(单词翻译:单击)
Hello, I'm John Russell.
大家好，我是约翰·罗素。
If you are like me and you really like breakfast, eating it and talking about it.
如果你和我一样，真的很喜欢早餐，那么就一边吃一边谈论它。
But have you ever wondered why Americans say "breakfast" and not "break fast"?
但你有没有想过为什么美国人说“breakfast”，而不说“break fast”？
After all, we say a car as fast, or we say we are fasting.
毕竟，我们说汽车快，或者我们说我们在禁食。
But the "fast" in breakfast has a different vowel sound. fast breakfast.
但是早餐(breakfast)中的“fast”发音不同。
Why is that?
为什么会这样呢？
The answer comes down to syllables and stress.
答案是因为音节和重音不同。
Syllables are small parts of speech that have a vowel and a consonant sound or sounds.
音节是由元音和辅音组成的音节。
The flow of these syllables is part of what makes the special rhythm of American English.
这些音节的流动是构成美式英语特殊节奏的一部分。
Syllables can be stressed or unstressed.
音节可以重读也可以不重读。
In a stressed syllable, the vowel becomes longer, louder, or higher in pitch.
在重读音节中，元音a变长、变大或音调变高。
In an unstressed syllable, the vowel becomes a short vowel called the "schwa", and is pronounced as /倒e/.
在一个非重读的音节中，元音a变成短元音，称为中央元音，发音为/倒e/。
So, when you hear an American, say, the word, fast, a one syllable word, they will likely use the full vowel sound /梅花ai/. fast
当你听到一个美国人读单音节单词fast，他们很可能会发出/梅花ai/的音。
But if you hear an American say the word "breakfast", a word with more than one syllable, they will likely stress the first part of the word.
但是，如果你听到一个美国人说“breakfast”这个多音节单词，他们很可能会重读这个词的第一部分。
The second part is un stressed and has the reduced vowel sound, the "schwa". breakfast
第二部分不重读，元音弱读变成中央元音。
That's all for today.
以上就是今天的全部内容了。
Keep up the good work.
继续加油吧。
