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2. 发声器官（Articulators）
尽管说着不同的语言，人类的大脑构造和发声器官构造却都是一样的。也正因为如此，所有的人类幼崽都具备习得地球上任何一种语言的潜能 —— 这其实还真是一个颇有些惊人却又常常被忽视的事实。
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.
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）、咽（pharynx）、喉（larynx）、声带（vocal cords）等等。
We use our mouths as a means of communication... To be more precise, when speaking English, key components of speech production include: lower jaw (or mandible), lips, teeth; alveolar ridge (the small bump right behind your upper front teeth); tongue tip and rongue roof or dorsum; and then throat areas which can be further divided into two parts: pharynx and larynx. Last but not least come your voice makers - vocal cords.
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另外一个重要的方面是呼吸（breathe）—— 呼吸不仅影响声音，也影响节奏；因为换气的必要，自然语流中总是存在停顿（pause）。
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.