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Question问：
How many ways are there to pronounce the word "the" in the English language, and what are they?
在英语中，单词“the”有多少种发音方式?它们是什么?
Answer 答：
English has two different pronunciations of the word "the" (but they mean the same thing).
英语中单词“the”有两种不同的发音(但它们的意思是一样的)。
The Two Pronunciations:
两个发音:
One pronunciation is /ðə/ (it has the same vowel you hear at the very end of "ballerina").
其中一个发音是/ðə/(它与你在"ballerina" （芭蕾舞者）结尾听到的元音相同)。
The other pronunciation is /ði/ (it has the same vowel you hear in "it").
另一个发音是/ði/(它和你在“it”中听到的元音相同)。
When to Use Each One:
什么时候使用它们:
The pronunciation of the word "the" depends on the first sound of the word that comes immediately after it.
单词“The”的发音取决于紧接在它后面的单词的第一个音。
When the word after "the" begins with a consonant sound, people usually use /ðə/.
当“the”后面的单词以辅音开头时，人们通常使用/ðə/。
When the word after "the" begins with a vowel sound, people usually use /ði/.
当“the”后面的单词以元音开头时，人们通常使用/ði/。
Below are examples of how each pronunciation is typically used.
下面是每个发音的典型用法。
In each of the examples below, /ðə/ is usually used because the word after "the" begins with a consonant sound:
在下面的每一个例子中，通常使用/ðə/，因为“the”后面的单词以辅音开头:
- We liked the movie very much.
- 我们非常喜欢这部电影。
- The parents enjoyed the children's school play.
- 家长们很喜欢孩子们在学校的表演。
- Each of the seven flowering trees had bloomed.
- 七棵开花的树都开花了。
- They were the first people to arrive at the convention.
- 他们是第一批到达大会的人。
In each of the examples below, /ði/ is usually used because the word after "the" begins with a vowel sound:
在下面的每一个例子中，通常使用/ði/，因为“the”后面的单词以元音开头:
- He reached the end of the trail and had to turn around.
- 他走到小路的尽头，不得不掉头。
- The indecisiveness of the employees made work difficult.
- 员工的优柔寡断使工作变得困难。
- We listened to the new song for the eighth time before switching to something else.
- 我们听了第八遍这首新歌，然后换了别的歌。
- He painted the apple in an abstract style.
- 他以一种抽象的风格画了这个苹果。
