diff --git a/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.2-consonants.md b/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.2-consonants.md index 723e87f4..c14d496f 100644 --- a/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.2-consonants.md +++ b/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.2-consonants.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ All languages on Earth follow a similar pattern: in the flow of natural speech, consonants *never* stand alone. Isolated vowels, however, can form syllables and convey meaning. For instance, you have sounds like *ah* ɑː, *oh* , or *O'Oh* ˈɑoʊ. But consonants almost always need to be attached to vowels to form *syllables*, and alone, they don't carry meaning. 注意:有三个辅音,l, m, n,被称作 “音节辅音”,因为它们自带 ə 的音色。比如,*bottle* ˈbɑːtl, *bottom* ˈbɑːtm, button ˈbʌtn。有些词典会用 ,比如写成: -*bottle* ˈbɑːtᵊl, *bottom* ˈbɑːtᵊm, button ˈbʌtᵊn。剑桥词典的标注方式是:*bottle* ˈbɑːt̬əl, *bottom* ˈbɑːt̬əm, button ˈbʌtən…… +*bottle* ˈbɑːtᵊl, *bottom* ˈbɑːtᵊm, button ˈbʌtᵊn。剑桥词典的标注方式是:*bottle* ˈbɑːt̬əl, *bottom* ˈbɑːt̬əm, *button* ˈbʌtən…… Please note, in English, there are three consonants — l, m, and n — that can act as "syllabic consonants." This means they carry a vocalic quality similar to the schwa sound ə. For instance, in words like *bottle* ˈbɑːtl, *bottom* ˈbɑːtm, and *button* ˈbʌtn, you can hear this quality. Some dictionaries use the symbol to indicate this sound, rendering the words as follows: *bottle* ˈbɑːtᵊl, *bottom* ˈbɑːtᵊm, *button* ˈbʌtᵊn. The Cambridge Dictionary, however, uses a slightly different notation: *bottle* ˈbɑːt̬əl, *bottom* ˈbɑːt̬əm, *button* ˈbʌtən.