研究：英国女王式发音逐渐消失

　　He told The Daily Telegraph newspaper: In 1952 she would have been heard referring to 'thet men in the bleck het'. Now it would be 'that man in the black hat'.

　　他在接受《每日电讯》的采访时说：“1952年，女王说thet men in the bleck het，而现在她则会说成that man in the black hat。”

　　Similarly, she would have spoken of 'the citay' and 'dutay', rather than 'citee' and 'dutee'. In the 1950s she would have been 'lorst', but by the 1970s lost.

　　“同样，女王过去会说'the citay' and 'dutay'，现在则是'citee' and 'dutee'。上世纪50年代，她会说lorst，但到了70年代就变成了lost。”

　　The queen's annual broadcast is a personal message to the Commonwealth.

　　每年圣诞节，女王都会向整个英联邦发表圣诞祝辞。

　　A Christmas institution, the 10-minute broadcast is televised at 3:00 pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch.

　　这个10分钟的圣诞祝辞已成了英国的圣诞习俗，会在每年圣诞节的下午3点通过电视台向英国民众播放，此时大多数家庭已经吃完传统的圣诞火鸡午餐了。

　　The results were published in the Journal of Phonetics quarterly magazine.

　　这项研究结果在《语音》季刊上发表。