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Hello.

你好。

I'm Gill from engVid, and today's lesson is about the little word " the" , and how to say it, how to pronounce it.

我是engVid的吉尔，今天的课程是关于“the”这个小单词，以及如何去正确地发“the”的音。

You might think: " What? I know how to pronounce that word" , but there are two different ways of pronouncing it, and this lesson is designed to show you how to work out which way to say it.

你可能会想:“什么?我当然知道这个词怎么发音"，但实际上它有两种不同的发音方法，这节课的目的是教会你们怎样去发音。

So, the simple rule is: Before a consonant you say " thuh" , but before a vowel sound you say " thee" .

所以，规则很简单:the在辅音前发音“thuh”，但如果the后接元音，则发音“thee”。

So it's either " thuh" or " thee" .

所以the的发音只有“thuh”和“thee”两种。

So, let me just go through some examples to show you how that works.

让我来给你们举一些实用的例子吧。

So, before a consonant sound: " thuh" . " The banana" , " the dog" , but then we get our first exception, which is confusing becau this word begins with an E which is a vowel letter, but the way it's pronounced, it has a " ya" at the beginning: " Ya. European. European" , so we say: " Thuh European" , okay?

the在辅音前发音是“thuh”。比如“香蕉banana”，“狗dog”，但我们来看看第一个特例，因为这个单词以“E”作为“the”之后单词的首字母，“E”是一个元音字母，但在这个单词里它发音为“ya（辅音）”，所以我们发音“thuh European”，明白了吗？

So that's a slight confusion to be aware of.

这是需要特别注意、可能有点迷惑的地方。

Continuing on: " The flowers" , " the hou" , " the man" , " the people" .

我们继续："Thuh flowers", "thuh hou", "thuh man", "thuh people".

Another exception again becau this word begins with a U, which is a vowel letter, but the actual sound when you say this sound is a " ya" , " university" , " university" .

另一个例外，因为这个单词以U开头，U也是一个元音字母，但实际上单词里的U发音“ya”,"University", "University"。

It's not: " university" , it's " university" . So: " thUH university" , okay?

不是 "UNiversity"，是 "University"，所以我们发音"thuh university",懂了吗？

And finally: " The woman, the woman" .

最后，"The woman, the woman"。

So that's " the" before a consonant sound.

以上就是“the”后接辅音开头单词的例子。

So, let's have a look at the other column.

那么，让我们看一下另一列。

Before the vowel sound we say " thee" , so: " The apple" , " the elephant" , " the ice cream" , " the orange" , " the umbrella" .

在“the”接元音发音之前，我们说“thee”，所以:"Thee apple", "thee elephant", "thee ice cream",

You can e here " umbrella" also begins with a U, just like " university" , but it's not pronounced: " yumbrella" , it's pronounced: " umbrella" , so: " thee umbrella, the umbrella" .

看这里， "umbrella" 也以U开头，和 "university"一样，但并不发音为"yumbrella",念作 "UMbrella",所以"thee umbrella, thee umbrella"。

Okay.

好的。

And finally, here's another funny one, it begins with an H, so you might think: " Well, that's a consonant" , but it is actually a vowel sound becau we don't pronounce the H in this word.

最后，这里有个有趣的例子，这个单词以"H"开头，也许你会想“唔，这是个辅音开头的单词”，但实际上这是元音发音开头的单词，因为“H”不发音。

You may know the word " heir" , which we had in another lesson about using " a" and " an" .

你也许还记得“继承heir”这个单词，我们在关于“a”和“an”的课程上提到过。

The heir is usually, well, male, and the heiress, female; but often the word " heir" is ud for female as well nowadays for reasons of equality.

The heir通常指男性继承人，而the heiress指女继承人；但如今 "heir"这个单词，也同样用来指女性继承人了，以显男女平等。

So, but: " the heiress" , " e" , so it's an " e" , " heiress" , so that's a vowel sound, so: " the heiress" .

但 "the heiress"，开头发音"e", 所以是元音字母开头发音“e”,所以，“thee heiress”。

Okay?

明白了吗？

So that's another one to remember, along with the " ya" sound here.

