1. Beach

QinHwang: “I am thinking which bitch (beach) I am going to this weekend.”

American colleague: “QinHwang, how many awful women do you have?”

造成原因: 不能正确区分长短 vowel

2. Sheet

QinHwang: “Sir, I am going to buy a cotton shit (sheet) for my bed, could you please show me where it is?”

Store manager: “What? Say it again.”

造成原因: 不能正确区分长短 vowel

3. Full

QinHwang: “I ate a lot of fish. I am fool (full) now.”

American colleague: “I thought that eating fish makes people smart.”

造成原因: “u” in “full” should be pronounced ŏŏ as in as in “Book”; instead, it is pronounced as ōō as in Food.

4. Soup

QinHwang: “Mam, may I order a cup of soap (soup)?”

Waitress: “What? We don’t cook soap here.”

造成原因: “ou” in “soup” should be pronounced as long ōō as in “Food”; instead, it is pronounced as long “o” in “Boat”.

5. Mouth

QinHwang: “There is milk in your mouse (mouth).”

American colleague: “I don’t see a mouse in my house.”

造成原因: 不能正确区分 “s” vs. “th” 的发音.

6. Lunch

QinHwang: “I am going to launch (lunch).”

American colleague: “To Moon or Mars?”

造成原因: “u” in “lunch” should be pronounced as ŭ as in “cut”; instead, it is pronounced as “ä” in “Father”.

7. House

QinHwang: “I plan to buy a horse (house.)”

American colleague: “Where do you keep him?”

造成原因: 不能正确发 “ou” as in “loud”

8. Think

QinHwang and his son were swimming in their backyard pool.

QinHwang: “Son, what should we do after this? I am sinking (thinking)….”

Son: “Dad, are you sinking? Mom, help!!!”

造成原因: 不能正确区分 “s” vs. “th” 的发音.

9. Dad

QinHwang was knocking at the door; he left his key in the house.

Son: “Who is this?”

QinHwang: “I am dead (Dad).”

Son: “You are still alive.”

造成原因: Failed to differentiate short vowel “a” as in “Apple” from short vowel “e” as in “bed”

10. Condom

QinHwang: “A company is now making condo (condom) for women’s use only, have you heard of that?”

American colleague: “I thought any type of condos can be used by men and women.”

造成原因: 尾音没有发好.

Condo: condominium, apartment houses which share walls each other.