The vowel /ɒ/ is a lot softer than its strong and long counterpart.
元音/ɒ/与它相应的长元音/ɔ:/相比,肌肉放松得多。
【发音要领】
/ɒ/是一个短元音,发音时嘴唇和舌头都比发长元音/ɔ:/时要放松,具体表现在:舌尖位置不变,但舌中部下沉及舌根向后上方推送的幅度都比/ɔ:/要小;嘴唇稍向前突出,幅度小于长元音/ɔ:/,因而双颌打开的幅度也略大;相对于/ɔ:/在口腔中形成的椭圆柱形通道,它的感觉更象一个乒乓球。
【看视频学语音】
首先奉上英国语音学教授Alex的教学视频涨涨姿势:
再来一段萌萌的卡通片段减减龄:
【常见字母组合】
o—fond, pond, stop, dot;
a—want, was, wander, wash
【发音练习】
1. All I want is a proper cup of coffee made in a proper copper coffee pot.
2. Dog often hopped off the hot rock and crossed the common to watch the swans, because he wanted to scoff the lot.
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