Got a, do you remember the glottal stop, right?

Got a，还记得喉塞音吗？

And that is the glottal stop.

那就是喉塞音。

This is why it's called the glottal stop.

这就是为什么它被称为喉塞音。

Now, a glottal stop is an audible consonant created by blocking the flow of air.

现在，喉塞音是通过阻止空气流动而产生的听得见的辅音。

And one of the ways to pronounce it is with a glottal stop.

其中一种发音是用声门塞音。

Uh, uh, uh — that is a glottal stop.

这就是喉塞音。

I'm recording this audio to ask you about glottal stop consonants in American English.

我录制这段音频是想问你关于美式英语中声门停顿辅音的问题。

And with the t sound there's a glottal stop, so you stop the t in your throat. Thirty. Thirty-three.

对于 t 的发音，有一个声门闭锁音，所以你要把 t 的发音卡在喉咙里。30。33。

That 'en' sound is the glottal stop.

那个“en”音是声门音。

So, this is where glottal stop can actually help us, if we struggle with pronouncing the nasal T, like 'forgotten'.

所以，如果我们在发鼻音 T 上有困难，比如‘forgotten’，这就是声门停音可以帮助我们的地方。

Right. It's like a nasal 't' or just a glottal stop, 'mountain'.

就像鼻音“t”或者只是声门停顿，/ˈmaʊntən/。

And some people substitute the T with the glottal stop.

有些人用声门音来代替“T”音。

This is called the glottal stop.

这称为声门塞音。

You get more glottal stops like in the word department.

你会得到更多的声门塞音， 就像在单词 department 中一样。

So that's the glottal stop replacing the " t" sound.

这就是取代“t”音的声门塞音。

And I mentioned to you just now a glottal stop.

我刚才跟你提到了声门塞音。

Maybe you don't know what a glottal stop is.

也许你不知道什么是声门塞音。

So, we're very keen of glottal stops in London.

所以，我们非常热衷于伦敦的声门站。

So, the glottal stop is not a sound in English, but it's a way to pronounce the held T.

所以，声门顿音在英语中不是一个音，但它是一种发 T 音的方式。

And instead of making the " t" sound, it's called the glottal stop.

而不是发出“t” 的声音，它被称为声门塞音。