测测你的发音：你也会读错这些单词吗？

学英语，单词发音准确很重要，不然可能会引起误会。

有些单词的发音可能跟他们的拼写方式并无关系，看看下面几个测试单词发音的题目，你能答对多少？

 

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.
你也许一直执着于正确的发音，但是总有些狡猾的单词让我们出错。

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.
现在通过Playbuzz上的一个发音测试你可以彻底了解这些最常读错的单词，同时知道它们的正确读音。

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.
滚动鼠标，完成测试，从Quinoa，sorbet这类食品类单词到Dengue Fever这类单词，你就不必再因发音错误而面红耳赤了。

One tricky question involves pronouncing the word niche - is it correct to say nishee, nishay, neesh or nitch?
测试中有道偏题是单词“niche”怎么读——它的发音是nishee, nishay, neesh还是nitch呢？

The 'ch' in niche is an 's' sound while the 'e' is silent, meaning it sounds like 'neesh'.
其实“niche”中的“ch”发“/s/”的音，“e”不发音，所以它的读音听起来像“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?
另一个常被读错的词语是一款意式浓咖啡的名字，需要提神时你也许喝过它，但它的名字是Esprexo, Asspresso, Expresso还是Espresso呢？

Many people make the mistake of adding an 'X' sound, but it's pronounced exactly as it's spelled - Espresso.
许多人读这个单词时会加一个“/ks/”的音，但它是严格按拼写“Espresso”来发音的。

You might remember this sweet treat from childhood, but is it pronounced sure-bay, sure-bit, sure-bert or shoe-bert?
你也许还记得这一童年时的甜蜜回忆，但是它的发音是sure-bay, sure-bit, sure-bert还是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.
中产阶级的主食quinoa（藜麦）读起来有些饶舌，让你拿不准它的发音是keen-wah, kween-noah, kween-wah还是keen-noah。

And you might end up confused about genre being zhon-ruh, jon-ray, jonner or zhon-ray - the first being correct.
对于“genre（体裁）”的发音你也许也会感到困惑，是zhon-ruh, jon-ray, jonner还是zhon-ray呢？——第一种发音是正确的。

Meanwhile, raspberry has a silent 'p' and the 's' is pronounced as a 'z'.
此外，“raspberry”中“p”不发音，“s”发/z/的音。

最后，我们来公布开头那些题目的正确答案：

1.如何称呼北极？

The correct answer is the second option, pronounced as Ark-tick
正确答案是第二个，发音是“Ark-tick”。

2. “When the point is moot（一个问题争论未决）”中“moot”怎么读？

A moot point should be pronounced to rhyme with toot, the first option above
“Moot”的发音应与“toot”押韵，第一个选项正确。

3. “Hyperbole”这个怎么读？

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
你也许觉得词尾的“e”不发音，但实际上“e”应该强调，所以它的发音是“Hi-PER-bowl-ee”。

4. “Suite”这个词怎么读？

It might look as if it requires some fancy French pronunciation but suite should sounds exactly the same as sweet
这个单词的发音有点像法语，但实际上，它的发音和“sweet”一模一样。

5. “Almond”中的“l”发音吗？

The 'l' in almond is silent, meaning it should be pronounced like ah-mond
“Almond”中的“l”不发音，这个单词读起来像“ah-mond”

6. “Dengue”中的第二个音节怎么读？

Dengue Fever is a tricky one to say, but the correct pronunciation is den-gee to rhyme, as in 'gee whizz'
Dengue Fever（登革热）很容易让人望文生音，但正确的读音是“den-gee”，读音和“gee whizz”中的“gee”一样。

7. “Sorbet”这个词怎么读？

The popular dessert is correctly pronounced as sore-bay
这款美味甜点的正确读音是“sore-bay”。

8. 当你饿了，想吃点儿东西时，怎么读“victuals”？

The 'c' in the word victuals is silent, so it should come out as 'vittles'
单词“victuals”中的“c”不发音，所以它的发音应与“'vittles'”一样。

9. 最后一题，“nuclear”怎么读？

It's a word that's commonly used and confuses many, but the right way to say it is Noo-clee-er
这个单词很常见，但是许多人都会读错，它的正确读法是“Noo-clee-er”。

英文来源：每日邮报
翻译：秦悦（中国日报网爱新闻iNews译者）
编审：yaning