正確發音小技巧
長音/C:/嘴形又小又圓，從嘴巴前部發出。 短音/C/嘴巴張大張圓，從喉嚨后部發出，非常短促。

如圖：

/C:/ door for store short corner
/C/ doctor forest stop socks coffee

唇舌訓練：
The doctor walks into the door in shorts.
/C/ /C/ /C:/ /C:/
These short socks are around the corner of the door.
/C:/ /C/ /C:/ /C:/
The Coffee Corner program is a little bit short.
/C/ /C:/ /C:/
The doctor stops in front of the store for his coffee.
/C/ /C/ /C:/ /C:/ /C/
I like walking in the forest during the morning.
/C/ /C/ /C:/

單詞中字母的發音規律
一般發長音/C:/的字母 or sport, story, forward
oor floor, door
al ball, small
ar warm
oar aboard
our four, course
ore more, before
一般發短音/C/的字母 a water, want, wash
o dog, hospital, song
ow acknowledge
au caught, author
al talk, walk
aw crawl, dawn
oa abroad
ou bought, cough

請注意：有很多單詞如： talk, walk, caught, taught, bought,等等，這些單詞里加粗字母的發音可以是長音/C:/，也可是短音/C/，在這里我們是按照美音的發音規律來分類，都發短音/C/的音。

發音與朗讀訓練
（在做以下朗讀練習時，請注意黑體單詞中畫線字母的發音）
Opportunity 機會
The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
/C/
悲觀主義者在每次機遇中看到的是困難；

The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
/C/ /C/
樂觀主義者在每次困難中看到的是機遇。

Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost,
/C/ /C/
當我們只是坐在那兒嘆息我們曾失去的機會，

and the happiness that comes to us we heed not,
/C/
嘆息我們未曾留意而曾經就在我們身邊的快樂時，

because of the happiness that is gone.
/C/ /C/
機遇正從我們身邊悄悄掠過。

Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today,
/C/ /C:/ /C/
不要把今天能做的事推到明天，

for if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow.
/C:/ /C/
因為如果今天你喜歡做它，那么明天你還可以再做一次。

Great opportunitycome to all,
/C/ /C/ (美式發音)
良機會青睞每一個人，

but many do not know they have met them.
/C/
只是有很多人并沒有意識到他們已經遇到了該良機。

The only preparation to walk into the door of them is simple fidelity to
/C/ /C:/
唯一能抓住機遇，并很好地利用它的前提是

watch what each day brings.
/C/
高度密切關注每天的動向。

《Faith口語課堂之發音與朗讀技巧》第5課預告：
元音/æ/, /e/和/ei/的發音技巧，繞可令式的唇舌訓練，字母發音規律以及發音與朗讀訓練。Faith口語課堂每周四推出新課，敬請收聽！