You may have noticed that there are different pronunciations for the letters QU.
你可能已经注意到字母组合QU有几种不同的发音。
Most common is the kk [k] ww [w] sounds put together as in 'quick' or 'question'.
最常见的是把清辅音/k/和浊辅音/w/放到一起读,比如单词“quick”或者“question”。
However, there are three other sounds. For example, it can make the kk sound without the W sound:
不过,还有其他三种发音。例如,它可以在不发浊辅音/w/的情况下只发清辅音/k/:
for example, the word antique. Antique ends with the kk sound.
例如,“antique”这个单词。“antique”这个单词后面只带有清辅音/k/。
Other examples: liquor, critique, unique, mosquito, baroque.
其他类似的单词有:liquor,critique,unique,mosquito,baroque。
'The antique chest of drawers as if from the Baroque period.'
“古老的抽屉柜,仿佛来自巴洛克时期。”
There are certain cases where the letters QUE make the kei sound.
也存在某些情况,字母组合QUE可以发/keɪ/这个音。
That is, the kk consonant sound followed by the 'ay' as in 'say' diphthong.
就是清辅音/k/,后面跟双元音/eɪ/,比如“say”这个单词。
Examples: applique and bouquet. 'He bought me the most lovely bouquet of flowers.'
其他类似单词有:applique和bouquet。“他给我买了一束最漂亮的花。”
And finally, there is just one word that fits this case,
最后,就我所能找到的,
as far as I can find, and that is the word bar-be-que.
只有一个符合这种情况的单词,那就是barbeque这个单词。
Here, the QUE is pronounced kjoo: that is the kk consonant sound with the 'ew' as in 'few' diphthong, kjoo.
这里的QUE发/kjuː/这个音:是清辅音/k/加上/juː/,比如“few”这个单词里的组合音,/kjuː/。
'I love barbeque chicken and baked beans.'
“我喜欢烤鸡和烤豆子。”