In today's lesson, you are going to learn how to boost your pronunciation skills so that you can speak clearly and confidently anytime that you have an English conversation.

在今天的課程中，你將學習如何提高自己的發音技巧，以便在任何時候進行英語對話時都能清晰自信地說話。

Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com, and like always, I have created a free PDF worksheet with all of today's pronunciation tips, sample sentences, and everything that you need to boost your pronunciation skills in 2025.

大家好，我是來自 SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com 的 Vanessa，和往常一樣，我製作了一份免費的 PDF 工作表，其中包含了今天所有的發音技巧、例句，以及你在 2025 年提高發音技巧所需的一切。

Plus, at the bottom of the worksheet, you can answer Vanessa's challenge question so that you never forget what you've learned.

此外，在工作表的底部，你還可以回答 Vanessa 的挑戰問題，這樣你就永遠不會忘記所學到的知識。

You can click on the link in the description to download this free PDF worksheet today.

您可以點擊說明中的鏈接，下載這份免費的 PDF 工作表。

All right, let's get started with our first pronunciation tip so that you can boost your pronunciation skills in 2025.

好了，讓我們開始學習第一個發音技巧，以便在 2025 年提高你的發音技巧。

My first pronunciation tip to help you speak clearly and naturally in English is with this word.

我的第一個發音技巧就是這個單詞，它可以幫助你清晰自然地用英語交談。

Take a look at this word.

看看這個詞。

It is a very simple word.

這是一個非常簡單的詞。

Listen to the pronunciation, water, water.

聽發音，water，water。

What's happening to that T in the middle of this word?

這個單詞中間的 "T "是怎麼回事？

Water.

水

It sounds just like a D sound.

聽起來就像 D 音。

In American English, which is what I speak because I'm from the US, we change T's to D sounds when they're surrounded with vowels.

在美式英語中（因為我來自美國，所以我說的是美式英語），當 T 音被元音包圍時，我們會將其改為 D 音。

What I'm going to do is I'm going to read a few sentences that include lots of T changing to D sounds.

我要做的就是讀幾句包含大量 T 變 D 音的句子。

I'm going to read it one time, and then we're going to look at some of the words, and I want you to practice pronouncing those same sentences out loud with me.

我先讀一遍，然後我們來看看其中的一些單詞，我希望你們和我一起大聲練習這些句子的發音。

This is called shadowing, and it is the number one pronunciation technique to help you actually be able to improve and speak clearly in English.

這就是所謂的 "影子練習"，它是幫助你真正提高英語口語水準和清晰發音的首要發音技巧。

Listen carefully to the key words as I read the next few sentences.

仔細聽我讀下面幾句話的關鍵詞。

Yesterday, I left my water bottle and computer in the car, so I put on my sweater to go outside.

昨天，我把水壺和電腦忘在車裡了，於是穿上毛衣出門。

I always feel better when I'm warm.

溫暖的時候，我總是感覺更好。

Later, I think I will go into the city to see my friend.

稍後，我想我會進城去看我的朋友。

I'm excited to see her.

我很高興見到她。

You heard me say water, bottle, computer.

你聽到我說水，瓶子，電腦了吧。

Can you say those first three words with me?

你能和我一起說出前三個詞嗎？

Water, bottle, computer.

水、瓶子、電腦

Then the next T changing to a D is a little bit tricky.

然後，下一個 T 換成 D 就有點麻煩了。

It's actually two words, but the T still changes to a D.

實際上是兩個單詞，但 T 還是變成了 D。

I said I put on.

我說我穿上了。

Put on becomes put on.

穿上就成了穿上。

Do you see the same rule here still applies?

你看到這裡的規則仍然適用嗎？

There's a vowel on either side of that T.

T 的兩邊各有一個元音。

Even though it's two separate words, put on becomes put on.

雖然是兩個不同的詞，但 "穿 "變成了 "戴"。

When you can learn pronunciation tips like this, it will help your pronunciation, of course, but it will also help your listening skills because you'll be able to hear when people use this in daily conversation.

