AEE：接近还是封闭？你能听出区别吗？

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是 close to 还是 close to？

Close to or close to?

你能听出其中的区别吗？

Can you hear the difference?

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你是不是觉得自己的英语进步卡住了？

Are you feeling stuck with your English?

我们会教你如何摆脱顾虑，流利表达——重点不是完美，而是真实交流。

We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection.

本期节目由两位美国主持人带来：英语探险家麦克马洪，以及纽约电台女孩米歇尔·卡普兰，他们分别从科罗拉多和纽约为你直播。

With your American hosts, McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl, coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.

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你能听出母语者说 'close to' 时的差别吗？

Can you tell the difference when a native speaker says close to versus close to?

今天我们就来弄清楚它们的区别，让你以后再也不混淆。

Today, let's figure out how they're different and how to make sure you never get confused again.

很多英语学习者特别关注语法规则。

Many English learners focus on grammar.

他们希望自己的句子完全正确。

They want their sentences to be correct.

但流利度不只是关于对错。

But fluency isn't just about correctness.

而是要听起来自然，选对表达方式，快速回应，不用在脑子里逐字翻译每一句话。

It's about sounding natural, choosing the right phrase, responding quickly without translating every thought in your head.

所以，有些人虽然懂很多语法，但在对话中还是觉得不自在。

That's why someone can know a lot of grammar rules and still feel uncomfortable in conversations.

真正的流利来自于掌握语言的模式、语调和地道表达。

Real fluency comes from understanding patterns, tone, and natural expressions.

我们的免费两分钟流利度测试，能帮你了解自己的水平，以及哪些技能能帮你进步。

Our free two minute fluency quiz helps you discover your level and what skills will move you forward.

去 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore 试试吧。

Go to allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

就是 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

That's allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

嗨，Michelle。

Hey there, Michelle.

今天一切都还好吗？

How's everything today?

一切都挺好的。

Everything is good.

你呢？

How are you?

状态不错，Michelle。

Feeling good, Michelle.

最近你生活中有没有认识什么新朋友，关系变得特别亲近？

Is there a new friend that you've gotten close to recently in your life?

是的。

Yeah.

其实最近我跟不少新朋友都变得很要好。

Actually, I've I've gotten close to a lot of new friends recently.

你知道我搬到了郊区，当时特别担心很难交到朋友，确实挺难的。

You know, I've talked about how I moved to the suburbs, and I was really worried that it would be really hard to make friends Yeah.

因为那跟城市生活完全不一样。

Because it's so different than the city life.

但没想到我居然跟很多人建立了深厚的友谊，觉得自己特别幸运。

But I've actually gotten close to a lot of people, and I feel really lucky.

太棒了。

Amazing.

这太棒了。

I love that.

这真好。

I love that.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

我跟很多人变得很亲近。

I've gotten close to a lot of people.

所以我一开始问你的问题是，最近有没有谁跟你变得特别熟？

So what I asked you at the top of the show is, is there anyone you've gotten close to recently?

米歇尔，还有哪个词可能会让听众混淆？

Michelle, what is another word that might be might get confusing or confused in our listeners' minds?

对。

Yeah.

就是‘close to’，对吧？

So close to, right?

但还有个‘closed to’。

But then there's also closed to.

不过意思差别可大了。

Very different though.

对吧？

Right?

意思差别很大，但在英语里听起来却特别像。

Very different, but they sound really similar in English.

很容易把拼写搞混，甚至读错，因为就差一个字母d，可意思和发音都全变了。

And it's easy to mix up the spelling or even to pronounce it wrong because there's only really a one letter difference, that d, but it changes both the meaning and the pronunciation.

是的。

Yeah.

所以今天能聊这个发音话题，我真的很高兴，特别适合咱们的听众听。

So I'm really glad we're here today for really a pronunciation episode for our listeners, a listening episode.

对吧？

Right?

那我们来玩个小游戏吧，米歇尔。

So let's play a little game, Michelle.

我会用这两个词，你听听看能不能分辨出区别。

I'm gonna use both of the words, and I want to see if you can hear the difference.

准备好了。

Here we go.

嗯。

Uh-huh.

我住在公园附近，但因为有个特别活动，公园现在不对外开放。

I live close to the park, but it's closed to the public for a special event.

哦。

Oh.

你能听出那个‘对’吗？

Can you hear the Yeah.

听起来有点难，但确实能听出来。

It's hard to hear, but Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

我的意思是，就连母语者有时候也会搞混或者用错这些词。

I mean, because even native speakers get confused or mix misuse these sometimes.

对。

Yeah.

所以我确实听到了‘close to the park’。

So I did hear close to the park.

对吧？

Right?

