When the letter or sound of T, D, S, or Z is followed by a word that starts with Y, or its sound, both sounds are connected.

当字母T，D，S，Z或发音为T，D，S或Z的音后面紧跟着以字母Y或Y音开头的单词时，两个词之间要连读。

What a consonant is is a consonant is a sound such as: " t" , " d" , " r" , " s" .

辅音是什么 辅音是一个声音， 例如：“t”，“d” ，“r” ，“s” 。

In contrast, a few—such as b, m, p, t, d and k—show up far more frequently, in nearly every spoken language in the world.

相比之下， 少数几个— — 例如 b、 m、d 和 k— — 出现的频率要高得多， 几乎在世界上所有的口头语言中。