Hello, I'm John Russell.

大家好，我是约翰·罗素6eQGzIY9Fe。

English has a lot of words that are both verbs and nouns.

英语有很多单词既是动词又是名词f]R7~Snm^~XD_Vp0。

For example: use use

例如：使用；使用，用途2rM7GiN=~r4mFRC。

What's the difference between the two?

这两者之间的区别是什么？

Let's listen to some examples:

让我们来听一些例子：

What is the use of this thing?

这东西的用途是什么？

How do I use this thing?

我怎么用这个东西？

Did you notice that the first word use has a /s/ sound, while the second word use has a /z/ sound?

你有没有注意到第一个“use”中有一个/s/的音，而第二个“use”中有一个/z/的音？

In the first example, use is a noun.

第一个例子中，use是一个名词oJd|*z!NclG(LQ。

In the second example, use is a verb.

第二个例子中，use是一个动词M,;SEglz|MDj9a。

The difference between use and use is one example of how speakers of American English sometimes pronounce nouns and verbs differently, even if they are spell the same.

“use”和“use”就是美式英语中名词和动词发音不同的例子，即使它们的拼写是一样的，发音也是不同的FylSv09dWlzj01)FN。

Now there are many words where this is not the case.

现在有很多词都是这样发音不同的情况CmrSI!Pbk)jvLZ%*yf|。

But it's important to know the exceptions.

了解例外情况很重要tT@@_]#@xwP)S|I。

What are some of these exceptions?

特例都有哪些呢？

house -- house ; excuse -- excuse.

让……居住——房子；原谅，宽恕——借口

In both cases, the noun form has the /s/ sound while the verb form has the /z/ sound.

在这两种情况下，名词形式都有/s/的音，而动词形式有/z/的音Yer.5LuQqfDZ。

So you might hear someone say: I bought a new house.

所以你可能会听到有人说：我买了一栋新房子AmYa5G4|q^tWAi。

Or the museum houses many beautiful pieces of art.

或者这个博物馆收藏了许多美丽的艺术品x!Kb|_a1DFQ%Ua。

The good news is that if you mix up the /s/ or /z/ sound, your message will still probably be understood.

好消息是，如果你混淆了/s/ 或 /z/的发音，你的信息可能仍然会被理解6L^%V)rZ^RKet2xY。

But if you want to sound more like a native speaker, it's important to learn the words that are pronounced differently in noun and verb form.

但是，如果你想听起来更像一个母语人士，学习名词和动词的不同发音是很重要的fpKbhVbUh@F__5。

That's all for today.

以上就是今天的全部内容D)@fZ0=L~F~aHe(|tdHE。

Keep up the good work.

继续加油吧jQ6AzKsrPq^F92。