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# 2.1.8. <span class="pho">ɑː/ɔː</span>
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这一对元音在发声的时候，嘴唇动作非常明显，要在嘴唇形成一个小的圆形之后才开始发音。
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When pronouncing this pair of vowels, the lip movement is very noticeable. It's important to form a small circle with lips before beginning to vocalize.
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在 CEPD 里，美音 <span class="pho">ɑː</span> 实际上对应的是英音里的短元音 <span class="pho">ɒ</span>。在美音里，<span class="pho">ɑː</span> 可以被理解为是个半长元音。
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In the Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (CEPD), the American English vowel sound <span class="pho">ɑː</span> actually corresponds with the short vowel sound <span class="pho">ɒ</span> in British English. In American English, <span class="pho">ɑː</span> can be thought of as a *semi-long* vowel.
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与英音的 <span class="pho">ɒ</span> 相比，美音的 <span class="pho">ɑː</span> 会嘴巴张得更大一点，读得更长一点，听起来更像 <span class="pho">ɑ</span>，但口型略圆。比如，*dog*, 英音是 <span class="pho alt">dɒg</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/us/dog-uk-male.mp3" data-audio-uk-female="/audios/us/dog-uk-female.mp3"></span>, 美音却是 <span class="pho alt">dɑːg</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/dog-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/dog-us-female.mp3"></span>；而 *God*, 英音是 <span class="pho alt">gɒd</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/us/god-uk-male.mp3" data-audio-uk-female="/audios/us/god-uk-female.mp3"></span>，美音同样相对更长一点，<span class="pho alt">gɑːd</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/god-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/god-us-female.mp3"></span>。
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Compared to the British <span class="pho">ɒ</span>, the American <span class="pho">ɑː</span> is pronounced with a slightly more open mouth, held a bit longer, and sounds more like <span class="pho">ɑ</span>. However, the shape of the mouth is slightly rounded. For instance, for the word *dog*, in British English, it's pronounced as <span class="pho alt">dɒg</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/us/dog-uk-male.mp3" data-audio-uk-female="/audios/us/dog-uk-female.mp3"></span>, while in American English, it's pronounced as <span class="pho alt">dɑːg</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/dog-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/dog-us-female.mp3"></span>. Similarly, for *God*, it's <span class="pho alt">gɒd</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/us/god-uk-male.mp3" data-audio-uk-female="/audios/us/god-uk-female.mp3"></span> in British English, but in American English it's elongated to <span class="pho alt">gɑːd</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/god-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/god-us-female.mp3"></span>.
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另外，在重读音节里，<span class="pho">ɔː</span> 可能会被美国人儿化，读成 <span class="pho">ɔːr</span> ，更像是双元音 <span class="pho">ɔər</span>。比如，*more* <span class="pho alt">mɔːr</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/more-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/more-us-female.mp3"></span>。
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Additionally, in *stressed* syllables, <span class="pho">ɔː</span> might be rhotacized by Americans to sound like <span class="pho">ɔːr</span>, resembling the diphthong <span class="pho">ɔər</span>, for example, *more* <span class="pho alt">mɔːr</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us/more-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/us/more-us-female.mp3"></span>. |