(单词翻译:单击)
Hello, I'm John Russell.
你好，我是约翰·罗素。
Today, let's explore one of the complex vowel sounds of American English: /au/.(注: 此写法为便于编辑，正确写法见视频)
今天，让我们来探索一下美式英语中一个复杂发音： /au/。（注：此写法为便于编辑，正确写法见视频）
/au/ is what some language experts call a dipthong, a vowel sound, followed by a semi-vowel.
许多语言专家称 /au/为复合元音，是一个元音后面跟了个半元音。
To make the /au/ sound, your lips should start in an open position that is not rounded.
发/au/这个音时，你的嘴唇应该张开，而不是圆的。
Your lips should be relaxed like this: /au/.
你的嘴唇应该放松：/au/。
As you move toward the semi-vowel sound, /u/, your lips begin to close and become tense. /au/
当你发半元音/u/时，你的嘴唇开始闭合，变得紧绷。
Your tongue needs to move a lot when you make the /au/ sound.
当你发/au/的音时，你的舌头需要移动很多。
It should begin in a low, central position in your mouth, and then moved to a high back position.
舌头开始在口腔内部中心较低的位置，然后移动到一个靠后较高的位置。
/au/ is a complex sound, but it has some spelling patterns that are easy to remember.
/au/是一个复杂的发音，但它有一些容易记忆的拼写模式。
One is the letters "-ou-", as in: out, around, loud.
一个是字母“-ou-”组合，比如单词：out向外、around围绕、loud大声的。
A second common pattern is the letters "-ow-" as in: vowel, now, down.
第二种常见拼写模式是字母“-ow-”，比如：vowel元音、now现在、down向下。
Let's end this video with a quiz.
视频结束之前我们来做一个测验吧。
Can you repeat this sentence and can you tell me how many times you hear the /au/ sound?
你能重复下面这句话吗，告诉我听到了几次/au/的音。
Now, you need to practice making the vowel sound out loud.
现在，你需要大声练习这个元音的发音。
Now, you need to practice making the vowel sound, out loud.
现在，你需要大声练习这个元音的发音。
That's all for today.
以上是今天的全部内容。
Keep up the good work.
继续加油吧！
