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Everyone is giving the wrong pronunciation  of this simple and common word.

每個人都在給這個簡單而又常見的單詞的錯誤發音。

Americans have changed their habit and  we're going to explore this and use it  

美國人已經改變了他們的習慣，我們要探索這一點並利用它

as an excuse to learn 7 interesting  vocabulary words that starts with Qu.

作為一個藉口，學習7個以Qu開頭的有趣詞彙。

So you stay there, let's do this!

所以你待在那裡，我們來做這個！"。

Qu. Most common pronunciation is this:

Qu.最常見的讀音是這樣的。

[kw]

[kw]

Kw consonant cluster

Kw輔音群

Quick

快速

Quilt

被子

Quiz

測驗

[kw]

[kw]

Wait, I can't mention quilt without  showing you this. My great grandma.

等等，提到被子，我不能不給你們看這個。我的曾祖母。

That's my mom's mom's mom made it over  a hundred years ago. Isn't it wonderful?

這是我媽媽的媽媽的媽媽一百多年前做的。這不是很好嗎？

And “quarter” used to be pronounced this  way too but not anymore in the US. Why?

而 "quarter "過去也是這樣發音的，但在美國已經不是了。為什麼？

Why did Americans drop the W  sound? We don't say kw, quarter.

為什麼美國人放棄了W的發音？我們不說kw，quarter。

We say “Quarter”. [k]. Or  just like this word “Core”.

我們說 "季度"。[k].或者就像這個詞 "核心"。

Quarter

季度

Quarterly

季度

I don't know how or why this habit shifted over  time but 99 percent of the time, we say quarter  

我不知道這個習慣是如何或為什麼隨著時間的推移而轉變的，但99%的時候，我們都會說四分之一。

in American English. Quarter. Listen.

在美國英語中。四分之一。聽。

So we have the K consonant not  a KW cluster at the beginning.  

所以我們有K輔音，而不是開頭的KW群。

Then we have a flap T. This follows the rule a T  is a flap T if it comes after an R before a vowel.

然後我們有一個翻頁T。這遵循的規則是，如果T出現在元音前的R後面，那麼它就是一個翻頁T。

[flap]

[翻頁]

Quar, [də, də, də], Quarter. A flap of the tongue.

Quar, [də, də, də], Quarter.舌頭的一瓣。

Quarter

季度

Quarter, quarter, quarter. Let me go back and  give you the full sentence for those examples.

四分之一，四分之一，四分之一。讓我回去給你這些例子的完整句子。

But all these dictionaries have the Kw  pronunciation as the only pronunciation.

但所有這些詞典都把Kw的發音作為唯一的發音。

Kudos to Meriam-Webster who put the  most common pronunciation as an option.

感謝Meriam-Webster，他們把最常見的發音作為一個選項。

Kudos means good job, congratulations.  

Kudos的意思是幹得好，祝賀你。

You're going to learn new vocabulary today. Kudos  to you for dedicating yourself to your studies.

你今天要學習新的詞彙。為你獻身於你的學習而喝彩。

Most Qu words in American  English do start with a Kw  

美國英語中的大多數Qu字確實以Kw開頭。

cluster, quarter is an exception. We also  have this word with just the K sound.

集群，季度是一個例外。我們也有這個只發K音的詞。

[ki], also you can say [kei] and  some people do pronounce this  

[ki]，你也可以說[kei]，有些人確實是這樣發音的

[kwei] but [ki] is the most common  pronunciation. Do you know the word “quay”?

[kwei]但[ki]是最常見的發音。你知道 "quay "這個詞嗎？

It's a platform along the water for  loading or unloading ships. When I was  

這是一個沿水的平臺，用於裝載或卸載船隻。當我在

researching this video, I kind of went down  a rabbit hole of words that begin with Qu.

在研究這段視頻時，我有點像進入了以Qu開頭的單詞的兔子洞。

Go down a rabbit hole. This is an idiom  

進入一個兔子洞。這是一個成語

and it means to get sucked into  something that takes a lot of time  

意味著被捲入到需要大量時間的事情中去

more than expected as you learn one thing that  leads to another and you just keep going with it.

比預期的更多，因為你學到了一件事，導致了另一件事，你就這樣一直走下去。

In this case, I stated  looking for Qu pronunciations  

在這種情況下，我表示要尋找Qu的讀音

and I found all these great vocabulary  words, I just kept going with it.

而且我發現了所有這些偉大的詞彙，我就一直堅持下去了。

So now we'll go over 7 advanced  vocabulary words that begin with “Qu”.

是以，現在我們將討論以 "Qu "開頭的7個高級詞彙。

First, “Quasi”.

首先，"準"。

This has a couple of different  pronunciations all with that Kw cluster.

這有幾個不同的發音，都是用那個Kw群。

In American English, ['kwa zaɪ] and ['kwa  zi] are the two most common pronunciations.

