二、超实用判断技巧
首字母陷阱:有些单词首字母是元音字母但发辅音
首字母陷阱:有些单词首字母是元音字母但发辅音
a European country(/j/开头)
a one-way street(/w/开头)
a European country(/j/开头)
a one-way street(/w/开头)
哑音字母:h不发音时用an
哑音字母:h不发音时用an
an honest man(h不发音)
an hour ago
an honest man(h不发音)
an hour ago
缩写词判断:看首个字母的发音
缩写词判断:看首个字母的发音
an MBA degree(开头发音读/em/,第一个音是元音)
a UFO(开头发音,读作/ju:/,是辅音)
an MBA degree(开头发音读/em/,第一个音是元音)
a UFO(开头发音,读作/ju:/,是辅音)
三、生活场景实战演练
点餐场景:
I'd like an orange juice and a hamburger.
Could I get an iced coffee?
I'd like an orange juice and a hamburger.
Could I get an iced coffee?
职场场景:
She has an MBA from Harvard.
We need a UX designer for this project.
She has an MBA from Harvard.
We need a UX designer for this project.
旅行场景:
Pass me a umbrella, it's starting to rain.
We stayed at an Airbnb in Paris.
Pass me a umbrella, it's starting to rain.
We stayed at an Airbnb in Paris.
四、常见错误避坑指南
×错误:a hour / a apple
√正确:an hour / an apple
×错误:an university / an European
√正确:a university / a European
五、随堂小测验(答案附后)
It's ___ honor to meet you.
She is ___ FBI agent.
I need ___ USB cable.
He bought ___ expensive watch.
We saw ___ elephant at the zoo.
It's ___ honor to meet you.
She is ___ FBI agent.
I need ___ USB cable.
He bought ___ expensive watch.
We saw ___ elephant at the zoo.
答案:
an 2. an 3. a 4. an 5. an
an 2. an 3. a 4. an 5. an
记住这个口诀:听音不看字,元音用an,辅音用a。现在你已经是a/an使用小能手啦!下次遇到不确定的情况,先默读单词开头发音,就能轻松做出正确选择。返回搜狐,查看更多