这又是一个需要特别记忆的点，和这里的“ya”一样。

So, it's purely the way you say it which decides whether it's " thuh" or " thee" .

纯粹以你的发音来决定是 "thuh" 还是 "thee"。

Okay?

懂了吗？

So now we'll move on to a cond screen, 、 and we'll do some ntences for you to work out how to pronounce each time the word " the" or " the" appears, so. . .

那么现在，我们来看下一页。我会给你们造几个句子，来练习单词里“thuh”或者“thee”的发音，那么...

Okay, so what I should have said at the end of the last ction was the word " heir" and " heiress" , I didn't explain what they meant.

恩，在上一节课的最后我有提到“继承者”和“女继承者”，我刚刚没有解释它们的意思。

So, if you hadn't en the other lesson you wouldn't. . .

所以如果你没有看上节课你大概...

You might not know that, so " an heir" or " an heiress" is someone who inherits something, often money or property, something like that.

你可能不知道它们是什么意思，所以“继承人”或“女继承人”是指继承某些东西的人，通常是金钱或财产之类的东西。

So, okay.

嗯哼。

Right, so here is the test for you of how to pronounce the word " t-h-e" : " thuh" or " thee" , and as you can e, we have some ntences here.

好的，那么，接下来有一个小测试，如何发“t-h-e”的音:“thuh”还是“thee”。如你所见，我们这里有一些句子。

And every time the word appears I've underlined it in red just to help you to e it.

每当这个单词出现的时候，我就用红色标出它，你能看得清楚一些。

So, first ntence: " The ferry crosd the Irish Sea." So, how would you pronounce

所以，第一句话:“渡船穿过爱尔兰海。”那么，the这个词怎么发音?

Okay.

好的。

So: " thuh" goes before a consonant sound, so " f" is a consonant, so: " Thuh fairy. The fairy crosd" , and what about this one?

所以:“thuh”之后接辅音开头的单词，“f”是辅音，所以是"Thuh fairy。The fairy crosd"。这个呢？

" I" is a vowel sound, so it's " thee Irish Sea, the Irish Sea" .

“I”是元音，所以是“thee Irish Sea, the Irish Sea”。

So: " The fairy crosd the Irish Sea." Okay?

这句话就是 "Thuh fairy crosd thee Irish Sea."懂了吗？

Next one: " The right way is the only way." Okay, so how would you pronounce tho two? 、

下一句：正确的道路是唯一的道路。好的，那你怎么念这两个the?

So, " r" is a consonant, so: " Thuh right way. The right way is" , " only" , that begins with an " o" , which is a vowel, " only" .

“r”是辅音字母，所以发音 "Thuh right way. The right way is"，"only"以"o"开头， "o"是元音字母。

So: " thee only way. The right way is the only way." Okay?

念作 "thee only way. 正确的道路是唯一的道路" 。明白了吗？

Next one, we have three examples in this ntence, so: " The answer is at the back of the book." So, what would you do there?

下一个，我们在这句话中有三个例子，是：“答案在书的最后。”那么，你会怎么发音呢?

" The answer, the back, the book" , so " answer" begins with " a" , which is a vowel, so it's: " Thee answer. The answer is at" .

"The answer, the back, the book"，"answer"以元音字母"a"开头，所以发音"Thee answer. The answer is at"。

" Back" and " book" begin with " b" , which is a consonant, so: " Thuh back of thuh book." Okay.

“Back”和“book”以“b”开头，“b”是辅音字母，发音 "Thuh back of thuh book." 。好的。

Next one: " The fire hasn't reached the upper floor" .

下一个:“火还没烧到楼上”。

" Upper" means at the top of the building, up at the top.

“上”指的是建筑物顶部的顶部。

Okay, so: " fire" begins with an " f" , so that's a consonant, so: " thuh fire. The fire hasn't reached" , " upper" begins with " u" which is a vowel sound, so it's: " thee upper floor. The fire hasn't reached the upper floor." Okay. Right. Next one: " The girl felt at home in the empty hou."

