The phonetic spelling of the word.

就是单词的读。

But what about the other important sound.

但是另一个重要的读呢？

Weak forms are a really important pronunciation point.

轻读是很重要的要点。

To pronounce stress clearly, you need a clear contrast between your stressed and unstressed syllables.

要清晰地念重读，你就需要在重读节和不重读节之间有一个清晰的比。

But it still has the length of a stressed syllable.

可是它还是有重读节的长度。

It's a compromise between ancient literary dialects.

它是几种古代文读的杂糅。这个观点学界仍有争论。

We have a schwa here, if you can hear.

这里其有一个弱读。

And the R actually takes over the schwa sound.

“R”际上取代了弱读。

Iambic pentameter follows the heartbeat rhythm, one short unstressed syllable followed by one long stressed syllable.

抑扬格五步遵循心跳节奏，一个短的非重读节后面跟着一个长重读节。

Well, how does the dictionary know how to pronounce a word?

那字典又是如何决定一个单词的读的？

Oth, th, th, th. Other. Then the schwa R ending in the unstressed syllable.

然後念轻读节中混母加上R的结尾。

So, the word for has a weak form.

所以，字汇有轻读。

In this lesson you can learn about weak forms in English.

在本节，您可以学习英文的轻读。

This is because we don't take this much time for unstressed syllables.

这是因为非重读节的时长非常短。

However, sound is just part of the problem.

然而，其读并不是最大的问题所在。

And not only that it's reduced, it's also glued together.

这些读不仅被略读了，还被连读了。

What are the precise sounds that really fit into these boxes?

这些方框表示的真读到底是什么？

So start training your ear to pick out these sounds or these chunks, right?

开始训练你的耳朵找出这些读或这些语块吧。

In a stressed syllable, you have an up- down shape in the voice, OO, OO.

在重读节中，调有一个上下波动。

This one is a British brand and it's pronounced Bentley.

这个是英国品牌，读是 Bentley（宾利）。