Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.
Are you ready to sound more American?
Let's do it.
Have you ever wondered, is the American accent really different from the British accent?
The answer is "Yes, definitely."
Last year I made this video that has now over a million and a half views, it's called "Four
Secrets to the American English Accent", and in this video we talked about the four essential
elements of the American English accent.
But today I think it's time to go beyond those basics and dig a little deeper.
Are you ready?
We're going to be practicing four more secrets to the American English accent, and after
each section, I want you to try to imitate and shadow exactly with my voice.
That means that you need to practice and it's a great way to improve your pronunciation.
Let's get started.
The first secret to an American English accent is the stopped T. This is super common, it's
when there is a T at the end of a word, but we don't exactly say it.
Let me give you a quick example, how about the word right?
Did you hear right?
Nope.
Instead, when I said that final T, my tongue was stopped at the top of my mouth, that's
why we call it a stopped T. Right.
Right.
Let's look at a sample sentence.
I thought he wouldn't appreciate the plant.
There's a lot of words here that end in T or have a T close to the end.
Listen carefully again.
Do you hear any of those Ts?
I thought he wouldn't appreciate the plant.
For each of those Ts my tongue is stopped at the top of my mouth.
Let's look at another sample sentence.
I bought some meat and took it outside.
Almost each of these words that end in T have a stopped T. Let's listen one more time.
I bought some meat and took it outside.
The word outside has a T in the middle, but because this word is kind of two words put
together out and side, we're going to have a stopped T here in the middle, this is a
little bit of an exception.
All right, let's go back to that original sentence and I want you to try to say it out
loud with me.
Now that you've heard a lot of different examples, I want you to speak out loud, use those pronunciation
muscles and speak.
Are you ready?
I thought he wouldn't appreciate the plant.
I thought, is your tongue stopped at the top of your mouth?
I hope so.
I thought he wouldn't appreciate the plant.
You know what I'm going to do?
I'm going to pause and I want you to say this sentence all by yourself.
No matter where you are I'll be listening, so make sure you speak out loud.
Go ahead.
Great work.
All right, let's go onto the second secret of having an American English accent.
Number two is the glottal T. We're talking about the letter T again.
I've gotten a lot of comments about how to pronounce the word sentence.
Sentence or sentence?
I say sentence and I've gotten so many comments
of people saying, "Vanessa, why do you pronounce it like that?
How did you say that?"
Well, this is a lovely concept called the glottal T. Glottal, glottis is kind of a scientific
term for something in your throat.
I don't think I can scientifically explain it, but listen to these words and see if you
can hear my throat stopping the T in the middle of the word.
Listen carefully.
The winner of the International Winter Olympics has gotten an important award on the internet.
There's a lot of Ts in the middle of words.
Let's break down the sentence a little bit.
There are two different ways to have the glottal T. The first one is with an NT, so for example,
the words international, winner, internet, sentence.
In these words, the T is just gone, so here we have an NT usually plus a vow, and you're
going to say sentence.
You can say sentence with a T, it's fine, but you're going to hear native speakers when
we're speaking quickly, you're going to hear us completely cut out that T. Sentence, winner,
international, internet.
The other way to use the glottal T is with words that have a T in the middle, not necessarily
an NT but have a T in the middle sometimes it's the double T, sometimes it's not, for
example the words button, gotten, inner, important.
Do you notice that my throat is stopping that T sound in the middle of the word?
Listen again, button, eaten, gotten, important.
Here my throat is doing some important work here to make that glottal T sound exactly
the way it should.
Before you practice that sample sentence, sentence, again, I want to share what I found
when I was doing a little bit of research about where this glottal T came from.
I found on Wikipedia that it was first mentioned in Scotland in the 1800 and a dialect worker
who was doing some research about different dialects said, "It's considered a lazy habit
and may have been in the dialect for hundreds of years."
So it's possible that Americans got this glottal T from Scotland, possibly, I don't know, but
in any case, it is kind of considered a lazy habit, but Americans have picked up a lot
of that in our natural way of speaking.
Okay, let's go back to that sample sentence and I'm going to say it a couple times, please
say it with me because I'm going to pause and you're going to have to say it all by
yourself.
So let's practice together.
The winner of the International Winter Olympics has gotten an important award on the internet.
Let's say that one more time.
The winner of the International Winter Olympics has gotten an important award on the internet.
Okay, I'm going to pause and I want you to try and say this glottal T all by yourself.
Go ahead.
Great work.
