The larynx is the small, firm part in the front of your throat that makes your voice. Air from the lungs passes through it; two folds of tissue inside come together and shake, and that shaking is your voice. You can feel it if you put your fingers lightly on the bump in your neck and say “ah.” That bump is your larynx — the friendly name is voice box.

The larynxlarynx(喉頭) is the small, firm part in the front of your throat是你喉嚨前面那個小小、硬硬的部位 that makes your voice是它讓你發出聲音的。 Air from the lungs passes through it從肺來的空氣會經過它; two folds of tissue inside come together and shake；裡面有兩片組織會靠在一起震動, and that shaking is your voice，那個震動就是你的聲音。 You can feel it if you put your fingers lightly on the bump in your neck and say "ah."你可以輕輕把手指放在脖子那個凸起的地方，說一聲「啊」，就感覺得到。 That bump is your larynx那個凸起就是你的larynx — the friendly name is voice box——親切一點的說法是voice box(聲帶盒)。

It is not the whole throat: the throat is the tube; the larynx is the special box sitting in it.

It is not the whole throat它不是整段喉嚨: the throat is the tube：喉嚨是那條管子; the larynx is the special box sitting in it；larynx是坐在裡面那個特別的盒子。

The word is more medical and scientific than everyday. A child will say throat; a doctor will say larynx. When the larynx is swollen, talking becomes hard — that illness is laryngitis.

The word is more medical and scientific than everyday這個字比較偏醫學、科學，不是日常用語。 A child will say throat小孩會說throat(喉嚨); a doctor will say larynx；醫生會說larynx。 When the larynx is swollen當larynx腫起來, talking becomes hard，講話會變得困難 — that illness is laryngitis——那個病叫laryngitis(喉炎)。