如果你能學到這樣的發音技巧，當然會對你的發音有幫助，但也會對你的聽力有幫助，因為你能聽到人們在日常對話中使用這種發音。

The next two words I said were sweater and better.

我接下來說的兩個詞是 "毛衣 "和 "更好"。

It just sounds like a D sound.

聽起來就像 D 音。

Can you say all three of those with me?

你能和我一起說出這三個詞嗎？

Put on, sweater, better.

穿上，毛衣，更好。

Great work.

幹得好

The final three words that have the T that changes to a D are later, city, excited.

最後三個有 T 變為 D 的單詞是 later、city、excited。

This last word just sounds like did, excited.

最後一個詞聽起來就像 "做了"，"興奮"。

Let's say all three those together.

讓我們把這三者放在一起。

Later, city, excited.

後來，城市，興奮。

Now we're going to put it all together.

現在，我們要把這一切串聯起來。

I'm going to read the entire section out loud.

我要大聲朗讀整個章節。

I want you to try to say it exactly with me at the same time.

我要你試著和我同時準確地說出來。

Let's do it.

開始吧

Yesterday, I left my water bottle and my computer in the car, so I put on my sweater to go outside.

昨天，我把水壺和電腦忘在車裡了，於是穿上毛衣出門。

I always feel better when I'm warm.

溫暖的時候，我總是感覺更好。

Later, I think I will go into the city to see my friend.

稍後，我想我會進城去看我的朋友。

I'm excited to see her.

我很高興見到她。

Great work.

幹得好

Let's go on to the second pronunciation point that will help you to level up your speaking skills.

下面我們來談談第二個發音點，它將幫助你提高口語水準。

The second pronunciation tip that will help you to level up your speaking skills in 2025 is with this word.

第二個能幫助您提高 2025 年口語水準的發音技巧是這個單詞。

You will becomes you'll, but in regular, fast conversational speed, we say you'll, you'll.

You will（你會）變成 you'll（你會），但在普通的快速對話中，我們說 you'll（你會），you'll（你會）。

You're almost swallowing the end of this word, you'll.

你幾乎要把這個詞的末尾吞下去了，你會的。

We're going to practice several contractions.

我們要練習幾種宮縮。

This is what this means, two words put together with an apostrophe with the word will.

這就是 "意願 "的意思，兩個單詞用撇號連在一起。

Let's practice a few of them.

讓我們來練習一下。

I'm going to read a few sentences, and then we'll go back and practice them together.

我先讀幾句，然後我們回去一起練習。

Let's make a plan for the surprise party next weekend.

讓我們為下週末的驚喜派對做個計劃吧。

If you'll bring the dessert, we'll bring the wine, and they'll bring the rest of the food.

如果你們帶甜點，我們帶酒，他們帶其他食物。

It'll be such a fun time.

這將是一段非常有趣的時光。

He'll be so surprised to see everyone there.

看到大家都在，他會很驚訝的。

All right, let's go back word by word and practice this pronunciation, and I want you to try to say it with me.

好了，讓我們一個詞一個詞地練習這個發音，我希望你們試著跟我一起說。

The first two are you will and we will.

前兩個是 "你將 "和 "我們將"。

Let's practice the first contraction, you'll, you'll, you'll.

我們來練習第一個縮略詞：you'll, you'll, you'll。

The next one, we will becomes we'll.

下一個，我們會成為我們。

Notice how you're almost swallowing that sound.

注意，你幾乎是在吞嚥這個聲音。

It is not clear, we'll.

我們還不清楚。

It's not clear like that.

這不是很清楚。

It's we'll, we'll, and this is what happens when you're speaking in a regular speed, relatively fast American English pronunciation, we'll, we'll.

這是 we'll，we'll，當你用正常語速、相對較快的美式英語發音時，就會出現這種情況，we'll，we'll。

The next three are they will, it will, and he will.