就是附近的意思。

So nearby.

对吧？

Right?

但后来对公众关闭了。

But then closed to the public.

但有意思的是，Lindsay，我真没听到那个d音。

But what was interesting is I didn't really hear that d, Lindsay.

没有。

No.

你没听到那个d音。

You didn't hear the d.

对。

Yes.

天哪。

Oh my god.

这反而更复杂了。

That makes it even more complicated.

在美式英语里，我们念这个单词时，并不一定发出closed里的d音。

The way we pronounce this in American English, we don't necessarily say closed

对公众开放。

to the public.

我们说的是。

We say,

但它是不对外公开的。

but it's closed to the public.

它和t音还有to连在一起，完全融合了。

It it blends right in with the t sound and the to.

对吧？

Right?

确实如此。

It does.

是的。

Yeah.

没错。

Yeah.

当然了。

Definitely.

所以今天我们要重点讲讲这两个词在发音上的区别，帮你既能听出来，也能正确说出来。

So we're gonna focus today on the difference in pronunciation between these two words so that you can both hear and say each correctly.

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But guys, before we get into it, well, we wanna remind you to hit follow wherever you're listening to the All Ears English Podcast.

对，各位。

Yeah, guys.

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一定要记得关注。

So make sure you are following.

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If you're on Apple or Spotify, if you're on YouTube, make sure you are subscribed.

没错。

Yes.

好的。

Alright.

米歇尔，我们来详细讲讲这两个词的发音，让听众一听就懂。

Michelle, let's break down the pronunciation and make it super easy for our listeners.

我们开始吧？

Shall we?

好的。

Yes.

首先，我们从 'close to' 开始。

So first, we'll start with close to.

就是 c l o S E。

So c l o S E.

对。

Mhmm.

to。

To.

对吧？

Right?

这个音的s是轻柔的。

So this one has a soft s sound.

对吧？

Right?

而且很短促。

And it's it's short.

对吧？

Right?

所以是 close to。

So close to.

close to。

Close to.

close to。

Close to.

对。

Yes.

对吧？

Right?

意思是离你很近。

This means physically near you.

所以没错。

So Yes.

我们来做个角色扮演吧。

Let's do a little role play.

琳赛，你家附近有什么？

Lindsay, what do you live close to?

我家靠近Trader Joe's。

I live close to Trader Joe's.

我会羡慕死的。

I'd be so jealous.

其实我并不怎么喜欢Trader Joe's。

I'm not a big Trader Joe's person, actually.

什么？

What?

我觉得我去过的那些Trader Joe's，蔬果并不算特别新鲜。

I don't feel like they're in my experience, in the Trader Joe's that I've gone to, their produce is not, like, the freshest.

我确实也听过别人说Trader Joe's有这问题，有时候我自己也遇到。

So I have heard that about Trader Joe's, and sometimes I find it.

价格确实很划算，但就是这个原因。

It's a very it it it's steam because it's, you know, very good price.

是的。

Yeah.

但买回去两天后，番茄就烂了，我只好

But then you get it and like two days later, my tomatoes are done and I'm

对，就是这么回事。

like, this Exactly.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

他们家很多包装食品确实不错，不过呢。

They have a lot of good, like, packaged stuff, but yeah.

不是。

No.

人们要么是Trader Joe's的粉丝，要么不是。

People are either Trader Joe's fans or not.

就像你

It's like you

属于其中一种类型。

fall into one

两种阵营之一。

of two camps.

你懂的。

You know?

对。

Yes.

没错。

Yes.

是的。

Yeah.

正是如此。

Exactly.

Michelle，你呢？

What about you, Michelle?

你住的地方附近有什么？

What do you live close to?

我住的地方靠近棒球场。

I live close to the baseball stadium.

比赛的时候特别吵。

It gets noisy during games.

是的。

Yes.

好的。

Alright.

所以这个完全是关于距离的问题。

So so this one is all about proximity.

对吧？

Right?

离得近，路程就短。

Close to it's shorter.

它的‘s’发音是轻柔的。

It has a soft s.

对。

Mhmm.

C L 0 S E。

C L 0 S E.

对吧？

Right?

那我们来复习一下 closed to。

So let's go over closed to.

所以就是这样。

So that's Yeah.

C l o s e d two。

C l o s e d two.

对。

Mhmm.

对。

Mhmm.

这个发音更偏向 z 的音。

So this one has more of a z sound.

对吧？

Right?

不是 close to，是 closed to。

It's not close to, closed to.

没错。

Yep.

但就像我们之前提到的，d 的发音非常轻，可能根本听不出来。

But also as we were touching on before, the d is very subtle and you might not even hear it.

