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很多人说，“对不起是最难说出口的词。不过，他们其实错了——至少从语言学的角度上说。 According to a poll, the word we find hardest to pronounce is 'phenomenon'. 根据投票调查发现，最难发音的单词其实是“phenomenon(现象)。 Next in the top 10 of tongue-twisters are 'remuneration', and 'statistics'. 在十个最拗口的词中排在其后的是“remuneration(报酬)和"statistics"(统计数字)。 Speakers also have a problem getting their tongue around ethnicity, hereditary and particularly, according to the body charged with recording public utterances. 根据一个负责对人们在公共场合讲话进行录音的组织发现，讲话者在发音时会遇到困难舌头打结的还有：ethnicity(种族)hereditary(遗传的) 和 particularly(特别地)。 The British Institute Of Verbatim Reporters (BIVR) is the UK’s leading organisation for professionals involved in taking down speech at court and tribunal hearings. 英国速记人员协会是英国数一数二的专业速记人员团体，这些速记人员负责在法庭和法庭听证会上进行速记。 A poll of its members found 10 words that Britons consistently find the most challenging to pronounce. 通过对其成员的一项调查，十个英国人认为最难发音的词浮出水面。 | 
