# 音节

这是所有语言共同的特性：

Here are some universal features of all languages around the world:

> * 自然语音都以**音节**为最基础单位。
> * The basic unit of all natural speech is the **syllable**.
> * 音节以**元音**为核心。
> * Every syllable is centered around a **vowel**.
> * 每个音节**有且只有一个**元音。
> * Each syllable **has and only has one** vowel.

元音之于音节，正如细胞核之于细胞。

A *vowel* is to a syllyble, just as a *nucleus* to a cell.