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Hello! I'm John Russell.
大家好！我是约翰·拉塞尔。
English spelling and pronunciation are irregular.
英语拼写和发音不规则。
The written words and the pronunciation do not always match.
书面语和发音并不总是一致的。
Let's explore some common words that are easy to mix up.
我们来探索一些容易混淆的常用词。
These words are spelled the same way, but their pronunciations are different.
这些词的拼写相同，但发音不同。
These words are both spelled l-e-a-d.
这两个单词都拼写成l-e-a-d。
But they involve different vowel sounds: Lead. Lead. Lead. Lead.
但它们涉及不同的元音：Lead，Lead，Lead，Lead。
Lead, a verb, means to guide.
Lead是动词，意思是引导。
A tour guide leads a group of tourists on a trip, for example.
例如，导游带领一群游客旅行。
Lead involves the i vowel sound.
Lead包含元音i。
Lead, a noun, is a kind of metal.
Lead（铅），名词，是一种金属。
Lead involves the ε vowel sound.
Lead涉及元音ε。
Here is one way to help you remember each of these words.
下面是一种可以帮助你记住这些单词的方法。
You can think about words that rhyme or have similar kinds of sounds.
你可以想想押韵或发音相似的单词。
The verb lead uses the same vowel sound as the verb meet.
动词lead和动词meet使用相同的元音。
And if you lead someone, you often meet them first.
如果你引领某人，你通常会先见到他们。
The noun lead sounds like the noun head.
名词lead听起来像名词head。
And you don't want lead on or in your head.
你不想铅在你的脑袋上或在你的脑子里。
Let's end with a quiz.
我们以一个小测验结束本期内容吧。
Imagine you see the following sentence.
想象一下，你看到下面这句话。
How do you pronounce the last word?
最后一个词怎么发音？
We have to check the house for lead.
我们得检查房子里有没有铅。
The answer is lead. We have to check the house for lead.
答案是铅。我们得检查房子里有没有铅。
That's all for today! Keep up the good work!
今天就到这里吧！继续努力！
