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The [l] sound. To make this sound, we use the very tip of the tongue, and we press that to the roof of the mouth. This is different from the nn, N sound in which we use the forward part of the top of the tongue to touch the mouth. In the L, ll, we're actually using the very tip, which means the tongue has to curve up to touch. Ll, ll. Because the tongue is curving like that, that means this part of the tongue is actually touching the back part of the front teeth. But where the pressure happens is where the tip of the tongue reaches up to touch the roof of the mouth. Ll, ll, ll. The rest of the mouth stays relaxed.
發(fā)輔音[l]時,舌尖要頂在上顎。我們在發(fā)[n]音時,我們用舌的前端部分頂住上顎;但是,發(fā)[l]的時候,我們用的只是舌尖,也就是說要卷舌才能使舌尖觸碰到上顎。由于舌頭卷起,舌的前端部分實際上就會碰到上面一排牙齒的齒背。不過,我們只需在舌尖與上顎的接觸點用力,其余部分則保持放松狀態(tài)。

Sample words:

last 最后的

parallel 平行的

limber 靈活的

Sample sentence:

Last fall, we flew to California. 去年秋天,我們坐飛機去了加州。?