10个连英国人都会读错的单词，你敢挑战吗?
<p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="espresso">espresso</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prescription">prescription</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pronounce">pronounce</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span>.</p><p>超过四分之三的英国民众会拿常见单词或地名没辙。研究人员发现，<span word="espresso">espresso</span>和<span word="prescription">prescription</span>便处在最难读的单词之列。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 82 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="terminology">terminology</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="confusing">confusing</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Pancras">Pancras</span> <span word="International">International</span>.</p><p>一项新研究已经发现有82%的英国人经常会读错单词，女生则通常会在日常生活术语的读音上犯难。地名也非常让人纠结。这项研究是由伦敦的圣潘克拉斯国际火车站操作执行的。</p><p><span word="TONGUE">TONGUE</span>-<span word="TIED">TIED</span>? <span word="TRY">TRY</span> <span word="TESTING">TESTING</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> 10 <span word="TRICKIEST">TRICKIEST</span> <span word="WORDS">WORDS</span> <span word="TO">TO</span> <span word="PRONOUNCE">PRONOUNCE</span>：</p><p>舌头打结?试一试这十个读音最令人纠结的单词吧!</p><p>1. <span word="Ely">Ely</span> <span word="Mispronounced">Mispronounced</span> <span word="by">by</span> 59% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="EE">EE</span>-<span word="lee">lee</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="Ee">Ee</span>-<span word="Lie">Lie</span></p><p>1. 59%的英国民众将<span word="Ely">Ely</span>读错，实则应读为“<span word="EE">EE</span>-<span word="lee">lee</span>”，并非“<span word="Ee">Ee</span>-<span word="Lie">Lie</span>”。【<span word="Ely">Ely</span>是英国剑桥郡沼泽地区教区总教堂所在城市的名字】</p><p>2. <span word="Keighley">Keighley</span> (<span word="West">West</span> <span word="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</span> <span word="town">town</span>) 40% <span word="keith">keith</span>-<span word="lee">lee</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="ki">ki</span>-<span word="lee">lee</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="kay">kay</span>-<span word="lee">lee</span></p><p>2. 40%的英国民众把<span word="Keighley">Keighley</span>(西约克郡某城镇的名字)要么错读成"<span word="ki">ki</span>-<span word="lee">lee</span>"，要么读成“<span word="kay">kay</span>-<span word="lee">lee</span>”，实际应读成“<span word="keith">keith</span>-<span word="lee">lee</span>”。</p>
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