接下來的三個詞分別是 "他們會"、"它會 "和 "他會"。

Let's start with the first they'll, they'll, but really when we're speaking in a conversation, we just say they'll, they'll, they'll.

讓我們從第一個they'll，they'll開始，但實際上，當我們在交談時，我們只會說they'll，they'll，they'll。

Then the next one, it will becomes it'll, it'll.

然後下一個，就會變成它，它，它。

Notice here, this is similar to our first tip, that T changes to a D sound, it'll, it'll.

注意這裡，這與我們的第一個提示類似，T 變成了 D 音，it'll，it'll。

You might be wondering, Vanessa, you said that T changes to a D when it is surrounded by vowels.

你可能想知道，凡妮莎，你說過當 T 被元音包圍時會變成 D。

What's happening here?

這裡發生了什麼？

There is an L afterwards.

之後還有一個 L。

We'll listen to the sound that's being used, it'll, it'll.

我們來聽聽使用的聲音，會的，會的。

We're adding here, a little schwa sound, which is a vowel.

我們在這裡加上一個小的 schwa 音，這是元音。

So even though we don't see the vowel, we're still pronouncing a vowel and it's making that T change to a D.

是以，儘管我們看不到元音，但我們仍然會發出元音，並將 T 變成 D。

Boom.

Boom.

Wonderful, right?

很棒吧？

So let's say it will as it'll, it'll, it'll.

那就說它會，它會，它會。

The last one is he will, which becomes he'll, he'll.

最後一個是 "他將"，變成 "他將"、"他將"。

He'll be so surprised to see the party.

他看到派對一定會很驚訝。

He'll, he'll.

他會的，他會的

You could say he'll, he'll, that's very clear, but when we're speaking quickly, we're more likely to just link it together and say, he'll be so excited.

你可以說 "他會的"，"他會的"，這很清楚，但當我們快速說話時，我們更容易把它們聯繫在一起，然後說 "他會很興奮的"。

He'll be so excited.

他會很興奮的

All right, let's say this full thing all together and I want you to try to repeat exactly with me.

好吧，讓我們一起完整地說一說，我希望你能試著跟我一起準確地複述一遍。

You can do it.

你能做到的

Let's make a plan for the surprise party next weekend.

讓我們為下週末的驚喜派對做個計劃吧。

If you'll bring the wine, we'll bring the dessert and they'll bring the rest of the food.

如果你們帶酒，我們帶甜點，他們帶其他食物。

It'll be such a fun time.

這將是一段非常有趣的時光。

He'll be so surprised to see everyone there.

看到大家都在，他會很驚訝的。

Great work.

幹得好

The third pronunciation tip that will help you to speak clearly and confidently in English in 2025 is related to this word, gonna, gonna.

第三個發音竅門將幫助您在 2025 年用英語清晰自信地說話，它與這個單詞 gonna 有關。

What is gonna?

要怎麼做？

You will probably not find this in a regular dictionary because it is a reduction.

您可能無法在普通字典中找到這個詞，因為它是一個縮略詞。

Gonna is actually going to, going to, and then when we speak, we just say gonna.

Gonna 其實就是要去，要去，然後我們說話的時候就說 gonna。

So there are many reductions that we use in English.

是以，我們在英語中使用了許多縮略詞。

I'm going to put them, most of the most common ones at least, in a couple sentences.

我將用幾句話來概括它們，至少是最常見的幾種。

I'll read them out loud and then we'll practice them together.

我會大聲讀出來，然後我們一起練習。

I'm gonna write a book this year.

今年我要寫一本書。

I know it's gonna be a lot of work, but it's something that I want to accomplish in my life.

我知道這將是一項艱鉅的工作，但這是我一生中想要完成的事情。

I know I have to do a little bit every day.

我知道我必須每天做一點。

To reach this goal, I got to sit down every day with my pencil and paper.

