Consider the words building, window, and garden . What do all of them have in common?
考虑一下“建筑物”、“窗户”和“花园”这些词。它们有什么共同点？
Now consider the words produce, succeed, and employ . These, too, have something in common.
现在考虑一下“生产”、“成功”和“雇用”这三个词。这些也有一些共同点。
You will learn the answers to these questions in today’s report.
您将在今天的报告中找到这些问题的答案。
In this Everyday Grammar, we will explore the link between grammar and pronunciation . You will learn about how Americans pronounce nouns and verbs that have two syllables .
在这本日常语法中，我们将探讨语法和发音之间的联系。您将了解美国人如何发音有两个音节的名词和动词。
Let's start with a few important ideas and terms.
让我们从一些重要的想法和术语开始。
Verbs, nouns, syllables
动词、名词、音节
A noun is the name of something - a person, place, thing, or idea. Building, window, and garden are three examples.
名词是某事物的名称——人、地点、事物或想法。建筑物、窗户和花园就是三个例子。
A verb is a word that expresses an action or state of being. Common verbs include like, want, be, or think. You heard three other verbs at the beginning of the report: produce, succeed, and employ .
动词是表达动作或存在状态的词。常见的动词包括喜欢、想要、是或认为。您在报告开头听到了另外三个动词：生产、成功和雇用。
The final terms you should know about are syllable and stress.
您应该了解的最后一个术语是音节和重音。
A syllable is any one of the parts into which a word is divided when it is spoken. A syllable generally has a vowel or a vowel and one or more consonant sounds.
音节是一个单词在说出时被分成的任何一个部分。一个音节一般有一个元音或一个元音加一个或多个辅音。
Stress means saying something louder or in a higher pitch.
压力意味着更大声或更高的音调说某事。
Let’s consider some examples that include these ideas.
让我们考虑一些包含这些想法的例子。
Consider the noun ball . It has one syllable.
考虑名词 ball 。它只有一个音节。
Consider the noun computer. It has three syllables.
考虑名词计算机。它有三个音节。
/kəmˈpjuːtɚ/
音标：/kəmˈpjuːtɚ/
In longer words, Americans generally stress one syllable more than other syllables. This is part of what makes American English sound like it does. In our example about the word computer , the stress is on the middle part of the word – pu .
换句话说，美国人通常比其他音节更重读一个音节。这是美式英语听起来如此的部分原因。在我们关于“计算机”一词的示例中，重音位于该词的中间部分 - pu 。
/kəmˈpjuːtɚ/
音标：/kəmˈpjuːtɚ/
Now, you might be asking yourself about the connection between syllables, verbs, and nouns.
现在，您可能会问自己音节、动词和名词之间的联系。
The answer is this: Americans generally stress two-syllable verbs and nouns in regular ways. Syllable stress is important for showing the difference in meaning.
答案是这样的：美国人普遍有规律地强调双音节动词和名词。音节重音对于显示含义的差异很重要。
For the purposes of today’s report, we will explore nouns and verbs with two syllables. Longer words are a bit more complicated.
为了今天报告的目的，我们将探讨双音节名词和动词。较长的单词会更复杂一些。
Consider these two words: produce and produce.
考虑这两个词：生产和生产。
The first word, produce , is a noun. It means food, such as fruits or vegetables. So, a person might say:
第一个词“product”是一个名词。它指的是食物，例如水果或蔬菜。所以，一个人可能会说：
I love that store! It has such lovely produce.
我喜欢那家商店！它有如此可爱的产品。
Note that in the noun produce, the stress is on the first syllable of the word.
请注意，在名词“product”中，重音位于单词的第一个音节上。
Now let’s consider produce , the verb. It means to make something.
现在让我们考虑动词“product”。意思是做某事。
A person might say:
一个人可能会说：
That company produces 1,000 cars every year.
该公司每年生产 1,000 辆汽车。
Note that in the verb produce , the stress is on the second syllable of the word.
请注意，在动词“product”中，重音位于单词的第二个音节上。
Exploring stress in verbs and nouns
探索动词和名词的重音
The general idea is that in words with two syllables, nouns have stress on the first syllable and verbs have stress on the second syllable.
一般的想法是，在双音节单词中，名词重音在第一个音节，动词重音在第二个音节。
We started this report with a question:
我们以一个问题开始本报告：
Consider the words building, window, and garden . What do all of them have in common?
考虑一下“建筑物”、“窗户”和“花园”这些词。它们有什么共同点？
The answer is that these words are all nouns that have two syllables. They also have stress on the first syllable.
答案是这些词都是有两个音节的名词。他们的第一个音节也有重音。
Now consider the words produce, succeed, and employ . These are all verbs with two syllables. They all have stress on the second syllable.
现在考虑一下“生产”、“成功”和“雇用”这三个词。这些都是双音节动词。它们的重音都在第二个音节上。
Closing thoughts
结束语
In today’s report, we explored one of the points of connection between grammar and pronunciation. The next time you want to pronounce an unusual English word, ask yourself if it is a noun or verb. If you can tell if the word is a noun or verb, then you have a better chance at guessing the correct syllable stress.
在今天的报告中，我们探讨了语法和发音之间的联系点之一。下次当你想发音一个不寻常的英语单词时，问问自己它是名词还是动词。如果您可以判断该单词是名词还是动词，那么您就有更好的机会猜测正确的音节重音。