And I'm going home right now to tell him that today, I met the best speller in Seattle.

我要马上回家和他讲今天的事，我碰到了西雅图最棒的拼写家。

They all sound the same when spoken out loud, a speller's nightmare.

如果大声说出来，它们听起来都一样，这简直是拼字游戏者的噩梦。

Speller is not the only one who may be having disagreements with her family.

斯佩勒并不是唯一一个可能和家人有分歧的人。

Jacques was a competitive speller and in 1980, he found himself in the finals of the Scripts National Spelling Bee.

Jacques是个拼字好手，1980年，他就挺了全拼字比赛的决赛。

Jacques was a competitive speller and in 1980, he found himself in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Jacques曾经作为选手参赛1980年他成功闯入斯克利普斯全拼字大赛决赛。

Then he took out his speller and copy book, and the words of their visitor were soon forgotten.

然后他拿出拼字课本和抄写本，很快就忘记了客人的话。

It's okay if you are not a good speller.

如果你拼写不好也没关系。

Spellers can ask what part of speech the word is, and about its definition, alternate pronunciations, and language of origin.

拼写者可以询问单词的词性、定义、不同的发音和词源。

Many good speakers are found being a horrible speller of the word.

许多优秀的演讲者被认为是这个词的一个可怕的拼写者。

Sam was a terrific speller and loved to read, but he was restless and excitable.

萨姆拼写得很好， 喜欢读书，但他焦躁不安， 容易激动。

The spellers sit together in front of several judges.

拼写者坐在几位评委面前。

I'm such a bad football player and speller.

我是一个糟糕的足球运动员和拼写者。

Each speller stands when it is his or her turn.

每个拼写者在轮到他或她时站立。

The Y in syringe, the A in balloon, the O in freedom, they all sound the same spoken out loud, a speller's nightmare.

" syringe" （注射器）里的" Y" ，" balloon" （气球）里的" A" ，" freedom" （自由）里的" O" ，它们的读音念出来都一样，对拼写者来说简直是噩梦。

Another study says Latinate words trip up spellers most often – not surprising, since Latin is the source for much of our technical language and elevated diction.

另一项研究表明，拉丁语单词最容易让拼写者犯错误——这并不奇怪，因为拉丁语是我们技术语言和高级用语的来源。