(单词翻译:单击)
Hello, I'm John Russell.
大家好，我是约翰·罗素。
In previous videos, I talked about the differences between the /倒e/, /a/, /ao/ and /ou/ sounds.(注:此音标写法为便于编辑，规范写法见视频)
在之前的视频中，我谈到了/倒e/、/a/、/ao/和/ou/音之间的区别。（注：此音标写法为便于编辑，规范写法见视频）
We are going to continue exploring these sounds by thinking about the letter "o".
我们将通过思考字母“o”来继续探索这些发音。
The letter "o" is difficult for many people learning English.
字母“o”的发音对许多英语学习者是比较难的。
Imagine you see three words, all spelled with the letter "o".
想象一下，你看到三个单词都带有字母“o”。
mother, mom, motor
妈妈，妈妈，发动机
Did you hear the differences?
你听到有什么不同了吗？
Mother has the /倒e/ vowel sound.
“mother”中的“o”发的是/倒e/的音。
Mom has the /a/ sound, and motor has the /ou/ sound.
“mom”中的“o”发的是/a/的音，“motor”中的“o”发的是/ou/的音。
You might be wondering what you can do to correctly pronounce words that are spelled with the letter "o".
你可能会想知道怎样才能正确发音那些带有字母“o”的单词。
Unfortunately, there is no simple answer.
不幸的是，并没有一个简单的答案。
But there are three helpful things you can do.
但你可以做三件有帮助的事情。
First, you need to memorize the pronunciation and spelling of words that you commonly use.
首先，你需要记住常用单词的发音和拼写。
For example, if you talk about your family a lot, you need to pay careful attention to the /倒e/ vowel sound.
例如，如果你谈论你的家人很多，你需要注意/倒e /的发音。
Words such as son, brother, mother, cousin, all have the /倒e/ sound.
这些单词比如：son儿子，brother兄弟，mother母亲， cousin表弟这些词都是有这个音的。
Second, practice listening to native speakers.
第二，练习听母语人士说话。
For example, you have heard me make the /倒e/, /a/, /ao/ and /ou/ sounds many times in this video.
比如，在这个视频中，你已经听到好多次我发/倒e/、/a/、/ao/和/ou/的音。
But anytime you watch a film or show, you can try to listen for each of these sounds too.
然后每次你看电影或者节目时，也可以注意这些音的发音。
Finally, if you are not sure about a word, try to look it up in the dictionary.
最后，如果你对一个单词不确定，试着查字典。
Learning IPA helps in that regard, but there are many online pronunciation tools you can use, too.
学习国际音标在这方面很有帮助，但你也可以使用很多其他在线发音工具。
That's all for today.
以上就是今天的全部内容。
Keep up the good work.
继续加油吧。