為了實現這個目標，我每天都要坐下來，拿著筆和紙。

I'm trying to write a chapter every week.

我想每週寫一章。

All right, we had a bunch of wonderful reductions here.

好了，我們在這裡進行了一系列精彩的裁減。

Let's go through them one by one.

讓我們逐一介紹。

The first one we just talked about, gonna, is going to.

我們剛才說的第一個 "要"，就是 "去"。

I'm gonna write a book this year.

今年我要寫一本書。

Unfortunately, this is not true.

遺憾的是，事實並非如此。

I am not gonna write a book this year.

今年我不打算寫書了。

At least as far as I know, it is only the beginning of the year.

至少據我所知，今年才剛剛開始。

Who knows?

誰知道呢？

But when you're talking about the future, you don't need to say, I am going to write a book this year.

但當你談論未來時，你不需要說，我今年要寫一本書。

You can use this lovely reduction and just say, I'm gonna write a book this year.

你可以利用這個可愛的減法，直接說，我今年要寫一本書。

Do you hear how smooth and fluid and fluent that sounds?

你聽到這聽起來有多順暢、流暢和流利了嗎？

You're gonna hear tons of people using this in conversations and movies and TV shows.

你會聽到很多人在談話、電影和電視節目中使用這個詞。

Once you know it, you're gonna hear it even more because all of a sudden your ears will be open to knowing more.

一旦你知道了，你就會聽到更多，因為突然之間，你的耳朵就會敞開，知道更多。

You know that gonna is going to.

你知道我一定會的。

I guarantee you're gonna hear this a lot.

我保證你會經常聽到這句話。

The next reduction is wanna.

下一個縮減點是 "想"。

It's something I wanna accomplish in my life.

這是我一生中想要完成的事情。

This is want to.

這是想要的。

I want to accomplish this in my life.

我想在我的人生中實現這一目標。

But instead, I've reduced this and said, I wanna accomplish it in my life.

但相反，我卻把它縮小了，並說，我想在我的生活中完成它。

I wanna.

我想

What's something that you wanna do in 2025?

你想在 2025 年做什麼？

The next reduction is hafta.

下一個減少的是哈夫塔。

Hafta.

哈夫塔

Hafta is have to.

Hafta 是必須。

Notice that in the full word, there is a V, but in the reduction, we pronounce it with an F.

請注意，在完整的單詞中，有一個 V，但在縮略詞中，我們用 F 來發音。

Hafta.

哈夫塔

Hafta.

哈夫塔

I know I have to do a little bit every day.

我知道我必須每天做一點。

This is something that's a necessity.

這是必須的。

I have to do a little bit every day.

我每天都要做一點。

For you, what is something that you have to do every day?

對你來說，每天必須做的事情是什麼？

Maybe that is make your breakfast.

也許這就是你的早餐。

Maybe that is go to work.

也許這就是去工作。

What's something that you have to do every day?

你每天必須做的事情是什麼？

Before we go to the three, and I want you to try to say them out loud with me.

在說這三句話之前，我希望你們試著跟我一起大聲說出來。

Use your pronunciation muscles.

運用你的發音肌肉。

Let's say them together.

讓我們一起念出來。

Gonna, wanna, hafta.

要、想、必須

Gonna, wanna, hafta.

要、想、必須

Great work.

幹得好

Let's go on to the last two.

讓我們繼續看最後兩個。

To reach this goal, I gotta sit down.

為了實現這個目標，我必須坐下來。

Gotta.

得。

Oh, we have two roles coming together here.

哦，我們在這裡有兩個角色。

Notice the pronunciation of the T's.

注意 T 的發音。

Gotta.

得。

Gotta.

得。

Oh, it is not gotta.

哦，這可不行。

Instead, the T is changing to a D.

相反，"T "變成了 "D"。

Why?

為什麼？

Because there are vowels on either side.

因為兩邊都有元音。

Gotta.

得。

What does this mean?