All right, let's go on to the third secret of having an American English accent.
Number three, contractions with will.
There are two ways to pronounce contractions with will.
There is a clear way, and then there's a relaxed way.
Let's look at a quick example.
Let's take the words you will, if we want to make a contraction with this, we could
say Y-O-U apostrophe L-L.
How can we pronounce this?
Well, you could say it in a clear way, you'll.
Do you hear the full word you?
You'll.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm saying you and then, 'll, just the LL at the end.
But what if we want to say this in a relaxed, maybe lazy way?
Well, instead you can say you'll, you'll, you're only saying kind of like Y-U-L-L, you'll,
you'll.
Let's look at another example, this is kind of a crazy sentence, but it uses this concept
a lot.
First, I'm going to say it in the clear way and then we're going to say it in the relaxed
way.
He'll go if you'll go, and they'll go, if we'll go.
In each of these contractions, you heard that full pronoun, he, you, they, we.
But let's look at it when it's relaxed, and this is going to help you sound a little bit
more natural, like an American English speaker.
He'll go if you'll go, and they'll go if we'll go.
In all of these, there's an ll sound.
He'll go if you'll go, and they'll go if we'll go.
I didn't say we'll go, I just said the first letter, W plus U-L-L, we'll.
Let's go through each of the contractions that use will so that you can hear this in
a natural way and in a sentence.
You'll, you'll get the car.
He'll, he'll get the car.
She'll, she'll get the car.
We'll, we'll get the car.
They'll, they'll get the car.
Let's say that sample sentence one more time together, I want you to speak out loud and
then you'll have a chance to say it by yourself.
He'll go if you'll go, and they'll go if we'll go.
He'll go if you'll go, and they'll go if we'll go.
Now it's your turn to say it by yourself.
Go ahead.
Excellent work.
Let's go on to the fourth and final secret of having an American English accent.
Number four is linking the S plus a vowel.
Listen to this sentence.
How's it going?
How's it going?
What about this sentence?
There are cars in the sun.
There are cars in the sun.
Both of these sentences have an S and then a vowel, what happens here?
In each of these words, the S becomes a Z.
How's it going?
There are cars in the sun.
Common words that we use this with are "it", how's it going, and also "in", there are cars
in the sun, that's probably the most common ways that you're going to see this.
So let's take a look at a couple of sentences.
He's in the office, he's in the office, he's in the office.
She goes in the theater, she goes in the theater.
When he complains it gets on my nerves.
When he complains it gets on my nerves.
Do you see how when we link here, it helps you to speak a little more quickly and when
you link it together with a Z, it sounds so natural.
Don't go to the cliffs it's too dangerous.
If we have a pause here, you could just say an S. Don't go to the cliffs, it's too dangerous.
But if you say this quickly, and that's kind of our key here, then you're going to link
it together with a Z.
Don't go to the cliffs it's too dangerous.
Cliffs it's too dangerous.
All right, let's say together those two original sentences, please say it with me.
Use those pronunciation muscles and then I'm going to pause so that you can have a chance
to say it all by yourself.
How's it going?
How's it going?
There are cars in the sun.
There are cars in the sun.
Okay, now it's your turn.
Say it all by yourself.
You've got this.
Great work.
That was a lot of pronunciation practice but before we go, let's do a quick review.
If you'd like to say these sentences out loud with me, please do that, that's the best way
to improve your pronunciation and also just to remember these concepts.
I thought he wouldn't appreciate the plant.
The winner of the International Winter Olympics has gotten an important award on the internet.
He'll go if we'll go, and they'll go if you'll go.
How's it going?
There are cars in the sun.
And now I have a question for you, in the comments, let me know what is something that's
really important to you?
I want you to use this word important because in the middle we have that glottal T import,
and then at the end we have a stopped T important, there's no T that we actually speak at the
end.
So if you can say your sample sentence that you write in the comments out loud, that'll
be beautiful practice.
You can read each other's sentences as well to see what kind of things are important to
people all around the world.
Thank you so much for learning English with me, and I'll see you again next Friday for
a new lesson here on my YouTube channel, bye.
The next step is to download my free ebook "Five Steps To Becoming a Confident English
Speaker."
You'll learn what you need to do to speak confidently and fluently.
Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more free lessons.
Thanks so much.
Bye.
