Hello! I'm Emma from mmmEnglish!
Spelling mistakes can be anything from a minor embarrassment to a failed exam.
大家好！我是mmmEnglish的愛瑪。
拼寫錯誤，小則只是種尷尬，大則可導致考試不及格。
And actually, spelling is one area where native English speakers commonly make mistakes too.
They can definitely make improvements!
實際上，英語為母語的人通常也會出現拼寫錯誤。
而這絕對可以改進的哦。
Since English is not phonetic, it takes years and years for native English speakers to learn how to spell words correctly.
And even when we finish school, there are often a few words that keep confusing us all the way through adulthood.
由於英語不是音形一致，因此英語為母語的人要花很多年來學習正確拼寫單詞。
而即便從學校畢業，依舊有少量單詞一直讓成年人頭疼。
In this lesson, we'll look carefully at the spelling of words that include "ie" and "ei".
But before we do, I want to introduce you to the mmmEnglish Imitation Technique -- lessons designed to improve your English pronunciation and expression to help you build your confidence as an English speaker.
這本節課中，我們會注意觀察包含「ie」和「ei」的單詞的拼寫。
但在開始學習前，我想向你們介紹「mmmEnglish模仿方法」——用於改善你的英語發音和表達的一系列課程。這些課程可幫你自信說英語。
Lesson packs are available right here, so if you want to improve your spoken English with me, you can do it just by clicking that button.
Okay, let's take a look at these words: achieve, believe and piece.
這些課程可在此學習，因此如果你想與我一起改善你的英語口語，點擊這裡就好啦。
好的，讓我們看看這些單詞：achieve，believe，piece。
Now these words are sometimes misspelled like this, with "E" before "I". And it's an easy mistake to make.
這些單詞時常被誤拼成這樣——將「e」放在「i」前。這是很容易犯的錯誤。
In fact, phonetically, it kind of makes more sense. Words with I and E or E and I often cause spelling headaches.
其實從發音角度說，這大概也說得過去。拼寫中包含「ie」或「ei」的單詞，經常讓學習者頭疼。
Still to this day, I remember the little rhyme that my grade two teacher taught me: "I before E, except after C". Which is a really handy way of remembering the spelling of these words.
直到今天，我還記著二年級老師教給我的順口溜：「i」在「e」前，除非跟在「c」後面。這的確是個記住單詞拼寫的簡便方法。
The letter combination, ie, is more common than ei. It just appears more. In fact, ei is quite rare really.
字母組合「ie」比「ei」更常見，出現頻率更高。事實上，「ei」組合很罕見。
But there are some very common everyday words that use ei. And many of them follow a C, like the verb receive.
不過常用詞中有幾個單詞中有「ei」。其中，許多單詞中的「ei」都在「c」後面，比如動詞「Receive」。
It's a perfect example of "I before E, except after C." "Receipt" is another. Ceiling, Deceive, Preconceive.
這個詞是「『i』在『e』前，除非跟在『c』後面」的完美例子。另外還有「Receipt」 、「Ceiling」、「Deceive」、「Preconceive」。
So that little rhyme, it's useful. . . sometimes. But if you live your life by this rule, you'll make spelling mistakes for sure!
因此，這個小順口溜很管用——是有時候很管用。因為如果迷信這條規則，那一定會拼錯單詞哦。
So as always, there are exceptions. I feel like English is the language of exceptions.
這條規則一如既往存在例外。我覺得英語是一種充滿「例外」的語言。
In actual fact, the rule "I before E, except after C" usually is only relevant when the vowel sound represented by the "ie" is the long [i] sound. Receive.
事實上，只有當「ie」髮長元音[i] 時，「『i』在『e』前，除非跟在『c』後面」規則才生效。
Receipt. Ceiling.
Deceive. Preconceive.
現在準備好看「例外」了嗎？像ancient、 efficient 、 science和sufficient都屬例外。
Okay, now are you ready for the exceptions? Words like ancient, efficient and science, sufficient are exceptions to the rule.
「『i』在『e』前，除非跟在『c』後面」規則在此不適用。因為這些詞中的「ie」的發音並不是長元音 [i]。
"I before E, except after C" doesn't work here. And that's because the vowel sound represented by "ie" is not [i].
Ancient. Efficient.
而「ei」字母組合可跟在其它輔音字母後面——不僅僅是在c之後。
Science. Sufficient.
And the "ei" combination can follow other consonants, not just C. Their.
Foreign. Weird.
為何這種字母小組合會這麼難呢？「ie」和「ei」不僅是英語學習者，也是許多許多英語母語者的困惑之源。
Leisure. Height.
因此，如果你現在弄不清這些拼寫規律，請將本課內容記住。「『i』在『e』前，除非跟在『c』後面」規則非常非常實用。
Neighbour. Weigh.
但只在「ie」發 [i] 時才適用。我希望大家在這節課中獲得一些方便的竅門。
Vein. And feisty.
希望在我的臉書主頁留言和本視頻下的評論中沒有拼寫錯誤哦。別忘了觀看右上角這裡的「mmmEnglish模仿方法」視頻。
How is it possible that this little combination of letters is so difficult? Ie or ei - it's the source of confusion for English learners and many, many native English speakers too.
當然，你也可以右邊這個連結，試聽一節免費課程視頻。或者學習右邊的課程，繼續鑽研語法技巧。
So if you're having trouble with these spelling rules, keep this lesson in mind. The "I before E, except after C" rule is a really, really helpful rule to remember.
感謝收看節目，下次課程我們再見。再見哦！
But it only really applies when the ie is pronounced as [i]. Well, I hope that you got some handy tips out of this lesson.
I expect no more spelling mistakes on my Facebook page or here in the comments below this video.
Don't forget to check out the mmmEnglish Imitation Lessons right up here.
You can definitely try out a free one by clicking that link right there as well. Or keep working on some grammar skills with this lesson right here.
Thanks for watching and I will see you next week for another lesson. Bye for now!