同鞋们， 问个发音问题。。。

Just by looking at the words, "cool" and "cook", how one know the "oo" in "cool" pronounce long vowel "u", but the "oo" in "cook" need to pronounce it's shorter vowel conuterpart "u".

Are there laws or tips one can follow?

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• 好问题，我也想知道。 -非文学青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 06:22:28

• Good morning, wenqing. -学英语3151- ♀ (260 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 06:30:19

• I hear you. I am thinking -非文学青年- ♀ (197 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 06:38:22

• Yes. But my problem is not so much of differenciating the two so -学英语3151- ♀ (158 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 06:43:37

• Seeing a new word which has "oo" in it, -学英语3151- ♀ (209 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 06:50:30

• I don't think there is a rule about it -大西洋海底- ♀ (138 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 06:53:07

• yeah, that seems the case -学英语3151- ♀ (282 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 06:59:23

• 回复： -走马读人- ♂ (7314 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 07:46:47

• In this case, there is a convention you can find out. -走马读人- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 08:07:19

• Thanks 走马读人 -学英语3151- ♀ (363 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 08:22:52

• 回复：Thanks 走马读人 -走马读人- ♂ (4585 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 08:39:22

• 这个本应不是问题 -全国牙防组- ♂ (241 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 08:40:45

• My problem is not how to distinguish these two sounds -学英语3151- ♀ (219 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 08:54:52

• 上中学的时候老师讲过 -全国牙防组- ♂ (222 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 09:11:42

• Thanks! -学英语3151- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 12:11:03

• Oops! 回复：同鞋们， 问个发音问题。。。 -wave_forest- ♂ (172 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 08:55:40

• 回复：Oops! 回复：同鞋们， 问个发音问题。。。 -学英语3151- ♀ (260 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 09:00:38

• 回复：回复：Oops! 回复：同鞋们， 问个发音问题。。。 -wave_forest- ♂ (314 bytes) () 05/31/2011 postreply 01:25:10

• 回复： -走马读人- ♂ (8188 bytes) () 05/30/2011 postreply 09:02:34