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2010年1月1日星期五

Learning English in the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet

Knowing little about the International Phonetic Alphabet and feel hard to pronounce English words? Don't worry, clever Chinese guys have invented a new way for those English-panic people--pronounce them in the Chinese phonetic alphabet.

Recently the guidebook for welcoming Expo Village ditributed to the employers in one of the sevice companies in Shanghai has been uploaded on the Internet and causes heated discussion. People laugh at the strange Chinese phonetic aphabet beside the English sentence, which is intended to help those who know nothing about the International phonetic alphabet to pronounce it. For example, Good morning becomes "Gu de mao ning", Good evening becomes "gu de yi fu ning" and I'm sorry becomes "an men sai rui".

Picture of this guidebook please click here

Most people on the Internet say they feel very famaliar with this way of learning English in middle school. "It is easy and quick." One persone replies in the forum, "Though it is not so standard, it is the best way for the elder to learn it."

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