QUESTION 63: What is a consonant cluster?

问题63：什么是辅音组合？

A consonant cluster is a group of two, three or even four consonants pronounced together.

辅音群是由两或三个，甚至四个辅音组成的一起发音的辅音组合。

If in English pronunciation's short vowel, consonant cluster, by the fricative, the affricate conclusion syllable and so on do not have in Chinese.

如英语语音中的短元音、辅音连缀，以摩擦音、破擦音收尾音节等在汉语中都没有。

While singing Italian songs, Chinese often cannot differentiate voiceless consonant from voiced one, but read consonant cluster according to Chinese habit.

中国人在演唱意大利语歌曲时，通常不能区分清、浊辅音，按汉语的习惯来读复辅音。

Consonant cluster is an extremely universal phenomenon in English. The pronunciation of English consonant cluster directly affects the learners 'communication.

辅音连缀是英语中非常普遍的现象，辅音连缀发音的正确与否，直接影响到英语学习者的语音面貌。