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嗨，我是来自 SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com 的 Vanessa。
你准备好听起来更美国了吗？
我们开始做吧。
你有没有想过，美国口音 和英国口音真的不一样吗？
答案是“肯定的”。
去年我制作了这个现在有超过 一百万次观看的视频，它被称为“
美国英语口音的四个秘密”， 在这个视频中，我们谈到
了美国英语口音的四个基本要素。
但今天我认为是时候超越这些 基础，深入挖掘一下了。
你准备好了吗？
我们将练习 美式英语口音的另外四个秘密，在
每个部分之后，我希望你尝试模仿 和模仿我的声音。
这意味着您需要练习，这是 提高发音的好方法。
让我们开始吧。
美式英语口音的第一个秘诀 是停顿 T。这是非常常见的，
即单词末尾有一个 T，但 我们并没有准确地说出来。
让我给你一个简单的例子， 这个词怎么样？
你没听错吗？
不。
相反，当我说最后一个 T 时，我的 舌头停在了嘴巴的顶部，这就是
为什么我们称它为停顿 T。对。
对。
我们来看一个例句。
我以为他不会欣赏这种植物。
这里有很多以 T 结尾或接近结尾的 T 的单词 。
再仔细听。
你听过那些T吗？
我以为他不会欣赏这种植物。
对于每一个 T，我的舌头都停 在嘴巴的顶部。
让我们看另一个例句。
我买了一些肉，把它带到了外面。
几乎每个以 T 结尾的词都有 一个停顿的 T。让我们再听一遍。
我买了一些肉，把它带到了外面。
外面的单词中间有一个T，但是 因为这个单词是两个单词放在
一起的样子，所以 我们中间会有一个停顿的T，这
有点例外。
好吧，让我们回到原来的那 句话，我想让你试着和我一起
大声说出来。
既然你已经听过很多不同的例子， 我希望你大声说出来，用这些发音
肌肉说话。
你准备好了吗？
我以为他不会欣赏这种植物。
我想，你的舌头是停在 嘴巴上面的吗？
但愿如此。
我以为他不会欣赏这种植物。
你知道我要做什么吗？
我要暂停一下，我要你自己说这 句话。
无论你在哪里，我都会在听， 所以一定要大声说出来。
前进。
做得好。
好吧，让我们来谈谈 拥有美式英语口音的第二个秘诀。
第二个是声门 T。我们又在 谈论字母 T。
我收到了很多关于如何 发音这个词的评论。
句子还是句子？
我 说句子，我得到了很多
人的评论，“Vanessa，你为什么这样发音 ？
你是怎么这么说的？”
嗯，这是一个可爱的概念，叫做 声门 T。声门，声门是一种科学
术语，表示你喉咙里的东西。
我不认为我可以科学地解释 它，但是听听这些话，看看你是否
能听到我的喉咙在单词中间停止了 T。
仔细听。
国际冬季奥运会的获胜者 在互联网上获得了重要奖项。
单词中间有很多T。
让我们稍微分解一下句子。
有两种不同的方式来获得声门 T。第一种是使用 NT，例如
，单词 international、winner、internet、 sentence。
在这些话中，T 刚刚消失，所以这里 我们通常有一个 NT 加上一个誓言，你
要说句子。
你可以用 T 说句子，这很好， 但是当我们快速说话时，你会听到母语人士的声音
，你会听到 我们完全去掉那个 T。句子，winner，
international，internet。
使用声门 T 的另一种方法是使用 中间有 T 的单词，不一定
是 NT 但中间有 T 有时是双 T，有时不是，
例如单词 button, got, inner, 重要的。
你注意到我的喉咙 在单词中间停止了那个 T 音吗？
再听一遍，按钮，吃过，得到，重要。
在这里，我的喉咙正在做一些重要的 工作，以使声门 T 听起来完全
符合它应有的方式。
在你再次练习那个例句之前 ，我想分享一下我
在对这个声门 T 的来源进行一些研究时发现的东西。
我在维基百科上发现它 在 1800 年首次在苏格兰被提及，
一位正在研究不同 方言的方言工作者说：“这被认为是一种懒惰的习惯
，可能已经在方言中存在了 数百年。”
所以美国人有可能从苏格兰得到这个声门 T，可能，我不知道，
但无论如何，这被认为是一种懒惰的 习惯，但美国人
已经以我们自然的说话方式接受了很多。
