In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to go over the pronunciation of
the -SION ending.
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This suffix is always unstressed. It begins with either the SH or the ZH sound followed
by the schwa-N sound. The N is a syllabic consonant here. That means it absorbs the
schwa. So, you don't need to try to make a separate schwa sound. We just have sh-nn,
shnn, or zh-nn, zhnn. It really should be very fast as an unstressed syllable. Shn,
zhn. SH and ZH have the same mouth position. The first sound, sh, is unvoiced. That means
there is just air, no sound from the vibration of the vocal cords. Sh. In the ZH sound, there
is a sound from the vocal cords, zh, zh.
Let's talk about the mouth position. You can see the lips are flaring out while the teeth
remain together, sh, zh. The middle part of the tongue lifts to the top of the mouth, but doesn't
touch. The tip of the tongue is pulled back, so it doesn't touch anything. Sh, zh. To move
into the N sound, simply lift the tip of the tongue up to the roof of the mouth so the
top, flat part of the tongue is touching. You can also relax the lips. Shn, zhn.
How do you know when it's pronounced with the unvoiced sound, shn, and when with the
voiced sound, zhn?
For example, decision, zhn, zhn. Occasion, zhn, zhn. Television, zhn, zhn.
Version, zhn, zhn. Excursion, zhn, zhn. Immersion, zhn, zhn.
Otherwise, it's a SH sound.
Discussion,shn, shn. Apprehension, shn, shn. Compulsion, shn, shn.
There are just a few exceptions I was able to find of words that are quite technical
and uncommon. Stick with these rules and you should be ok. As you work with this suffix,
try to make it really short compared to the stressed syllable. And remember, don't try
to make a vowel sound in this syllable. Zhn, version, shn, discussion.
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在这个美式英语发音视频中, 我们将
回顾 -SION 结尾的发音。
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这个后缀总是不重读的。 它 以 SH 或 ZH 声音开始,然后
是 schwa-N 声音。 N在这里是一个音节 辅音。 这意味着它吸收了
施瓦。 因此,您无需尝试制作 单独的 schwa 声音。 我们只有 sh-nn、
shnn 或 zh-nn、zhnn。 作为一个非重读音节,它确实应该非常快。 shn,
zhn. SH 和 ZH 的嘴巴位置相同。 第一个声音 sh 是清音的。 这意味着
只有空气,没有声带振动 的声音。 嘘。 在 ZH 音中,
有一个来自声带的声音,zh,zh。
再说说嘴的位置。 你可以 看到嘴唇张开而牙齿
保持在一起,sh,zh。 舌头的中部 抬起到嘴的顶部,但不
接触。 舌尖向后拉, 所以它没有碰到任何东西。 嘘,日。 要
进入 N 音,只需将 舌尖向上抬至口腔
顶部,使舌头顶部平坦的部分接触。 你也可以放松嘴唇。 shn, zhn.
你怎么知道它什么时候 用清音 shn 发音,什么时候用
浊音 zhn 发音?
例如,决定、zhn、zhn。 场合, zhn,zhn。 电视,zhn,zhn。
版本,zhn,zhn。 游览,zhn,zhn。 沉浸,zhn,zhn。
否则就是SH音。
讨论,shn,shn。 忐忑,嘘, 嘘。 强迫,shn,shn。
我 能找到一些非常技术性
和不常见的词的例外情况。 坚持这些规则,你 应该没问题。 当你使用这个后缀时,
试着让它与重读音节相比真的很短 。 请记住,不要试图
在这个音节中发出元音。 zhn, 版本,shn,讨论。
就是这样,非常感谢您使用 Rachel 的 英语。