The IMPOSSIBLE “Dark L” | Or is it?!?
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You can't master the American accent without mastering the dark L sound.
如果不掌握“深L”音，你就无法精通美式口音。
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If you've never heard this term before, dark L, I'm not surprised.
如果你以前从未听说过“深L”这个术语，我一点也不惊讶。
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If you look these words up in a dictionary, they all have the same phonetic symbol for L, but they're not the same sound.
如果你在字典里查这些词，它们的L音标都是一样的，但发音却不同。
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These L's are light L's, and these L's are dark L's.
这些是“浅L”，而这些是“深L”。
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I'm Rachel, and I've been teaching the American accent for over 20 years.
我是瑞秋，我教授美式口音已经超过20年了。
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