The phonetic spelling of the word.

就是单词的读音。

But what about the other important sound.

但是另一个重要的读音呢？

Weak forms are a really important pronunciation point.

轻读音是很重要的发音要点。

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

要清晰地念重读，你就需要在重读音节和不重读音节之间有一个清晰的比。

But it still has the length of a stressed syllable.

可是它还是有重读音节的长度。

It's a compromise between ancient literary dialects.

它是代文读音的杂糅。这个观点学界仍有争论。

We have a schwa here, if you can hear.

这里其实有一个弱读音。

And the R actually takes over the schwa sound.

“R”实际上取代了弱读音。

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

抑扬格五音步遵循心跳节奏，一个短的非重读音节后面跟着一个长重读音节。

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音的？

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

然後念轻读音节中混母音加上R的结尾。

So, the word for has a weak form.

所以，字汇有轻读音。

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

在本节课，您可以学习英文的轻读音。

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

这是因为非重读音节的时长非常短。

However, sound is just part of the problem.

然而，其读音并不是最大的问题所在。

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

这些读音不仅被略读了，还被连读了。

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

这些方框表示的真实读音到底是什么？

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音或这些语块吧。

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

在重读音节中，音调有一个上下波动。

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

这个是英国品牌，读音是 Bentley（宾利）。