| 1. Beach QinHwang: “I am thinking which bitch (beach) I am going to this weekend.” American colleague: “QinHwang, how many awful women do you have?” 造成原因: 不能正确区分长短 vowel 2. Sheet QinHwang: “Sir, I am going to buy a cotton shit (sheet) for my bed, could you please show me where it is?” Store manager: “What? Say it again.” 造成原因: 不能正确区分长短 vowel 3. Full QinHwang: “I ate a lot of fish. I am fool (full) now.” American colleague: “I thought that eating fish makes people smart.” 造成原因: “u” in “full” should be pronounced ŏŏ as in as in “Book”; instead, it is pronounced as ōō as in Food. 4. Soup QinHwang: “Mam, may I order a cup of soap (soup)?” Waitress: “What? We don’t cook soap here.” 造成原因: “ou” in “soup” should be pronounced as long ōō as in “Food”; instead, it is pronounced as long “o” in “Boat”. 5. Mouth QinHwang: “There is milk in your mouse (mouth).” American colleague: “I don’t see a mouse in my house.” 造成原因: 不能正确区分 “s” vs. “th” 的发音. 6. Lunch QinHwang: “I am going to launch (lunch).” American colleague: “To Moon or Mars?” 造成原因: “u” in “lunch” should be pronounced as ŭ as in “cut”; instead, it is pronounced as “ä” in “Father”. 7. House QinHwang: “I plan to buy a horse (house.)” American colleague: “Where do you keep him?” 造成原因: 不能正确发 “ou” as in “loud” 8. Think QinHwang and his son were swimming in their backyard pool. QinHwang: “Son, what should we do after this? I am sinking (thinking)….” Son: “Dad, are you sinking? Mom, help!!!” 造成原因: 不能正确区分 “s” vs. “th” 的发音. 9. Dad QinHwang was knocking at the door; he left his key in the house. Son: “Who is this?” QinHwang: “I am dead (Dad).” Son: “You are still alive.” 造成原因: Failed to differentiate short vowel “a” as in “Apple” from short vowel “e” as in “bed” 10. Condom QinHwang: “A company is now making condo (condom) for women’s use only, have you heard of that?” American colleague: “I thought any type of condos can be used by men and women.” 造成原因: 尾音没有发好. Condo: condominium, apartment houses which share walls each other. |
