We're continuing our mini series today on  heteronyms: words that are spelled the same  

我們今天將繼續我們關於異形詞的迷你係列：拼寫相同的單詞

but with a different pronunciation  and a different meaning.

但是有不同的發音和不同的含義。

Our word today is excuse which is the  noun meaning a reason or an explanation; 

我們今天的詞是藉口，是名詞，意思是理由或解釋。

and excuse meaning to let  someone off for what they did.

和藉口的意思是讓某人為他們所做的事情脫罪。

To say these words correctly you're  going to start with the same syllable  

要正確地說出這些詞，你要以相同的音節開始

eks. To do this you're going to start with that eh  vowel, that short e. The tip of your tongue will  

eks。要做到這一點，你要從eh元音開始，即短e。

just be visible between your top and your bottom  teeth, and your tongue will be flat in your mouth.

在你的上牙和下牙之間就可以看到，你的舌頭在你的嘴裡會很平。

Next we're going to add that k. Tip of the tongue  is down, back of the tongue is pulled way high up.  

舌尖向下，舌背拉得很高，接下來我們要加上那個K。

Then for the s you can either keep your tongue  pointed down or you can put it behind your top  

然後，對於 "S"，你可以讓你的舌頭朝下，或者你可以把它放在你的頂部後面。

front teeth, as long as you do not touch your  teeth, and the air keeps moving out of the mouth.

前面的牙齒，只要你不碰你的牙齒，而且空氣不斷地從嘴裡流出來。

eks eks eks

eks eks eks

Next we're going to add another k.  

接下來我們要增加一個K。

You know how to do that, tip of your tongue  down back of your tongue is pulled high up,  

你知道怎麼做，舌尖向下，舌背高高拉起。

and then you are going to add that 'y' sound. So  all that I do is my tongue is high in the back  

然後你要加上那個'y'的音。所以我所做的就是把我的舌頭放在後面的高處

of my mouth for that k and the tip of the tongue  is down my tongue moves slightly up for that 'y'.

我嘴裡的k和舌尖向下，我的舌頭稍微向上移動以表示'y'。

Then you're going to round your lips  for that ew as you do that your tongue  

然後你要圓潤你的嘴脣，當你這樣做的時候，你的舌頭也要圓潤。

will just flatten out in your mouth for  the noun you're going to end with an s.

將只是在你的嘴裡變平了，因為你要用s結尾的名詞。

And to do this, tip of the tongue is down, or  it is behind the top front teeth and the air is  

要做到這一點，舌尖向下，或在上門牙後面，空氣是

moving out of the mouth. The voice box is off. It  is not vibrating and it is not moving. eks k-yous

從口中移出。音箱是關閉的。它沒有振動，也沒有移動。 eks k-yous

excuse excuse excuse

辯解 辯解

Now for excuse. All you're going to do is  end with a z. That's the difference here.  

現在是藉口。你要做的就是以z結尾，這就是這裡的區別。

And for that your voice box  is on vibrating and moving.

為此，你的話匣子正在振動和移動。

excuse excuse excuse excuse excuse excuse excuse

辯解 辯解 辯解 辯解

And now for a sentence:

現在說一句話。

The excuse does not excuse the bad behavior.

這個藉口並不能成為不良行為的藉口。

Give it a try people are going to notice  the difference. If you found this helpful  

試一試吧，人們會注意到它的不同。如果你覺得這有幫助

please share us with your friends  and give us a like. If you need help  

請與你的朋友分享我們，並給我們一個贊。如果你需要幫助

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看看我們的產品和課程在Tarle speech!

Thanks so much everyone have a great weekend!

非常感謝大家，祝大家週末愉快!