10個連英國人都會讀錯的單詞，你敢挑戰嗎?
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.
超過四分之三的英國民眾會拿常見單詞或地名沒轍。研究人員發現，espresso和prescription便處在最難讀的單詞之列。
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.
一項新研究已經發現有82%的英國人經常會讀錯單詞，女生則通常會在日常生活術語的讀音上犯難。地名也非常讓人糾結。這項研究是由倫敦的圣潘克拉斯國際火車站操作執行的。
TONGUE-TIED? TRY TESTING THE 10 TRICKIEST WORDS TO PRONOUNCE：
舌頭打結?試一試這十個讀音最令人糾結的單詞吧!
1. Ely Mispronounced by 59% of people EE-lee NOT Ee-Lie
1. 59%的英國民眾將Ely讀錯，實則應讀為“EE-lee”，并非“Ee-Lie”。【Ely是英國劍橋郡沼澤地區教區總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%的英國民眾把Keighley(西約克郡某城鎮的名字)要么錯讀成"ki-lee"，要么讀成“kay-lee”，實際應讀成“keith-lee”。
3. Sherbet 40% shur-but NOT sher-burt
3. 40%的英國人把Sherbet(果汁牛奶凍)錯讀成“sher-burt”，實際應是“shur-but”。
4. Et cetera 34% et-set-ter-eh NOT ecc-set-ter-eh
4. Et cetera(諸如此類)被34%的英國民眾錯讀為“ecc-set-ter-eh”，應該讀為“et-set-ter-eh”。
5. St Pancras 33% Saint Pan-krass NOT Saint Pan-kree-ass
5. 33%的英國民眾將St Pancras(前面提及過的車站名)錯讀為"Saint Pan-kree-ass”，應該讀為"Saint Pan-krass“。
6. Espresso 26% ess-press-oh NOT ex-press-oh
6. 26%的英國人把espresso(意式濃咖啡)錯讀為“ex-press-oh”，實際正確的讀音是"ess-press-oh“
7. Bruschetta 25% Brew-sket-a to be truly Italian NOT Brew-shet-a
7. Bruschetta(上圖所示的意大利烤面包)被25%的英國人錯讀成“Brew-shet-a”，實際意大利讀音應該是“Brew-sket-a”。
8. Often 24% (traditionally offen, although off-ten has become increasingly common in the UK)
8. 發Often的音是，24%的英國人會讀錯，之前通常發為“offen”，不過把它讀成“off-ten”已經在英國變得更加常見。
9. Prescription 21% Pruh-skrip-shun NOT per-skip-shun or pro-skrip-shun
9. 21%的英國民眾錯把處方這一單詞prescription讀成“pro-skrip-shun”，實際發音應為“Pruh-skrip-shun”。
10. Greenwich 16% Gren-itch NOT Green-witch or Green-itch
10. 16%的人把Greenwich(格林尼治，倫敦一地名)讀錯了——正確應讀為“Gren-itch”，而非“Green-witch或Green-itch”。
The study found a quarter of British people (23 per cent) feel so worried about getting words like these wrong they even ask someone else to say them.
研究還發現四分之一(23%)的英國人會因為自己這么把單詞讀錯而特別著急，他們甚至會請其他人來讀。
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.
超過四分之三的英國民眾會拿常見單詞或地名沒轍。研究人員發現，espresso和prescription便處在最難讀的單詞之列。
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.
一項新研究已經發現有82%的英國人經常會讀錯單詞，女生則通常會在日常生活術語的讀音上犯難。地名也非常讓人糾結。這項研究是由倫敦的圣潘克拉斯國際火車站操作執行的。
TONGUE-TIED? TRY TESTING THE 10 TRICKIEST WORDS TO PRONOUNCE：
舌頭打結?試一試這十個讀音最令人糾結的單詞吧!
1. Ely Mispronounced by 59% of people EE-lee NOT Ee-Lie
1. 59%的英國民眾將Ely讀錯，實則應讀為“EE-lee”，并非“Ee-Lie”。【Ely是英國劍橋郡沼澤地區教區總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%的英國民眾把Keighley(西約克郡某城鎮的名字)要么錯讀成"ki-lee"，要么讀成“kay-lee”，實際應讀成“keith-lee”。
3. Sherbet 40% shur-but NOT sher-burt
3. 40%的英國人把Sherbet(果汁牛奶凍)錯讀成“sher-burt”，實際應是“shur-but”。
4. Et cetera 34% et-set-ter-eh NOT ecc-set-ter-eh
4. Et cetera(諸如此類)被34%的英國民眾錯讀為“ecc-set-ter-eh”，應該讀為“et-set-ter-eh”。
5. St Pancras 33% Saint Pan-krass NOT Saint Pan-kree-ass
5. 33%的英國民眾將St Pancras(前面提及過的車站名)錯讀為"Saint Pan-kree-ass”，應該讀為"Saint Pan-krass“。
6. Espresso 26% ess-press-oh NOT ex-press-oh
6. 26%的英國人把espresso(意式濃咖啡)錯讀為“ex-press-oh”，實際正確的讀音是"ess-press-oh“
7. Bruschetta 25% Brew-sket-a to be truly Italian NOT Brew-shet-a
7. Bruschetta(上圖所示的意大利烤面包)被25%的英國人錯讀成“Brew-shet-a”，實際意大利讀音應該是“Brew-sket-a”。
8. Often 24% (traditionally offen, although off-ten has become increasingly common in the UK)
8. 發Often的音是，24%的英國人會讀錯，之前通常發為“offen”，不過把它讀成“off-ten”已經在英國變得更加常見。
9. Prescription 21% Pruh-skrip-shun NOT per-skip-shun or pro-skrip-shun
9. 21%的英國民眾錯把處方這一單詞prescription讀成“pro-skrip-shun”，實際發音應為“Pruh-skrip-shun”。
10. Greenwich 16% Gren-itch NOT Green-witch or Green-itch
10. 16%的人把Greenwich(格林尼治，倫敦一地名)讀錯了——正確應讀為“Gren-itch”，而非“Green-witch或Green-itch”。
The study found a quarter of British people (23 per cent) feel so worried about getting words like these wrong they even ask someone else to say them.
研究還發現四分之一(23%)的英國人會因為自己這么把單詞讀錯而特別著急，他們甚至會請其他人來讀。
