(short e sound) and 'a' (short a sound).

（短音 e）和“a” （短音）。

'e', 'e' (short e sound), 'a', 'a' (short a sound).

'e', 'e'（短音 e）， 'a', 'a'（短音）。

I would like to tell you that there is a simple rule for determining whether it's a short " e" or a long " e, " but unfortunately, this being English, there is no such rule.

我想告诉你，有一个简单的规则可以确定它是短“e”还是长“e”，但不幸的是，这是英语，没有这样的规则。