好的，所以:“fire”以“f”开头，所以这是一个辅音字母，所以:“thuh fire，火势还未蔓延到”，“upper”以“u”开头，这是一个元音字母，所以发音"thee upper floor. The fire hasn't reached the upper floor." 好的。下一个:“那个女孩在空荡荡的房子里感到很自在。”

So if you feel at home, you feel comfortable, you like your surroundings.

所以如果你感觉像在家里一样，你会感觉很舒服，你喜欢你周围的环境。

Okay.

好的。

So: " girl" begins with " g" which is a consonant, 、 so:" thuh girl. The girl felt at home in" , " empty" begins with " e" which is a vowel, so: " thee empty hou. The girl felt at home in the empty hou." Okay.

所以:“girl”以“g”开头，这是一个辅音，发音“thuh girl”. 那女孩在...里感到自在。“empty”以“e”开头，这是一个元音，发音： "thee empty hou. 那女孩在空房子里感到很自在。" 好的。

Next one: " I will join the union in the morning." So, " union" is a. . .

下一个:“我将在早上加入工会。”所以,“工会”是一个…

To do with your profession, for your employment rights and so on, and you pay a subscription to join.

和你的职业，你的就业权利等相关的地方，你需要支付会费才能加入。

So: " I will join" , " union" begins with a " u" which is a vowel sound, so. . .

所以:“我会加入”，“union”以“u”开头，这是一个元音，所以…

Ah, no, hang on.

啊,不,等等。

This is one of tho exceptions.

这是一个例外。

" Yunion" , so. . .

“Yunion”,所以…

I nearly caught mylf out there.

我差点就犯糊涂了。

It's a " ya" sound, so: " thuh union" .

这是一个“ya”音，所以发音:“thuh union”。

It's not " thee" onion, becau " onion" is a different word altogether, with an " o" , an onion is a vegetable, so this is the union.

而不是"thee onion"，因为“onion”是一个整体完全不同的词，以“o”开头，洋葱onion是一种蔬菜，这里我们讲的是工会union。

Okay, so: " I will join thuh union in" , " m" consonant, " thuh morning, the morning" .

好的，所以:“我将加入thuh union",“m”是辅音，“thuh morning，早上”。

Okay.

恩。

So that's a funny little exception, there.

所以，这是个有趣的例外。

Next one, say you're in a big department store with lots of floors and they have escalators going up and down, and you can't decide which department to go to first, so you're with a friend, you might say: " Shall we take the up escalator or the down escalator? " Okay, so which one would you u?

下一个，假设你在一个有很多楼层的大商场里，他们有自动扶梯上上下下，你不知道先去哪个部门，你和一个朋友在一起，你可能会说:“我们应该乘上行电梯还是下行电梯?”好的，你会怎么发the的音呢?

" Thuh" or " thee" ?

“Thuh”或“thee”?

So, before " up" , " up" , letter " u" is a vowel sound, " up" , so it's: " thee up, the up" .

所以，在“up”之前，“up”，字母“u”是一个元音，"up",所以念作:“thee up,向上”。

" Shall we take the up escalator or" , then before " down" , " d" is a consonant, so: " thuh, the down escalator" .

“我们该乘上行扶梯还是”，之后是"down"，“d”是一个辅音，所以发音“thuh down，下行扶梯”。

Okay?

懂了吗?

And then finally, here's another one, a little exception becau there's an " h" here, which is not pronounced.

最后还有一句，这里有一个点需要注意，因为这里有一个"h"，它不发音。

So the word " honour" , " honourable" , it sounds like an " o" , we don't pronounce the " h" , so: " It's the honourable thing to do."

所以单词“荣誉”，“尊贵honourable”，听起来像一个“o”，“h”不发音，所以:“这是值得尊敬的事情。”

Which? Which would you u there?

在这里你会怎么发音?

Okay, so: " It's thee honourable" , this one. " . . . the honourable thing to do" .

好的，所以念作"It's thee honourable",“…值得尊敬的事。”

Okay, so I'm sure you got tho all right, and we also have a quiz for you to test that a little bit further on the e how many points you can get.

好的，我确定你们已经了解了这些知识，我们在www.engvid.com有为大家设置一个测验，请去试一试，看看你能得到多少分。

And e you again soon.

下回再见。

Okay.

好啦。

Bye for now.

拜拜。