Hello, I'm John Russell.

大家好，我是约翰·罗素-*QDN5R=ik#2C|EZ@2=。

We've been exploring commonly confused vowel sounds- /倒e/、/a/、/ao/ and /ou/.

我们已经研究过了常见的、易混淆的发音/倒e/、/a/、/ao/ 和 /ou/Z~JP-gX+e=@9@zMvDj。

Today, let's pay special attention to the /倒e/ vowel sound, sometimes called the schwa.

今天我们特别关注一下/倒e/的音，有时也叫中元音VEbW;8hW[iSS,。

If you want to improve your American accent, this is a good sound to spend time studying.

如果你想提高你的美国口音，这是一个值得花时间学习的声音iNszrmNn5W6EoB。

The reason is because in English, unstressed vowels are pronounced as schwa.

这是因为在英语中，非重读的元音发音为中元音I#T4-v13NW+^vL##%xcj。

This means the schwa is the most frequently occurring vowel sound in English.

这意味着中元音是英语中出现频率最高的音y&3DJ9;*K=wtOzo1zr。

We will explore that idea more in future videos.

我们将在后面的视频中更多地探索这一想法ckzI&jrQRE)w_Wzw。

The /倒e/ sound can be difficult for English learners, because it does not exist in some other languages.

/倒e/的音对英语学习者来说可能很难，因为它在其他一些语言中是不存在的Iu09pGC-=~-v。

So let's practice with a few sentences.

所以我们用几句话来练习一下IIs,7ehy^(_。

For this exercise, you will need a mobile phone computer or some other way to record your voice.

这次练习，你需要一部手机、一台电脑或其他一些方式来记录你的声音l^yVhTjM#r]p%&lK!。

You will see them written on the screen.

你会在屏幕上看到它们Spg2nngFV2uOWQzar。

Pause the video and record yourself reading the sentence.

暂停视频，记录下自己读的声音%LkO+b+X,foZ&|63,。

Then listen to my voice.

然后听我读的声音pe(2fjQ_)74gX。

Compare your recording to my voice, and make note of differences you hear.

把你的录音和我的声音比较一下，记下你听到的不同之处!,CVawy9LW*yT_BRl!^。

Pay special attention to the /倒e/ sound.

格外注意一下/倒e/的音@1ty+iE|zi%。

I would love to go out to lunch, but I don't have enough money.

我很想出去吃午饭，但是我的钱不够gn_qTqzk4mTW。

What country are you from?

你来自于哪个国家？

His son is coming to visit us next Monday.

他儿子下周一要来看我们atA]fKUg-00d。

That's all for today.

以上就是今天的全部内容7M*]%4eXu*5%987@。

Keep up the good work.

继续加油吧l_dW%tnEJhOSuiY;6P。