(单词翻译:单击)
Hello, I'm John Russell.
大家好，我是约翰·罗素。
Syllable stress plays an important role in American English.
音节重读在美式英语中扮演着重要的角色。
Some words share a close or exact same spelling and yet have different meanings.
有些单词拼写相近或完全相同，但含义却不同。
Americans show the difference in meaning by stressing different parts of the word.
美国人通过重读单词的不同部分来显示不同的含义。
The unstressed part of the word often has a special vowel sound called the "schwa".
单词的非重读部分通常有一个特殊的元音，称为中央元音。
If you want to sound like an American, one useful thing you can do is spend a lot of time developing your ability to pronounce the "schwa".
如果你想听起来像一个美国人，你可以做的一件有用的事情是花很多时间来培养你的中央元音发音能力。
Let's explore an example.
我们来看一个例子。
Consider these two terms.
看着两个词。
Content is a noun.
“内容”是一个名词。
It means the Information or subject matter of a book, presentation and so on.
它指的是一本书、演示文稿等的信息或主题。
In the word content, the stress is on the first part of the word. content
在单词（内容）中，重音放在单词的第一部分。
It has a full vowel sound /a/.
它有一个完整的元音/a/。
Content is an adjective. It means happy.
“满意的”是一个形容词。意思是快乐。
The stress is on the second part of the word.
重音在单词的第二部分。
The unstressed syllable has the reduced vowel sound, the "schwa".
非重读的音节的元音非重读，也就是中央元音。
One useful way to learn about syllable stress is to ask a native speaker to record words that you commonly use or words that you want to use.
学习音节重读的一个有用的方法是让母语人士录制你经常使用或想要使用的单词。
Or try to find a video or recording of a native speaker using some of the words.
或者试着找一段以这些单词为母语的人使用这些单词的视频或录音。
Listen to the recording and pay careful attention to the syllable stress.
听录音，注意音节重音。
And pay careful attention to the "schwa", the reduced vowel sound.
注意中央元音，也就是非重读元音。
That's all for today.
以上就是今天的全部内容。
Keep up the good work.
继续加油吧。
