ。

Let's explore the funniest sound in the English language, the vowel sound /倒e/(注：此写法为便于编辑，正确写法见视频).

让我们来探索英语中最有趣的声音，元音/倒e/（注：此写法为便于编辑，正确写法见视频）lcVl,J3gxvuL。

When you are having fun, you are probably relaxed.

当你玩得开心的时候，你一定是放松的v49Qt]U4joS5c。

That's important to remember, because relaxation will help you make the /倒e/ sound.

记住这一点很重要，因为放松会帮助你发/倒e/的音UG7[@jM5hb8xI。

When you make the /倒e/ sound, your lips should be relaxed and slightly apart: /倒e/ /倒e/.

当你发/倒e/的音时，你的嘴唇应该放松并稍微分开@a~ed)%H~FK.#j5。

Your tongue should also be relaxed and in a middle position in your mouth.

你的舌头也应该放松，并且位于口腔内的中间位置KZCRPl[hq9sxG])o3QDg。

When I say the /倒e/ sound is a fun sound, because a lot of English words that relate to fun have the /倒e/ sound. fun, summer, love, drunk.

我说/倒e/音是一个有趣的声音，因为英语单词中很多和快乐相关的词都有/倒e/的音：有趣、夏日、爱、喝酒nXm@omLHqH961ZV。

The /倒e/ sound has a few common spelling patterns, the letter "u" as in: but, fun, summer.

/倒e/音有几种常见的拼写形式，字母“u”，比如：but但是、 fun有趣、summer夏天 P_MYl.kd)JgF。

The letter "o" as in: son, love, done.

字母“o”，如son儿子、love爱、done完成w2pan9yJT|。

And the letters "ou" as in: cousin, country, enough.

字母“ou”组合：cousin堂兄弟、country国家、enough足够的h5=h#RDyJ6c^6x.-|fA。

A word about International phonetic Alphabet or IPA. Sometimes you will see this symbo: /倒e/.

国际音标中的单词，有时你会看到/倒e/符号，

And sometimes you will see this symbol: /尖a/.

有时你会看到符号/尖a/MBoWZwbo78enbaF-!,tr。

Don't worry about the difference just yet.

现在还不要担心有什么不同Gd0+c5)sF(。

I'll talk about that in a later video.

后面的视频中我会作讲解|cSVI#1P]f_3px;8wqzA。

For now, go practice the /倒e/ sound and don't forget to have fun.

现在去练习一下/倒e/的发音吧，别忘了要快乐MJ~ZOQ80E37RU@gE@^v。

Keep up the good work.

继续加油吧YyobvvHW%;JxHpcb=jlA。