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More than three-quarters of British people struggle with common words and place names, with espresso and prescription among the most difficult to pronounce, according to researchers. 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，espresso和prescription便处在最难读的单词之列。 A new study has revealed that 82 per cent of British people regularly trip over the words, with women getting most tongue-tied by every day terminology. And place names can be particularly confusing, according to the study commissioned by London railway station St Pancras International. 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。 TONGUE-TIED? TRY TESTING THE 10 TRICKIEST WORDS TO PRONOUNCE： 舌头打结?试一试这十个读音最令人纠结的单词吧! 1. Ely Mispronounced by 59% of people EE-lee NOT Ee-Lie 1. 59%的英国民众将Ely读错，实则应读为“EE-lee”，并非“Ee-Lie”。【Ely是英国剑桥郡沼泽地区教区总教堂所在城市的名字】 2. Keighley (West Yorkshire town) 40% keith-lee NOT ki-lee or kay-lee 2. 40%的英国民众把Keighley(西约克郡某城镇的名字)要么错读成"ki-lee"，要么读成“kay-lee”，实际应读成“keith-lee”。 | 
