还记得前几天因为高考延期频繁热搜的安徽涉县吗？

初看新闻，安徽什么县？认字念半边那就读xī县？

正确的发音是：涉[shè]县。不读xī也不读hé。

像这样犹豫或读错的地名并不少见，双语君(微信)ID：Chinadaily_Mobile）总结几类。

涪陵

fú líng

去年，台湾省名嘴黄世聪把涪陵读错了，说大陆人连‘培’陵榨菜都吃不起，引起了网友的嘲笑。

Fuling district in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality is China's leading producer of pickled mustard tubers. Fuling pickles have been exported to more than 50 countries and regions, including Russia, Japan, Singapore and South Africa.

涪陵位于中国西南部的重庆，是中国主要的榨菜生产地。涪陵榨菜出口到俄罗斯、日本、新加坡、南非等50多个国家和地区。

涪陵不仅以榨菜著称，还以外国人看中国的非虚构作品而闻名。

美国作家何伟(彼得)·《江城》是中国三部曲之一（River Town）它讲述了他在长江边的涪陵志愿者教学的经历，并从外国人的角度讲述了中国的经历。这种错位感特别独特。

蚌埠

bèng bù

Its name means "Oyster Wharf" in Chinese, echoing its former reputation as a freshwater pearl fishery.

蚌埠字面意思是牡蛎码头，这也呼应了它以前作为淡水珍珠渔业产地的美誉。

亳州

bó zhōu

Bozhou is known as the "Chinese medicinal capital". The famous herbalist Hua Tuo, created the first "medicine garden" in Bozhou, and the skill of herb-raising has since been passed down from generation to generation.

亳州被称为中华药都，著名医学家华佗在这里建立了第一个药坛。此后，草药种植技术不断传播。

除此之外，还有以下几点，你读对了吗？

当然，读错地名的麻烦不仅仅是中国人。英语世界的地名往往不同于直觉中的发音。

英国有很多迷茫的地名。

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以ham结尾的地名

规则：字母h通常不发音

伯明翰

Birmingham

['b?rmi??m]

Birmingham is the second-largest city and metropolitan area in England and the United Kingdom.

伯明翰是英国和英国的第二大城市和大都会区。

诺丁汉

Nottingham

['n?ti??m]

On December 11, 2015, Nottingham was named a "City of Literature" by UNESCO, joining Dublin, Edinburgh, Melbourne and Prague as one of only a handful in the world.

2015年12月11日，诺丁汉被联合国教科文组织命名为文学之都。此外，都柏林、爱丁堡、墨尔本和布拉格也获得了这一称号。

Queen Elizabeth II looks at portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by Louis Haghe, part of the exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria, at Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday. [Photo/Agencies]

白金汉宫

Buckingham

['b?ki??m]

Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarchy of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the center of state occasions and royal hospitality.

白金汉宫是伦敦国王的住所和办公空间。宫殿位于威斯敏斯特，是国家庆典和皇室欢迎仪式的场所。

考考大家，Beckham还是贝克汉姆？

答案：[?bek?m]

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以wich、wick、wark结尾的地名

规则：字母w通常不发音

格林威治

Greenwich

['ɡrinid?]

Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time.

由于原子午线(0°经线），以及格林尼治时间以其命名而闻名于世。

华威大学

University of Warwick

['w?rik]

The University of Warwick is one of the UK’s leading universities: globally connected, forward-looking and entrepreneurial.

华威大学是英国著名的大学。它与世界紧密相连，具有前瞻性和创业精神。

Quiz：伦敦市中心和威斯敏斯特（Westminster）自治市南岸隔泰晤士河相望（Southwark）该怎么读？

南岸

Southwark

答案：['s?e?k]

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无规则

爱丁堡

Edinburgh

['edinb?r?]

Before J.K. Rowling made her fortune with the Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling would seek refuge from the cold and write her early manuscripts in Edinburgh's warm and welcoming cafés. The most notable is The Elephant House on George IV Bridge.

在《哈利·在波特给罗琳带来巨大好处之前，她经常在爱丁堡温暖的咖啡馆里避寒，完成早期手稿。最著名的是乔治四世桥街的大象咖啡馆。

圣何塞

San Jose

[?s?nh??'ze?]

也有很多外国网友在美版知乎Quora发问：Why is San Jose pronounced as San Hose?

高赞评论这样解释：San Jose这座城市以西班牙语命名，字母J的发音与西班牙语相似[h]。

因此，周杰伦的新歌Mojito发音不是莫吉托[m??hi?t??]。

伊利诺伊

Illinois

[??l?'n??]

Illinois isn't the version of the name; rather, it is the French pronunciation of the original word. The word Illinois is derived from the Native American word 'iliniwok' or 'illiniwek', which literally means 'best people'.

Illinois这座城市的原名不是城市的原名，而是原始单词的法语发音。这个词起源于美土著语中的iliniwok”或“illiniwek字面意思是最好的人。

Notes

municipality [mju??n?s??p?l?ti] n自治市

mustard [?m?st?rd] n芥；芥菜

tuber [?tju?b?(r)] n块茎(某些植物的肉质下茎)

thrust [θr?st] v猛推

wharf [w??rf] n码头

fishery [?f???ri] n渔场

meridian [m??r?di?n] n子午线；经线

来源:中国日报双语新闻微信

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实习生：承岱丽 汪嘉恒

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