這意味著什麼？

This is a pretty big reduction reduced to something just small.

這是一個相當大的縮減，只是很小的縮減。

It is I have got to becomes I gotta.

我必須這樣做。

Sometimes in spoken English, we might say I gotta or I have gotta or I got to.

有時在英語口語中，我們可能會說 I gotta 或 I have gotta 或 I got to。

There's many variations of this, but the most reduced version, and I would say the most commonly used version, is I gotta.

這種說法有很多變體，但最簡化的版本，也是我認為最常用的版本是 "我得"。

I have a flight tomorrow at 7 a.m., so I gotta wake up super early.

我明天早上 7 點的飛機，所以我得早起。

This is a necessity.

這是必要的。

I gotta wake up super early.

我得起個大早。

And our final reduction that we're talking about today is trying to.

我們今天要討論的最後一項縮減措施就是努力做到

It sounds so weird when you say it by itself, but in a sentence, it's no problem.

單獨說出來聽起來很奇怪，但用在句子裡就沒問題了。

I said I'm trying to.

我說我正在努力。

I'm trying to.

我正在努力。

I'm trying to.

我正在努力。

I'm trying to write a chapter every week, but when I say this quickly, it sounds like I'm trying to write a chapter every week.

我想每週寫一章，但我說得很快，聽起來就像我想每週寫一章。

I'm trying to write a chapter every week.

我想每週寫一章。

I'm trying to.

我正在努力。

Can you say this with me?

你能和我一起說嗎？

Trying to.

試圖

Let's say both of those that we just practiced.

比方說，我們剛剛練習過的這兩種。

Gotta.

得。

Gotta.

得。

Trying to.

試圖

Trying to.

試圖

By itself, it's a little bit weird, but let's put it all together in the full sentences.

這句話本身有點奇怪，但讓我們用完整的句子把它組合起來。

This way, it sounds more natural, and you can practice it as well.

這樣聽起來會更自然，您也可以練習一下。

So speak out loud.

那就大聲說出來吧。

Shadow directly with me as I'm speaking.

在我說話時，請直接與我對影。

Let's do it.

開始吧

I'm gonna write a book this year.

今年我要寫一本書。

I know it's gonna be a lot of work, but it's something that I wanna accomplish in my life.

我知道這將是一項艱鉅的工作，但這是我一生中想要完成的事情。

I know I have to do a little bit every day.

我知道我必須每天做一點。

To reach this goal, I gotta sit down with my pencil and paper.

為了實現這個目標，我必須坐下來，拿起筆和紙。

I'm trying to write a chapter every week.

我想每週寫一章。

Great work with these reductions.

這些削減工作做得很好。

Let's go on to the fourth important pronunciation point that you need in order to speak clearer, better, more fluent English.

下面我們來談談第四個重要的發音點，要想說一口更清晰、更好聽、更流利的英語，這一點必不可少。

The fourth pronunciation tip we're going to talk about today is in this sentence.

我們今天要講的第四個發音技巧就在這個句子中。

I need to pick up some things for dinner tonight.

我得為今晚的晚餐買點東西。

I need to pick up some things for dinner tonight.

我得為今晚的晚餐買點東西。

Listen to that little word, to.

聽聽這個小詞，"到"。

I need to pick up some things for dinner tonight.

我得為今晚的晚餐買點東西。

The word to is changing to da, da.

to "變成了 "da"、"da"。

I need to pick up some things for dinner tonight.

我得為今晚的晚餐買點東西。

It's common in English, as you might have guessed, for T's to change in English.

正如您可能已經猜到的那樣，在英語中，T 的變化是很常見的。

So here, we're just reducing it instead of having that puff of air.

是以，在這裡，我們只是減少它，而不是讓它噴出空氣。

I need to.

我需要

We're saying I need to.

我們是說我需要。

I need to.

我需要

It's going to make our speech sound a little bit faster, but it will really help you to understand fast English as well, because you will hear this all the time.