Today we are going to look at the short and long " i" sounds.

今天我们来学习短音 /ɪ/ 和长音 /iː/。

The " e" at the end makes that " i" sound like a long " i, " so " strie" instead of " stri, " stripe and strip.

" 末尾的“e” 使“i” 听起来像一个长“i” ，所以“strie” 而不是“stri” ，stripe 和 strip。

If there's an " i" in the middle of a word, it could be either a long " i" or a short " i." It depends on what else is in the word.

如果单词中间有一个“i”，它可能是长“i” 或短“i” 。 这取决于单词中还有什么。

" Neither" (which can be pronounced with a long " e" or with a long " i, " as in " neither" – they mean the same thing either way) means not the one nor the other of two people or two things.

“Neither” （可以用长音“e” 或长音“i”发音，如“neither” ——两者意思相同）指的不是两个人或两件事中的一个或另一个。

A " semitrailer" is also called sometimes simply a " semi." In that case, " semi" is a shortened form of the word and for whatever reason is always pronounced with a long " i" sound instead of a long " e" sound.

有时也简称为“半挂车” 。 在这种情况下， “半挂车” “半挂车”是该词的缩写形式， 无论出于何种原因， 它总是以长音“i” 而不是长音“e” 发音.