測測你的發音:你也會讀錯這些單詞嗎?

學英語，單詞發音準確很重要，不然可能會引起誤會。

有些單詞的發音可能跟他們的拼寫方式並無關係，看看下面幾個測試單詞發音的題目，你能答對多少？

 

 

You might like to think you're a stickler for correct pronunciation, but there's a few tricky words that continue to flummox the best of us.
你也許一直執著於正確的發音，但是總有些狡猾的單詞讓我們出錯。

Now a quiz from Playbuzz sets the record straight once and for all by testing your knowledge of commonly mispronounced words - and setting you on the right track.
現在通過Playbuzz上的一個發音測試你可以徹底了解這些最常讀錯的單詞，同時知道它們的正確讀音。

From foodstuffs such as Quinoa and sorbet to Dengue Fever, you won't be left red-faced again after scrolling down to take the test.
滾動滑鼠，完成測試，從Quinoa，sorbet這類食品類單詞到Dengue Fever這類單詞，你就不必再因發音錯誤而面紅耳赤了。

One tricky question involves pronouncing the word niche - is it correct to say nishee, nishay, neesh or nitch?
測試中有道偏題是單詞「niche」怎麼讀——它的發音是nishee, nishay, neesh還是nitch呢？

The 'ch' in niche is an 's' sound while the 'e' is silent, meaning it sounds like 'neesh'.
其實「niche」中的「ch」發「/s/」的音，「e」不發音，所以它的讀音聽起來像「neesh」。

Another often abused word is the strong Italian coffee you might drink when you're in need of a pick me up. It it Esprexo, Asspresso, Expresso or Espresso?
另一個常被讀錯的詞語是一款意式濃咖啡的名字，需要提神時你也許喝過它，但它的名字是Esprexo, Asspresso, Expresso還是Espresso呢？

Many people make the mistake of adding an 'X' sound, but it's pronounced exactly as it's spelled - Espresso.
許多人讀這個單詞時會加一個「/ks/」的音，但它是嚴格按拼寫「Espresso」來發音的。

You might remember this sweet treat from childhood, but is it pronounced sure-bay, sure-bit, sure-bert or shoe-bert?
你也許還記得這一童年時的甜蜜回憶，但是它的發音是sure-bay, sure-bit, sure-bert還是shoe-bert呢？

The middle class staple quinoa might leave you grappling over kween-noah, kween-wah, keen-noah or keen-wah, but the latter is correct.
中產階級的主食quinoa（藜麥）讀起來有些饒舌，讓你拿不準它的發音是keen-wah, kween-noah, kween-wah還是keen-noah。

And you might end up confused about genre being zhon-ruh, jon-ray, jonner or zhon-ray - the first being correct.
對於「genre（體裁）」的發音你也許也會感到困惑，是zhon-ruh, jon-ray, jonner還是zhon-ray呢？——第一種發音是正確的。

Meanwhile, raspberry has a silent 'p' and the 's' is pronounced as a 'z'.
此外，「raspberry」中「p」不發音，「s」發/z/的音。

最後，我們來公布開頭那些題目的正確答案：

1.如何稱呼北極？

The correct answer is the second option, pronounced as Ark-tick
正確答案是第二個，發音是「Ark-tick」。

2. 「When the point is moot（一個問題爭論未決）」中「moot」怎麼讀？

A moot point should be pronounced to rhyme with toot, the first option above
「Moot」的發音應與「toot」押韻，第一個選項正確。

3. 「Hyperbole」這個怎麼讀？

You might think the 'e' at the end of the word is silent, but in fact it's exaggerated meaning the world is pronounced Hi-PER-bowl-ee
你也許覺得詞尾的「e」不發音，但實際上「e」應該強調，所以它的發音是「Hi-PER-bowl-ee」。

4. 「Suite」這個詞怎麼讀？

It might look as if it requires some fancy French pronunciation but suite should sounds exactly the same as sweet
這個單詞的發音有點像法語，但實際上，它的發音和「sweet」一模一樣。

5. 「Almond」中的「l」發音嗎？

The 'l' in almond is silent, meaning it should be pronounced like ah-mond
「Almond」中的「l」不發音，這個單詞讀起來像「ah-mond」

6. 「Dengue」中的第二個音節怎麼讀？

Dengue Fever is a tricky one to say, but the correct pronunciation is den-gee to rhyme, as in 'gee whizz'
Dengue Fever（登革熱）很容易讓人望文生音，但正確的讀音是「den-gee」，讀音和「gee whizz」中的「gee」一樣。

7. 「Sorbet」這個詞怎麼讀？

The popular dessert is correctly pronounced as sore-bay
這款美味甜點的正確讀音是「sore-bay」。

8. 當你餓了，想吃點兒東西時，怎麼讀「victuals」？

The 'c' in the word victuals is silent, so it should come out as 'vittles'
單詞「victuals」中的「c」不發音，所以它的發音應與「'vittles'」一樣。

9. 最後一題，「nuclear」怎麼讀？

It's a word that's commonly used and confuses many, but the right way to say it is Noo-clee-er
這個單詞很常見，但是許多人都會讀錯，它的正確讀法是「Noo-clee-er」。

英文來源：每日郵報
翻譯：秦悅（中國日報網愛新聞iNews譯者）
編審：yaning