哎呀呀，外國也有人也分不清 w 和 v

2016-06-06 09:05:31  每日學英語

The two beginning ESL students went to Honolulu on holiday. Soon they began to argue about the correct way to pronounce the word "Hawaii." One student insisted that it's Hawaii, with a "w" sound. The other student said it was pronounced like "Havaii," with a "v" sound.

兩名學習非母語英語課程的新生到夏威夷度假，沒一會兒，他們就開始爭論“Hawaii”的正確發(fā)音。一個學生堅持認為是“Hawaii”，發(fā)“w”音;另一個學生認為是“Havaii”，發(fā)“v”音。

Finally, they saw an old native on the beach, and asked him which was correct. The old man said it's "Havaii." The student who was right was very happy, and thanked the old man.

最后，他們問在沙灘上的一個年長的當地人誰的發(fā)音是正確的。老人說，是“Havaii”。說對了的學生非常開心，再三向老人道謝。

The old man said "you're velcome."老人說，“不客嘻(氣)。”

Hawaii 英 [ h?'wɑ:i: ] 美 [ h?'wɑi ]

n. 美國夏威夷州
ESL Abbr. English as a second language 非母語英語課程
Honolulu 英 [ ?h?n?'lu:lu: ] 美 [ ?hɑn?'lulu ]
n.火奴魯魯(即“檀香山”，美國夏威夷州的首府和港市)

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