英語口語中常用問候語的發音
Pronouncing Common Greetings
There are some very common phrasesthat we use all the time, but how do you know that you are saying themcorrectly? Here are some tips on some common greetings that we use everyday.
有一些常用句我們經常使用，但是，你知道你的發音正確不正確嗎？下面是關於一些我們每天都要使用到的問候語的正確發音小貼士。
The first one is 『thank you』. Now,the difficulty here is the sound, 『th』. It can』t be replaced with a 『t』, or itwould sound like 『tank you』. It can』t be replaced by an 『s』 either or else itwould sound like 『sank you』. It also can』t be replaced by an 『f』, otherwise itwould sound like 『fank you』. 『Th』 is a difficult sound, but you』ll get reallygood at it if you put your tongue between your teeth and blow air out and dothis many times a day so that you can get used to the movement.
首先是「thank you」，「謝謝」。這裡面的難點在於輔音組合「th」。這個組合，既不能用「t」代替，發音變成「tank you」，也不能用「s」代替，否則聽起來就會像是「sank you」。同樣，你也不能把它發成「f」的音，那樣聽起來就像是「fank you」。 「th」是一個比較難發的聲音。但是你同樣可以發的很好，只要把舌頭抵在上下齒之間然後讓口腔里的空氣呼出，每天練習無數遍，這樣的話就會習慣它的肌肉運動模式。
An intonation tip here is to put asmile in your voice. What do I mean by that? I mean, that when you say 『thankyou』 to someone, you appreciate them. If you think about smiling while you aresaying the greeting, your intonation will come out very nicely and veryfriendly.
此處有一個語調方面的提示，那就是讓你的聲音帶上微笑。什麼意思呢？就是說，當你對某人說「thank you」「謝謝你」的時候，你從內心裡感激對方。如果當你說這句話的時候心裡想著微笑，那麼你的語調也會非常的完美與友好。
Let』s say someone says 『thank you』to you. Your response would be 『you』re welcome』, or 『you』re very welcome』. Thepitfall in this phrase are the 『r』 sounds in 『you』re』, which is a contractionfor 『you are』. If you want to say 『you are』, you can, but you』ve got topronounce the 『r』 the right way. To pronounce 『r』, curl your tongue tip back.
假設有人對你說「thank you」。你會回復「you』re welcome」或者「you』re very welcome」。這兒的陷阱是在「you』re」中「r」的發音，（you』re是you are的縮寫），如果你要讀成「you are」也可以，但是你要正確的發「r」的音。發這個「r」的音的時候，把舌尖向上捲起來。
Next, there』s the differencebetween the 『w』 in the word 『welcome』 and the 『v』in 『very』. In some dialectssuch as South Asian, people don』t always make this distinction between the 『v』and 『w』, but in English, these are two very different sounds, and as you cansee from my mouth, they have very different movements. In English, when there』sa letter 『v』, you would say very. Bite your lower lip, and blow air out. Forthe 『w』, you round your lips. Try it!
然後，是「welcome」中的「w」和「very」中的「v」的發音區別。在有些地方的方言發音中，如南亞地區，人們不總是能夠區分「v」和「w」。但是在英語中，他們是兩個截然不同的發音，正如你可以在視頻中從我的口型中看到的那樣，它們二者的運動模式完全不同。英語中，當單詞中有「v」,比如當你發「very」的時候，上齒咬住下唇，讓口中的空氣呼出。當發「w」這個音的時候，將你的嘴唇變成圓形。試一試！
One more tip. The sound 『l』. Somepeople particularly people who speak Mandarin or Cantonese have difficulty withthe sound l』』, particularly in the middle of the word and the end of the word.Here』s a little trick. For the sound 『l』 in these two positions, put yourtongue forward a little bit.
還有一個小秘訣。「l」的發音。有些人，特別是母語是中文普通話或者廣東話的人，發這個「l」的時候會有困難，特別是當它位於單詞中間和末尾的時候。這裡有個小秘訣。當發單詞中（位於單詞中間或者末尾位置的）「l」的時候，稍稍將你的舌尖往前伸一些。
That』s the entire phrase, 「You』revery welcome.」 Practice it, and when you want to say that to someone to showyour appreciation, you』ll be perfect.
組合起來，就是整句話「You』re verywelcome」。多多練習，這樣當有人對你表示感謝的時候，你的回復會聽起來非常完美。
One more, how are you? We use thatall the time when we talk on the phone, or in person. Now, here』s a littleculture tip on that phrase. When you enter that question or when you ask it,always reply with a short, single sentence. That sentence could be 『I』m fine,thanks』 or 『not bad』, or 『I』m better now I had the flu』. Generally, people wantto hear something positive and they really don』t want to know all the differentdetails of how you are.
還有一句話：how are you?我們在電話交談或者面對面交流的時候經常會用到這句話。這裡有個文化方面的小提示。當你回答這句話或者當你說這句話的時候，回答的句子一定要短。回答可以是「I』m fine, thanks」或者「not bad」,或者「I『m better now Ihad the flue」。基本上，對方希望聽到一些積極正面的回答，而並不期待著從回答中了解太多不同的細節。
The question 『how are you』 and theanswer, 『I』m fine thanks, how are you?』 are really just two people sayinghello. Make sure that your answer is short, with a smile in your voice. Try it!
問題「how are you」與回答「I』m fine thanks, how are you?」真的只是人們打招呼的方式而已。確保你的回答簡短，面帶微笑就夠了。試試吧！
