实用英语:最难读的20个英文单词实用英语
文章作者 100test 发表时间 2009:06:19 21:28:22
来源 100Test.Com百考试题网
With nine letter and four syllables, the tongue-twisting "phenomenon" has been named as the most mispronounced word in the English language.
由九个字母和四个音节组成的,发音饶舌的“现象”一词成为英语里面最难念的单词。
The word came first in a study of terms that are tricky to get your tongue around, with most people mixing up the letters M and N on a regular basis.
这个词在调查中之所以名列榜首,是因为phenomenon中的"m"和"n"一个连一个,让你的嘴皮子倒腾不过来。
"Anaesthetist" came second because of quickly moving between the TH to the letters T at the end.
“麻醉师”一词的发音排名第二,难就难在"th"和"t"的音连接得太紧。
In third place was "remuneration", which is often mispronounced as "renumeration".
“报酬”位居第三。这个词难在它经常被误读为"renumeration"。
Almost half of the 3,000 people surveyed admitted they often correct someone if they say something in the wrong way and a quarter of people said they thought mispronunciation showed a lack of intelligence.