在美國英語中，['kwa zaɪ]和['kwa zi]是兩種最常見的發音。

It means something that is similar to something.  Kind of like something but not something all the  

它的意思是與某物相似的東西。 有點像某樣東西，但不是所有的東西

way. Sort of confusing, this will be more clear  as we look at some examples. Let's go to Youglish.

方式。有點混亂，當我們看一些例子時，這將更加清楚。讓我們去看看Youglish。

Quasi-religious.

準宗教。

Not fully religious but a structure  or setup that's like a religion.

不是完全的宗教，而是一種結構或設置，就像一個宗教。

A quasi-grain. So it's not categorized  

一種準穀物。所以它沒有被歸類

fully as a grain but has similar  properties. It's kind of like a grain.

完全作為一種穀物，但有類似的特性。它有點像穀物。

Quasi-real-time. Not exactly in real-time, not  at the exact same time but close to it. Similar,  

準實時。不完全是實時的，不是在完全相同的時間，但接近於它。類似的。

almost real-time, quasi-real-time.

幾乎是實時的，準實時的。

You have to be quasi-masochistic. A little  masochistic to be a writer. Masochistic means  

你必須是準受虐狂。有一點受虐傾向才能成為作家。受虐狂的意思是

you kind of like doing things that are painful,  tedious, or generally unpleasant to do.

你有點喜歡做那些痛苦的、乏味的或一般不愉快的事情。

So being a writer has some very  challenging parts to it. Therefore,  

是以，作為一名作家，有一些非常具有挑戰性的部分。是以。

you have to be a little masochistic to  want to be a writer or to be a writer.

你必須有點受虐傾向，才能想成為一名作家或成為一名作家。

Quasi. Make up a sample sentence now  and put it in the comments below.

準。現在就編一個例句，並把它放在下面的評論中。

Quash

退出

Do you know this one? It means to stop  something, suppress it, make it go away.

你知道這個詞嗎？它的意思是阻止某些東西，壓制它，讓它消失。

Quash the level of Vitriol.

抑制暴力的程度。

Stop it, make it go away. We want no  

停止它，讓它消失。我們不希望

more vitriol. What is vitriol? Another great  vocabulary word. It means cruel, harsh criticism.

更多的礬。什麼是礬？另一個偉大的詞彙。它的意思是殘忍的、嚴厲的責備。

To quash the revolution. To stop it  immediately, make it completely go away.

為了鎮壓革命。要立即停止它，讓它徹底消失。

Quash his dreams. Stop dreaming of being in  politics, completely put that desire away,  

打消他的夢想。不要再做從政的夢了，徹底收起這個願望。

destroy the dream, quash it.

摧毀夢想，粉碎它。

Quack

呱呱叫

You probably know that the literal meaning of  this word. It's the sound we use in American  

你可能知道，這個詞的字面意思。就是我們在美語中使用的聲音

English for the sound of a duck. But  do you know how we use it as an idiom?

英語為鴨子的聲音。但你知道我們如何把它作為一個成語使用嗎？

It means someone with authority who  actually doesn't know what they are doing,  

這意味著有權力的人實際上不知道自己在做什麼。

doesn't do a good job. We use it most  commonly with doctors. A bad doctor  

沒有做得很好。我們最常對醫生使用這個詞。一個壞醫生

doesn't know what he's doing, maybe even  giving harmful advice, he's a quack.

他不知道自己在做什麼，甚至可能給出有害的建議，他是個庸醫。

Thought he was a quack. He was talking to  his doctor; the doctor gave him some advice  

以為他是個庸醫。他正在和他的醫生談話；醫生給了他一些建議

he had never heard of before. He wasn't sure,  he thought, “Maybe this guy is just a quack.”

他以前從未聽說過這個名字。他不確定，他想，"也許這傢伙只是個庸醫"。

Who is this quack?

這個庸醫是誰？

Who is this guy who thinks he's  something that I don't trust at all.

這個自以為是的傢伙是誰，我根本就不相信他。

That quack dentist. Didn't know what he  was talking about, not a good dentist.

那個庸醫牙醫。不知道他在說什麼，不是個好牙醫。

Quasi

準

Quash

退出

Quack

呱呱叫

What word is next?

下一個詞是什麼？

Qualm

資格

This is a feeling of being  uneasy, apprehensive, not sure.

這是一種不安、忐忑、不確定的感覺。

We often use it in the phrase,  “I have no qualms about that.”

我們經常在短語中使用它，"我對這一點沒有任何疑慮"。

No qualms, that means I'm very sure.  I'm 100% sure that this is right.

沒有疑慮，這意味著我非常確定。 我百分之百確定這是對的。

This word has a couple of different pronunciations  and can be pronounced with a dark L or without.

這個詞有幾種不同的發音，可以用深色的L發音，也可以不用。

[kwam] or [kwalm]

[kwam]或[kwalm]

We annihilate them without a qualm. No uneasiness.

我們毫無顧慮地殲滅他們。沒有不安的感覺。

We annihilate them without ever  wondering if it's a problem.

