63：什么是辅音组合？

QUESTION 63: What is a consonant cluster?

ANSWER: A "consonant cluster" is a term that we use when referring to the pronunciation of consonants. Consonant clusters can be at the beginning or the end of a word and have two or three consonants.

For example, "br" in "bring" is a two-consonant cluster at the beginning of a word and "lps" in "helps" is a three-consonant cluster at the end of a word.

问题63：什么是辅音组合？

回答：“辅音组合”是用来描述辅音发音的术语。辅音组合可以在词首或词尾出现，它可以包含两至三个辅音。比如, “br”在“bring”里是一个在词首出现的包含两个辅音的辅音组合；“lps”在“helps”里是一个在词尾出现的包含三个辅音的辅音组合。