或者像琳赛说的，它可能会和 two 里的 t 融合在一起。

Or Lindsay, as you said, it could blend with the t in two.

是的。

Yes.

这个的意思是关闭或不可用。

And this one means shut or unavailable.

对。

Right.

如果你们想了解更多关于字母之间如何连读的内容，可以去看看我们在 allearsenglish.com/pronunciation 上的发音课程。

If you wanna know more, guys, about letters blending with each other, check out our pronunciation course over at allearsenglish.com/pronunciation.

我们之前详细讲过所有这些现象——当字母和发音相互融合、合并的时候会发生什么。

We went into all of this, all the different things that happen when letter letters and sounds collapse into each other, blend into each other.

我们会在学习计划里把所有内容都一一展示给你们。

We show we show you everything in a study plan.

不过，今天我们还是来演个情景对话吧，看看‘closed to’和‘close to’到底有什么区别。

But, I mean, let's do a role play today just to see the differences here with closed to.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Mhmm.

好的。

Okay.

Michelle，今天图书馆开门吗？

So, Michelle, is the library open today?

没有。

No.

正在翻新，所以最近不对外开放。

It's under renovation, so it's closed to the public for a while.

是的。

Yeah.

好的。

Okay.

我们再练一个。

And let's do another one.

好的。

Okay.

这条路为什么封了？

Why is the road blocked?

因为今天是星期天。

Because it's Sunday.

这里允许车辆靠近，但行人可以自由通行。

It's close to cars, but it's open for pedestrians.

这是城市鼓励大家出门走动的方式。

It's the city's way of getting people out and about.

车辆禁止通行。

It's closed to cars.

车辆禁止通行。

It's closed to cars.

我说不清楚‘two’里的‘d’和‘t’到底哪里分界。

I cannot tell the difference between where the d ends and where the t begins in two.

对。

Right.

就是说对吧？

Like right?

对。

Right.

没错。

Exactly.

休息之后，我们打算玩个小游戏，看看能不能分辨出来。

So after the break, I think we're gonna go and do a little game and see if we can tell the difference.

好的。

Yeah.

在这里提醒一下，我们这档节目每天教的都是美式英语。

And just a note here, we're teaching you American English today on this show and every day.

偶尔我们会请英国人或者澳大利亚人来做客。

Occasionally, we have British people on or Aussie Australians on.

英国人发 s 和 z 的音可能会轻一点，但你还是能听出区别。

British people might pronounce the s and the z sounds a little more softly, but you will still hear a difference.

不过你可以听听英式英语，感受一下这种差别。

But just listen to British English to see that difference.

明白吗？

Okay?

当然。

Definitely.

好的。

Okay.

哪个是哪个？

So which is which?

行吧。

Alright.

我考你还是你考我？

Should I quiz you or should you quiz me?

咱们怎么玩？

How should we go?

我们可以轮流来。

We can go back to back and forth.

好的。

Okay.

轮流来。

Back and forth.

行。

Alright.

你先来。

You go first.

好。

Alright.

今天博物馆对公众关闭。

The museum is closed to the public today.

这题有点难，不过我觉得那个是关闭的。

Tough one, but I think that one is closed to.

所以进不去。

So inaccessible.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yes.

没错。

Exactly.

对啊。

Mhmm.

便利店离我家很近。

The convenience store is close to my house.

好的。

Okay.

离得近。

Close to.

对吧？

Right?

就在附近。

C l o s e.

对。

Yes.

离得近。

Nearby.

有意思的是，琳达，我们的听众可能会感到困惑，因为他们期待第一个词里有个 /d/ 音。

So what's interesting is here is, Lindsay, you know, our our listeners might be getting confused because they're waiting for that d sound with the first one.

对吧？

Right?

但其实根本没有这个音。

But it's not coming.

所以，我觉得更重要的是注意单词的长度。

So instead, I think it's really good to focus on the length of the word.

还有就是 /s/ 和 /z/ 音的区别。

And also if there's an S versus a Z sound.

对吧？

Right?

所以今天博物馆对公众关闭了。

So the museum is closed to the public today.

所以是关着的，没错。

So close Yeah.

是写出来的。

It's written.

这个观点很好，米歇尔。

That's a good point, Michelle.

发音确实拖得更长。

It's really more stretched out.

发音拖得更长。

It's stretched out.

说‘close to the public’需要更长时间。

It takes longer to say close to the public.

不是离我家近，而是离公众近。

Close to the public instead of close to my house.

离我家近。

Close to my house.

而且这个发音更带点‘s’的音。

And that has more of an s sound.

对吧？

Right?

所以是‘close’。

So close.

还有‘close’。

And close.

是的。

Yeah.

没错。

Yep.

好吧。

So okay.