我們殲滅他們，卻從未想過這是否是一個問題。

Annihilate means to destroy completely,  similar to quash. We destroy these things  

Annihilate的意思是徹底摧毀，類似於quash。我們摧毀這些東西

completely with no second thoughts, feeling  completely sure about it without a qualm.

完全沒有第二種想法，覺得自己完全有把握，沒有任何疑慮。

That's my only qualm with  it. That's the only thing I  

這是我對它唯一的疑慮。這是我唯一

don't like. The only thing that makes  me unsure about recommending it.

不喜歡。唯一讓我對推薦它不確定的是。

The most obvious qualm. Uneasiness with  capitalism. The thing he was not comfortable with.

最明顯的疑慮。對資本主義的不滿意。他不適應的事情。

Quip

語錄

This is a clever of witty remark  or comment. Sometimes you'll hear  

這是一種巧妙的機智話語或評論。有時你會聽到

it read as a verb. He quipped instead  of he said, if what he said was witty.

它作為一個動詞來讀。如果他說的是詼諧的話，他就用quipped代替他說。

Quip. A funny thing he said. If you want a  friend, buy a dog. Because in Washington,  

趣話。他說的一件有趣的事。如果你想要一個朋友，買一條狗。因為在華盛頓

in the government, there are no friends.

在政府中，沒有朋友。

A quip. A joke, something funny and witty.

一個調侃。一個笑話，一些有趣和詼諧的東西。

She often quips. She often makes  this joke, this witty comment.

她經常打趣。她經常說這個笑話，這個詼諧的評論。

Next: Quintessential

下一步。優秀的人

I love this word, it's the best example of  something, the perfect pure example of something.

我喜歡這個詞，它是某種事物的最好的例子，是某種事物的完美的純粹的例子。

The quintessential assignment. When you think of a  National Geographic assignment for a photographer,  

最典型的任務。當你想到國家地理雜誌的攝影師任務時。

this is what you would think of. The  most pure example of what a National  

這就是你會想到的。最純粹的例子是，一個國家

Geographic assignment would  be. Go to base camp at Everest.

地理任務將是。去珠峰的大本營。

Quintessential. That's so National Geographic.

精髓。這真是國家地理雜誌。

This man is talking about Abraham  Lincoln being the quintessential  

這個人正在談論亞伯拉罕-林肯的典型性。

American. The best example of what an American is.

美國人。什麼是美國人的最好例子。

The most quintessential experience. What  you think of when think of Los Angeles?

最典型的體驗。提到洛杉磯，你會想到什麼？

I guess for her, she thinks, “Hm, when I think  about Los Angeles, I think about driving.

我猜對她來說，她認為，"嗯，當我想到洛杉磯時，我想到的是開車。

Quasi

準

Quash

退出

Quack

呱呱叫

Qualm

資格

Quip

語錄

Quintessential

奎斯特

Quaint

古色古香

All of these words have the kw pronunciation.

所有這些詞都有kw的發音。

Something that's quaint is charming, picturesque,  maybe a little old-fashioned, pleasing.  

古色古香的東西是迷人的，風景如畫的，也許有點老式的，令人愉悅的。

Like a painting a sweet farmhouse on a cute little  farm, that might be quaint. Here, this picture,  

比如在一個可愛的小農場上畫一個可愛的農舍，那可能是古樸的。在這裡，這幅畫。

a quaint little church in the fall. You know  what this is? This is quintessential New England.  

秋天的一個古樸的小教堂。你知道這是什麼嗎？這就是典型的新英格蘭。

It's a picture that comes to mind when  I think of New England. Such a common,  

當我想到新英格蘭時，這是我腦海中的一幅畫面。這樣一個普通的。

pure New England experience, quintessential.

純粹的新英格蘭經驗，典型的。

But let's get back to quaint with some examples.

但讓我們通過一些例子回到古樸的狀態。

Quaint village atmosphere? That sounds nice.

古樸的村莊氛圍？這聽起來不錯。

Quaint. A small coastal community. That  means a small town on the coast, quaint.

古樸。一個沿海的小社區。這意味著沿海的一個小鎮，古色古香。

Kind of quaint now. Here it means old-fashioned.  The idea of a phone booth. Everybody has  

現在有點古板。在這裡，它意味著老式的。 電話亭的概念。每個人都有

cellphones now. And most phone booths  and public phones have been taken down.

現在的手機。而且大多數電話亭和公共電話都被拆掉了。

Well that's our quota for Ku words.

好了，這就是我們的庫字配額。

Quota, that means the required amount.

定額，就是指規定的數量。

I said I was going to teach 7 new vocabulary  words with Qu and I did, so I met my quota.

我說我要用瞿秋白教7個新詞彙，我做到了，所以我達到了我的配額。

Thank you so much for joining me here, please  like this video and subscribe with notifications  

非常感謝你加入我的行列，請喜歡這個視頻並訂閱通知。

and keep your learning going now with this  video, I love being your English teacher.

並保持你的學習現在這個視頻，我喜歡做你的英語老師。

That's it and thanks so much for using  Rachel's English.

就是這樣，非常感謝你使用瑞秋的英語。