好的，让我们回到那个例句 ，我要说几次，请
和我一起说，因为我要暂停 ，你必须自己说
。
那么让我们一起练习吧。
国际冬季奥运会的获胜者 在互联网上获得了重要奖项。
再说一次吧。
国际冬季奥运会的获胜者 在互联网上获得了重要奖项。
好的，我要暂停一下，我希望 你自己试着说这个声门 T。
前进。
做得好。
好吧，让我们继续说 拥有美式英语口音的第三个秘诀。
第三，意志收缩。
有两种方法可以 用意志发音收缩。
有一条清晰的路，然后有一条轻松的 路。
让我们看一个简单的例子。
让我们用你会的话，如果我们想 用这个做一个收缩，我们可以
说 Y-O-U 撇号 L-L。
我们如何发音？
好吧，你可以说清楚，你会的。
你听到完整的词吗？
你会的。
是啊。
我说的是你，然后，'ll，只是最后的 LL。
但是，如果我们想以一种轻松、 也许是懒惰的方式说这句话呢？
好吧，你可以说你会，你会， 你只是说有点像 Y-U-L-L，你会，
你会。
让我们看另一个例子，这是 一个疯狂的句子，但它大量使用了这个
概念。
首先，我会以清晰的方式说出来 ，然后我们会以轻松的方式说出来
。
如果你去，他会去，如果我们去，他们 也会去。
在这些收缩中的每一个中，您都听到了 完整的代词，他，您，他们，我们。
但是让我们在它放松的时候来看看它， 这将帮助你听起来
更自然一些，就像说美式英语的人一样。
如果你去，他会去，如果我们去，他们也会 去。
在所有这些中，都有一个 ll 的声音。
如果你去，他会去，如果我们去，他们也会 去。
我没有说我们会去，我只是说第一个 字母，W 加上 U-L-L，我们会。
让我们看 一下使用 will 的每个缩略词，以便您可以
以自然的方式和句子中听到它。
你会的，你会得到车的。
他会的，他会拿到车的。
她会的，她会得到车的。
我们会，我们会得到车。
他们会，他们会得到车。
让我们再一起说一遍那个例句 ，我要你大声说出来，
然后你有机会自己说。
如果你去，他会去，如果我们去，他们也会 去。
如果你去，他会去，如果我们去，他们也会 去。
现在轮到你自己说。
前进。
优秀作品。
让我们继续讨论美式英语口音的第四个也是最后一个 秘密。
第四是连接 S 加元音。
听听这句话。
怎么样了？
怎么样了？
这句话呢？
阳光下有车。
阳光下有车。
这两个句子都有一个 S 和 一个元音，这里发生了什么？
在这些单词中，S 变成了 Z。最近
怎么样？
阳光下有车。
我们使用这个的常用词是“它”， 它是怎么回事，还有“在”，
阳光下有汽车，这可能 是你看到这个的最常见的方式。
所以让我们看几句话。
他在办公室，他在办公室，他 在办公室。
她走进剧院，她走进剧院。
当他抱怨时，我很紧张。
当他抱怨时，我很紧张。
你知道当我们在这里链接时，它如何帮助 你说得更快一点，当
你将它与 Z 链接在一起时，听起来很 自然。
不要去悬崖，太危险了。
如果我们在这里暂停一下，你可以说 一个 S。不要去悬崖，太危险了。
但是如果你说得很快，这 就是我们这里的关键，那么你就会把
它和 Z 联系起来。
不要去悬崖，这太危险了。
悬崖太危险了。
好吧，那两个原 句一起说，请跟我说。
使用这些发音肌肉，然后我 将暂停，这样你就有机会
自己说出来。
怎么样了？
怎么样了？
阳光下有车。
阳光下有车。
好了，现在轮到你了。
都自己说吧。
你有这个。
做得好。
那是很多发音练习，但 在我们开始之前，让我们快速回顾一下。
如果您想和我一起大声说出这些句子 ，请这样做，这是
提高发音的最佳方式， 也是记住这些概念的最佳方式。
我以为他不会欣赏这种植物。
国际冬季奥运会的获胜者 在互联网上获得了重要奖项。
如果我们去，他就会去，如果你去，他们也会 去。
怎么样了？
阳光下有车。
现在我有一个问题要问你，在 评论中，让我知道
对你来说真正重要的是什么？
我希望你使用这个词重要，因为 在中间我们有那个声门 T 导入，
然后在最后我们有一个停止的 T 重要 ，没有我们在最后实际上说的 T。
所以如果你能大声说出 你在评论中写的例句，那将
是一个很好的练习。
你也可以阅读彼此的句子 ，看看什么样的事情
对全世界的人来说很重要。
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