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

然后他拿出拼课本和抄写本，很快就忘记了客人的话。

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.

如说出来，它们听起来都一样，这简直是拼游戏者的噩梦。

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

Jacques是个拼好手，1980年，他就挺进了全国拼比赛的决赛。

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年他成功闯入斯斯全美拼赛决赛。

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

如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。