th发音规则如下
1 当位于词首时,可以从词性上判别其应有的读音。请看:
第一类:在以下 4种词类 th 读清音,即国际音标的[θ] :
a. Noun 名词:thing, theatre, thumb, thunder雷,
Thursday, throat喉咙,
b. Verb 动词:think, thank, throw,
c.Numeral 数词:three, thirteen, thirty, third, thousand
d.Adjective 形容词:thin, thick, thirsty,
第二类:在以下两种 词类 th 读浊音[ð ]:
a. Pronoun 代词:they, them, their, theirs, this, these,
that, those, there,
b. Functional terms 功能词:the, than, then,
2.当位于词尾(或音节之尾)时,其读音多数是清音θ ,如:bath, breath, both, cloth, tooth, health, wealth, 。只有在少数单词中,如:with, smooth 中读浊音。
3. th在词中并且后面接er时,通常也发浊辅音[ð ] 。例如:feather, weather, whether, leather, further