标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 4 Track 49

 

Chapter 12. Nasal Consonants¹   CD 4 Track 49 

We now turn to the three consonants whose sound comes out through the nose—M, N, and the NG combination. They each have one thing in common, their sound is blocked in the mouth in one of three locations. Two of them, N and NG, you can't even see, as with R, so they're hard to pick up on.

[m] is the easiest and most obvious. Like [b], the lips come together, the air can't get out, so it has to come out through the nose.

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[n] is in a position similar to [t],but it can't be at all tense. It has to be completely relaxed, filling the whole mouth, touching² the insides of all the teeth, leaving no room for the air to escape, except by the nose.

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[ng] is back in the throat with[g]. The back of the tongue presses back, and again, the air comes out through the nose.

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1 consonants   

n.辅音，子音( consonant的名词复数 )；辅音字母

参考例句：

• Consonants are frequently assimilated to neighboring consonants. 辅音往往被其邻近的辅音同化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants. 元音比辅音响亮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。