diff --git a/1000-hours/public/videos/speech-form-brain-signals.mp4 b/1000-hours/public/videos/speech-form-brain-signals.mp4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7e2473e1 Binary files /dev/null and b/1000-hours/public/videos/speech-form-brain-signals.mp4 differ diff --git a/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2-articulators.md b/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2-articulators.md index 339f1a1f..80b5a8fb 100644 --- a/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2-articulators.md +++ b/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2-articulators.md @@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Despite speaking different languages, humans share the same structure of brain and articulators. It's this commonality that grants every human infants the potential to master any language on Earth - a fascinating yet often overlooked fact. +**说话**对大脑来说是一项异常复杂的活动,大约要它协调差不多 100 块的肌肉才能发出一个音素的声音[^1]。 + +*Speaking* is an extraordinarily complex activity for the brain, requiring its coordination of nearly 100 muscles just to produce a single phoneme. + + + 我们用**嘴**说话…… 更详细地讲,我们讲英文的时候所使用的**发声器官**主要包括:**下巴**(*lower jaw*)、**嘴唇**(*lips*)、**牙齿**(*teeth*)、**龈脊**(*alveolar ridge*)、**舌尖**(*tongue tip*)、**舍背**(*tongue roof*)、**舌尾**(*back of tongue*)、**软腭**(*soft palate*)、**咽**(*pharynx*)、**喉**(*larynx*)、**声带**(*vocal cords*)等等。 ![Speech Tract (zh-CN)](/images/articulators-cn.svg) @@ -16,13 +22,13 @@ We use our *mouths* as a means of communication... To be more precise, when spea The act of breathing also plays a vital role — it not only affects speech sound quality but rhythm too due to natural *pauses* for airflow regulation during continuous speech flow. -以下的 X 光视频展示了一个歌手在演唱歌曲时发声器官的活动情况[^1]: +以下的 X 光视频展示了一个歌手在演唱歌曲时发声器官的活动情况[^2]: Here's an X-ray video showcasing the movement of a singer's articulators while performing a song: -以下是朗读一些单词的时候发声器官活动情况的 3D 展示[^2]: +以下是朗读一些单词的时候发声器官活动情况的 3D 展示[^3]: Here's a 3D illustration showcasing the activity of articulators when pronouncing certain words: @@ -37,5 +43,6 @@ When practicing English, one of the most critical articulators is your *tongue*. ![articulator-tongue-tip-positions](/images/articulator-tongue-tip-positions.svg) -[^1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N5q85G3ydk&t=4s -[^2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwk07QM4rc +[^1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHFx6O5x5Hw +[^2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N5q85G3ydk +[^3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwk07QM4rc