No sound came from it, but Harry was sure that if it could have given voice, it would have been screaming.

它没有发出声音，但哈利相信，如果它有发音器官，此刻它肯定在拼命尖叫。

Of course, it's not speech because to speak, I have to move my vocal tract, I have to move the articulators.

当然，这还不，若要，我还得去动我的声道，动我的发音器官。

Now, a good vowel definition, in terms of pronunciation, is that the articulators hold a shape but they don't actually touch.

那，就发音而言，元音的定义：发音器官保持一个形状，但实际上并不。

In order to cure her important vocal organ, her vocal cords, she drank vodka together with vitamins.

为了治疗她重要的发音器官，她的声带，她混着维他命来喝伏特加酒。

Now, just before I give you an example, to be clear, the articulators are the lips, the tongue, the hard and soft palate, and teeth.

在我举例子之前，先清楚一点，发音器官嘴唇、舌头硬腭和软腭，还有牙齿。

Now, just before I give you some examples, just to be clear that the articulators are the tongue, and lips, and teeth, and hard and soft palate.

在我给你们举一些例子之前，先清楚一点，发音器官舌头，嘴唇，牙齿，硬腭和软腭。

So, in answer to your question, 'what is a vowel', well, a good definition is that vowels are made with the articulators holding a shape but not actually touching.

所以，要回答你的问题：“什元音”，一个很好的定义发音器官保持一个形状，但实际上并没有。

Well, a good definition of consonance sounds is that it is a sound whereby the articulators either touch or almost touch and then releasing suddenly or slowly or they hold their position.

辅音的定义就发音器官要，要彼此非常近，然后突然或缓慢地释放声音，或者保持它们的位置。

Now, we do have 3 consonants that don't follow that rule exactly, in fact, they don't touch, the articulators don't touch with these three consonants, instead the articulators approximate with one another.

我们有三个辅音没有完全遵守这个规则，事实上，在发那三个音的时候发音器官并不，而彼此非常近。

And with the OO vowel sound, as in 'who', 'shoe' and 'move', the lips are rounded and the back of the tongue is high but again, nothing actually touches, it just, the articulators just hold a shape.

单词“who”，“shoe”和“move”中的 OO 音，嘴唇张成圆形，舌头背面抬高，同样没有碰，发音器官只保持一个形状。