歡迎來到易說堂英語語音學習！學習到的是后元音/a:/和中元音/ʌ/的區分。后元音/a:/和漢語中的“啊”是不一樣的。發這個音呢，要比漢語中的“啊”更靠后，舌位也更低。發音時，舌尖必須離開下齒，舌身平放后縮。而且美式英語中，發/a:/音的時候, 后面加一個卷舌音/r/就會變成了/ar/的音，就是發完/a:/之后，舌尖卷起并往后翻，發出的音就像漢語中的“兒”化音一樣。 /ʌ/是一個特殊的音素，漢語里沒有與之對等到的音。它是一個中元音。發這個音要特別注意聲音要短促，不能拖泥帶水。大家還是跟外教讀一些單詞，短語句子來練習這兩個發音，并要注意區分。

Please read words to practice the /ʌ/ and /a:/ sounds.
1. duck dark
2. fun farm
3. must mask
4. bust bask
5. hut hard
6. rust rascal
7. just vast
8. lust last
Please read phrases to practice the sounds.
1. hurry to the farm
2. utterly in the dark
3. must get the task done
4. a hard nut to crack
5. no lust for playing cards
6. ducks and larks
7. hardly catch the last bus
8. pass the truck
Please read some sentences to practice the sounds.
1. He hurried to catch the last bus.
2. She has no lust for hard currency.
3. Mark is a hard nut to crack.
4. We must finish the task before dark.
5. Mark made bundles of money last year.
6. Sara feels troubled about Mark’s lust.
7. The dog just keeps barking in the dark.
8. Please do not pass the buck to others.