How to Pronounce GRADUATE - Word of the Week - American English

In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to go over pronunciation of the word 'graduate'.

在这个美国英语发音视频中，我们要对"毕业生"这个词的发音进行一遍。

This week's word of the week is 'graduate'.

本周的词汇是"毕业生"。

Graduate is the verb form: gra-du-ate.

毕业生是动词形式：格拉杜-阿特。

It can also be pronounced 'graduate', in this case it's either an adjective or a noun.

它也可以发音为"毕业生"，在这种情况下，它要么是一个形容词，要么是一个名词。

Graduate, graduate.

毕业，毕业

So, for both of them the stress is on the first syllable, gra-, gra-.

因此，对于他们两个来说，压力都放在第一个音节，格拉，格拉。

We begin with the GR consonant cluster.

我们从 GR 辅音群集开始。

To make the G, the back part of the tongue reaches up and touches the soft palate.

要制作 G，舌头的后部伸上来，接触柔软的口感。

Gg, gg.

Gg，Gg.

To make the R, the tongue pulls back, so the middle part of the tongue is touching here, and the front part of the tongue isn't touching anything.

为了使R，舌头拉回来，所以舌头的中间部分在这里接触，舌头的前部不接触任何东西。

Grrr, grrr, you should be able to hold that sound out.

格瑞尔，格瑞尔，你应该能把那声音听出来。

Gra-.

格拉-

The 'aa' as in 'bat' vowel.

"aa"如"蝙蝠"元音中。

To make this sound, you do need to drop your jaw, gra-, gra-.

要使这个声音，你确实需要放下你的下巴，格拉，格拉。

And you may lift your upper lip a little bit, exposing some of your front top teeth.

你可以抬起你的上唇一点点，露出你的一些前顶牙。

Gra-, gra-.

格拉，格拉

The next syllable, unstressed, has the JJ consonant sound and the oo vowel sound.

下一个音节，无应力，有JJ辅音和o元音。

Gradu-, gradu-, gradu-, du, du, unstressed, lower in volume---a little quieter.

格拉杜-，格拉杜-，德劳多，杜，杜，无压力，体积较低---有点安静。

The last syllable is 'ate' as a verb.

最后一个音节是"ate"作为动词。

Graduate, -ate.

毕业了，.''''''''''''''''

So it has the 'ay' as in 'say' diphthong, you do need to drop your jaw a good bit for the first sound there, ay, ay, graduate.

因此，它有'ay'在'说'二十通，你需要把下巴放下好一点，以便第一次听到，嗯，是的，毕业了。

And finally, the T sound.

最后，T声。

This could be released very lightly, in most cases it will be a Stop T, graduate, graduate, where you bring your tongue up into position for the T, but don't release.

这可以释放非常轻，在大多数情况下，这将是一个停止T，毕业，毕业，在那里你把你的舌头到位置的T，但不要释放。

And for the noun or adjective pronunciation, the last syllable has the 'ih' as in 'sit' vowel and the T. Graduate, -ate, -ate.

对于名词或形容词的发音，最后一个音节有"ih"，如"坐"元音和T.毕业生，-ate，-ate。

There I'm making a Stop T, where my tongue goes up into position for the T, but I don't release it. Graduate. You could also lightly release it to make a True T. Graduate. I'm going to graduate school next fall.

在那里，我正在做一个停止T，我的舌头升入T的位置，但我不释放它毕业。您也可以轻轻释放它，使一个真正的T.毕业生。我打算明年秋天去读研究生。

I'll graduate in May.

我五月份毕业。

That's it, your Word of the Week.

就这个，你每周的词。

Try it out yourself.

自己试试吧。

Make up a sentence with the word, record it, and post it as a video response to this video on .

用单词做一个句子，记录它，并将其作为视频响应发布到 上。

I can't wait to watch it!

我等不及要看！

That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

就这么，非常感谢她用瑞秋的英语。