Hello. I'm John Russell.

大家好，我是约翰·罗素6_BWj@i!lgY*TcDWj。

Today I would like to introduce you to a letter in American English that is like a comic book character.

今天我想给大家介绍一个美式英语里面的字母，它就像一本漫画书中的人物a36gFHVI;wU^4ZYFC,。

Much like Peter Parker changes into Spiderman in certain situations.

就像彼得·帕克在特定情况下会变成蜘蛛侠一样UZJ]EwKR[n[Sy。

So too does the letter "t" change in certain situations.

字母“t”在某些情况下也会发生变化XPylq|jXQ6!v#m*!JIG9。

Consider the name Peter.

想一下Peter这个名字2F1SvnI5WB@r)4。

I pronounced the "t" in the middle of the name more like a /d/ sound. Peter

我把这个名字中间的“t”发成/d/的音^mwBrd*bzV_,jz8SA。

In general, when a "t" is between two vowels, Americans often pronounce it like a fast /d/ sound.

一般来说，当“t”在两个元音之间时，美国人通常把它发成快速的/d/音S0.|R4T0^1,)T%c6。

You likely tap the tip of your tongue on your tooth ridge, the area a centimeter or two behind your teeth.

你可能会用舌尖轻叩牙脊，也就是牙齿后面一两厘米的地方Ei0PS^IQ5,YX。

It is sometimes called the "tapped t".

有时被叫做“tapped t”svIssgv2ph3o8W。

Because you quickly tap your tongue in the place close to where you would make the /t/ sound.

因为你会在发出声音的地方快速敲击舌头j!uY1EuSp+p。

Here are some more examples: city, better.

这里还有更多例子：city（城市）, better（更好）]57rxC[Z^7a&w。

There are other situations in which Americans change the letter "t" into a fast /d/ sound.

还有一些其他的情况，美国人会把“t”读成快速的/d/音)UzL@TtcxuR@3。

These include when the "t" comes before the letter "l" as in: little.

比如当“t”出现在"l"之前时，比如单词：littleVsqMxw-%)%JU]UHn3x;C。

As well as when the "t" comes after an "r" and a vowel sound, as in everyone's favorite word: party.

还有当“t”出现在“r”和元音之后时，比如在每个人最喜欢的单词：partyZcs_JXKs~G49*PFkKq0u。

Try listening to how Americans say the letter "t" in different words, and then practice doing so yourself.

试着听美国人在不同单词中是如何发字母“t”的音的，然后自己练习%lJsJMZG6Ymh8f!%Z0K。

Over time, you will pronounce the letter "t" much like an American.

慢慢地，你就能像美国人那样发“t”的音了cT0@ftsFDXvn.。

That's all for today.

以上就是今天的全部内容PIHv5Mar#hGL3mUNI&nS。

Keep up the good work.

继续加油吧C2;,FUu@Tpyh*%mz。