(单词翻译:单击)
Hello. I'm John Russell.
大家好，我是约翰·罗素。
Today, let's explore the sound of laws: the /半圆o/ sound.(注：此写法为方便编辑，正确写法见视频)
今天我们来探索一下法律的声音：/半圆o/的发音。（注：此写法为方便编辑，正确写法见视频）
To make the /半圆o/ sound, your lips should be apart.
要发出/半圆o/的音，你的嘴唇应该分开。
They should have a shape like an oval, not a circle.
嘴唇的形状应该是椭圆形，而不是圆形。
Your tongue should be slightly tense.
你的舌头应该稍微紧绷一下。
It should be toward the back of your mouth and flat on the floor of your mouth.
舌头应该在嘴巴的后面，平放在口腔底部。
I said earlier that the /半圆o/ sound was the sound of laws.
我刚才说过，/半圆o/的音是法律的声音。
This is because the spelling patterns for the /半圆o/ sound are complicated and well boring.
是因为/半圆o/音的拼写模式很复杂也很无聊。
Kind of like how laws can be complicated and boring.
就像法律条文那么复杂和枯燥。
But, I want you to learn some of the common spelling patterns.
但是我想让你们学习一些常见的拼写模式。
The first is the letters "aw", as in: law, awesome, awful.
首先是字母“aw”组合，例如单词：law法律、awesome令人惊叹的、awful糟糕的。
The letters "au" are another common pattern, as in: author, audition.
另一种拼写模式是“au”组合，例如单词：author作者、audition试镜。
Then there are the "aught" spellings, as in: caught, daughter.
还有“aught”拼写组合，例如：caught抓住（catch过去式）、daughter女儿。
Then there's the "ought" spellings, as in: fought, bought.
也有“ought”组合，比如fought战斗（fight过去式）、bought买（buy过去式）。
And finally, the letters "al", as in: always, small, tall.
最后是“al”字母组合，例如：always总是、 small小的、 tall高的。
That's all for today.
今天就到这里吧。
Keep up the good work.
继续加油。