接下来是这一个。

So here's the next one.

我的办公室离海滩很近。

My office is close to the beach.

有点难，但我认为是 C L O S E。

Tricky, but I think it is C L O S E.

Close。

Close.

对。

Yep.

答对了。

You got it.

是的。

Mhmm.

是的

Yep.

健身房这周对会员关闭，抱歉，我刚才说错了。

The gym is closed to the numb oh, sorry.

我们重来一遍。

Let's start again.

重来一遍。

Start again.

我们开始吧。

Here we go.

健身房这周对会员关闭。

The gym is closed to members this week.

对。

Yes.

所以是 C-L-O-S-E-D。

So that's c l o s e d.

是的。

Yeah.

现在，米歇尔，我们有没有一些可以总结的模式？我们已经给听众介绍过几个了。

Now, Michelle, are there any patterns that we can I mean, we've we've given our listeners a few patterns?

还有没有其他我们可以留意的特征，来判断自己在用哪一个？

Is there anything else we can try to look for to know which one we're using?

对。

Yeah.

我们经常说 'close to' 加地点。

I mean, so we often say close to and a place.

好的。

Okay.

比如说，我跟我的朋友很近。

You know, we could say I'm close to my friend.

对吧？

Right?

但很多时候，说的是地点。

But often, it's about a place.

对。

Okay.

但我们很少会说 'closed to' 加地点。

But we rarely say closed to and a place.

所以 'close to' 可能两种情况都能用。

Doesn't make So so close to could kinda be either.

对吧？

Right?

但 'closed to' 你几乎不会说，比如 'closed to Trader Joe's'。

But closed to you don't really say, like, closed to Trader Joe's.

对吧？

Right?

不是这样的，不行。

It's not it's No.

不对。

No.

这种情况很少见。

That's pretty rare.

这么说不太合理。

It doesn't really make sense.

通常说的是对一群人关闭，比如公众、访客、顾客，或者像车辆这样的东西。

It's usually closed to a group of people, like the public, visitors, customers, or things like cars.

对。

Right.

因为我们只是说这个地方这些人不能进入。

Because we're just saying this place cannot be accessed by these people.

公众、顾客、访客。

The public, the customers, the visitors.

对吧？

Right?

就是那种不对外开放的地方。

It's something is access is closed.

不开放。

Closed.

对，就是这样。

There we go.

是的。

Mhmm.

不开放。

Closed.

对。

Yes.

嗯，我想我们已经说清楚了。

So, yeah, I think we covered it.

不过我们要不要来个角色扮演？

But should we do a role play?

我觉得我们应该这么做，米歇尔。

I think we should, Michelle.

那就开始吧。

Let's do it.

我们现在趁着午休时间碰头，商量去哪儿吃午饭。

So here we're meeting during our lunch break, and we're deciding where to go for lunch.

好的。

Okay.

好的。

Okay.

嘿，米歇尔。

Hey, Michelle.

今天咱们约在哪儿见面？

Where are we meeting today?

咱们去我办公室附近的咖啡馆吧。

Let's go to the cafe close to my office.

哦，我喜欢那家店，但今天不对外营业。

Oh, I love that place, but it's closed to customers today.

真的吗？

Oh, really?

为什么呀？

Why?

这周他们在装修，所以暂时不接待客人。

Well, they're renovating this week, so it's close to the public.

不过等重新开业，应该会特别棒。

But it should be really cool when it opens back up.

哦，这样啊。

Oh, okay.

真遗憾。

Bummer.

我办公室附近还有一家挺可爱的法式餐厅。

There's also a cute French restaurant close to my office.

没错。

That's right.

我早就想试试了。

I've been meaning to try it.

咱们再确认一下，别关门了。

Let's double check to make sure it's not closed.

好的。

Okay.

所以啊，我们说话快的时候，真的很难听出区别。

So, again, I mean, when we're speaking fast, it is really hard to to hear the difference.

不过今天我们给听众们提供了一些线索。

But we've given our listeners some clues today.

希望他们在角色扮演里能慢慢听出来。

So hopefully, they should be starting to pick up on this in the role play.

正是如此。

Exactly.

所以，米歇尔，你第一个提到的是去我办公室附近的那家咖啡馆。

So, Michelle, the first one you said was, let's go to the cafe close to my office.

是‘close’还是‘closed’？

Is that close or closed?

我们刚才用的是哪一个？

Which one did we use?

是‘close’，c-l-o-s-e。

Close, c l o s e.

对吧？

Right?

发音短促，是‘s’音，而且我们说的是个地方。

Shorter sounding, s sound, and we're talking about a place.

就在附近。

Nearby.

没错。

Exactly.

是的

Yeah.