So, sometimes, we'll make it a true T. T, t. And then the schwa.

有时，我们把它发成一个正 T 音，t，t，加上一个弱央元音。

Let me just dot this T.

让我在这个 T 上打点。

Let me just dot the T.

让我点一下 T。

Hear that T? It's completely gone.

听到弹舌音 T 了吗？完全没了。

So, I'm pronouncing the T in " little" .

我把“little”中的 T 音发出来了。

Notice that I didn't pronounce the T in often.

请注意，我不会发 often 里面的 T 音。

And some people substitute the T with the glottal stop.

有些人用声门音来代替“T”音。

A held T is a T that is not really released.

“T”是一个没有真正发出的“T”音。

So that's two vowels surrounding the T, right?

T 夹在两个元音之间。

So you might hear native speakers drop the T here as well.

你可能也会听到母语者不说这里的T。

Now, if they don't release that T, then they sound very similar.

如果他们不发出那个 T，那么它们听起来非常相似。

In this word, some people pronounce the T and some people don't.

在这个单词中，有些人发 T 音，有些人不发。

Again, super light true T and then a schwa.

也是一个非常轻的正 T 音加上一个弱央元音。

We can drop the T at the end of " it" if we want to.

我们也可以把 it 后面的 T 音去掉。

Now you don't have to pronounce the T at the end of " mate" .

其实 mate 结尾的 T 音我们现在都不发出来了。

I said we usually drop the T when it comes between two consonants.

我说过，当 T 夹在两个辅音之间时，我们通常把它省掉。

I know that some people hold that T, so you'll hear something like " k'n-chrak" .

我知道有些人会吞掉 T 音，发出“k'n-chrak”。

She drops it. It's common to drop the T between two consonants.

她省略了。当 T 处于两个辅音之间时，把它省略是很常见的。

We can use the T to help us get to the next word, okay?

我们可以用 T 来连接下一个词。

Even though it's completely fine and great and clear if you release the T here.

如果你在这里发 T 音就会很好很清楚的发音。