(单词翻译:单击)
Hello, I'm John Russell.
大家好，我是约翰·罗素。
Imagine you're driving your car.
想象一下，你正在开车。
You come up to a stop sign, stop for a moment then continue on your way.
看到一个停车标志，停下来一会，再继续开。
American English has consonant sounds that work like that as well.
美式英语里面也有这样发音的的辅音。
They are called conveniently enough "stops".
它们被称为闭塞辅音。
Stops involve a complete blocking or obstruction of the airstream for just a moment, just like stopping at a stop sign.
“停”指的是气流暂时被完全阻挡，就像停在停车标志前一样。
There are around six stop sounds in American English and they take place in three different areas in the mouth.
在美式英语中，大约有六个闭塞音，它们在口腔的三个不同区域发声。
Let's explore each of these.
让我们一个一个看一下。
The first two are the /p/ and /b/ sounds.
前两个是/p/ 和 /b/ 音。
They require you to block air with your lips.
它们需要你用嘴唇堵住空气。
/p/ as in park
/p/音比如：park公园
/b/ as in battery
/b/音比如：battery电池
Then there are /t/ and /d/ sounds.
还有/t/ 和 /d/音
They require you to block air by pressing your tongue into the area just behind your teeth.
它们需要你把舌头压进牙齿后面的区域来阻挡空气。
/t/ as in tow
/t/音比如：tow牵引
/d/ as in door
/d/音比如：door门
And finally there are /k/ and /g/ sounds.
最后还有/k/和/g/音。
They require you to use the back of your tongue to block air in the area called the soft palate.
它们需要你用舌头的后部在软腭区域阻挡空气。
/k/ as in car
/k/音比如：car汽车
/g/ as in gas
/g/音比如：gas气体
Let's end this video with a quiz.
让我们用一个测验作为这个视频的结尾。
How many times do you hear stop sounds in this sentence?
在这个句子中，你听到多少次闭塞音？
I parked the car in the garage.
我把车停在车库。
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继续加油吧。
