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1000-hours/public/jupyter-notebooks/edge-tts-valcab-pronounciation.ipynb

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
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   {
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@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@
      "name": "stdout",
      "output_type": "stream",
      "text": [
+      "pygame 2.5.2 (SDL 2.28.3, Python 3.12.1)\n",
+      "Hello from the pygame community. https://www.pygame.org/contribute.html\n",
       "Files created!\n"
      ]
     }
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@
     "import edge_tts\n",
     "import pygame\n",
     "\n",
-    "TEXT = \"focus\"\n",
+    "TEXT = \"door,short,poor,your\"\n",
     "Wordlist = TEXT.split(\",\")\n",
     "\n",
     "for w in Wordlist:\n",

1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/1.1-alphabet.md

@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ In British, letter *z* is pronounced as <span class="pho alt">zed</span><span cl
 > [!Note]
 >
 > * 合成语音文件使用的是 OpenAI 的 TTS (Text-to-Speech) 和微软的 Edge's TTS。蓝色喇叭图标<span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/Alpha-us-guy.mp3"></span>是男性语音，红色喇叭图标<span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/Alpha-us-jen.mp3"></span>是女性语音。
-> * The synthesized audio files primarily utilizes OpenAI's TTS (Text-to-Speech) and Microsoft Edge's TTS. The blue background speaker icon<span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/Alpha-us-guy.mp3"></span>represents a male voice, whereas the red background speaker icon<span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/Alpha-us-jen.mp3"></span>signifies a female voice.
+> * The synthesized audio files primarily utilizes OpenAI's TTS (Text-to-Speech) and Microsoft Edge's TTS. The blue background speaker icon<span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/Alpha-us-guy.mp3"></span>represents a male voice, whereas the red background speaker icon<span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/Alpha-us-jen.mp3"></span>signifies a female voice.

1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.1.5-ə.md

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ The rhotacized <span class="pho">ɚ</span> and <span class="pho">ɝː</span> sou
 
 Since the tongue's movements are invisible during speech, it's difficult for learners to guess the second method, which involves lifting the back part of the tongue, and allowing the sides of the tongue to touch the back teeth. The center of the tongue's rear is slightly lowered, creating a groove for the air to pass through and generate the sound.
 
+事实上，其他的儿化音也都可以用这种方式发声。不妨用这种方式重新试试 *card* <span class="pho alt">kɑːrk</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/card-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/card-us-female.mp3"></span>, *mark* <span class="pho alt">mɑːrk</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/mark-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/mark-us-female.mp3"></span>；再试试 *door* <span class="pho alt">dɔːr</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/door-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/door-us-female.mp3"></span>, *short* <span class="pho alt">ʃɔːrt</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/short-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/short-us-female.mp3"></span>, *poor* <span class="pho alt">pʊr</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/poor-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/poor-us-female.mp3"></span>, *your* <span class="pho alt">jʊr</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/your-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/your-us-female.mp3"></span>…… 试过之后，再进行比较，你会发现更多的时候，第二种方式比第一种方式更方便。
+
+In fact, you can use this method to pronounce other rhotacized vowels as well. Give it a shot with words like *card* <span class="pho alt">kɑːrk</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/card-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/card-us-female.mp3"></span> and *mark* <span class="pho alt">mɑːrk</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/mark-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/mark-us-female.mp3"></span> again; and then try it out with *door* <span class="pho alt">dɔːr</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/door-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/door-us-female.mp3"></span>, *short* <span class="pho alt">ʃɔːrt</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/short-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/short-us-female.mp3"></span>, *poor* <span class="pho alt">pʊr</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/poor-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/poor-us-female.mp3"></span>, and *your* <span class="pho alt">jʊr</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/your-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/your-us-female.mp3"></span>... After giving it a try, you'll notice that more often than not, the second method is more convenient than the first.
+
 另外，辅音 <span class="pho">ʃ/ʒ</span>、<span class="pho">tʃ/dʒ</span> 在发音的时候，舌尾也是同样的位置。
 
 Moreover, when pronouncing the consonants <span class="pho">ʃ/ʒ</span> ([2.2.8](2.2.8-ʃʒ)) and <span class="pho">tʃ/dʒ</span> ([2.2.10](2.2.10-tʃdʒ)), the position of the back part of the tongue is the same.