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在华盛顿举办的美国第四届全国拼字大赛中,南卡罗莱郡州冠军——11岁的罗莎莉·艾略特一路过关,进入了决赛。当她被问到如何拼“招认”(avowal)这个字时,她轻柔的南方口音,使得评委们难以判断她说的第一个字母到底是A还是E。评委们商议了几分钟之后,将录音带倒带后重听,但是仍然无法确定她的发音是A还是E。解铃还得系铃人。最后,主审约翰·洛伊德决定,将问题交给唯一知道答案的人。他和蔼地问罗莎莉;“你的发音是A还是E?”其实,罗莎莉根据他人的低声议论,已经知道这个字的正确拼法应该是A,但她毫不迟疑地回答:“我发音错了,字
In the fourth U.S. National Spelling Contest held in Washington, South Carolina State Champion Rosalie Eliot, 11, passed all the way to the finals. When she was asked how to spell the word ”avowal,“ her soft southern accent made it difficult for judges to judge whether the first letter she said was A or E. After a few minutes of deliberation, the judges rewound the tape, but still unable to determine whether her pronunciation was A or E. Bell also had to answer people. Finally, the presiding judge John Lloyd decided to hand over the question to the only person who knew the answer. He kindly asked Rosalie; ”Is your pronunciation A or E?“ In fact, Rosalie, according to others whispered, knew that the correct spelling of the word should be A, but she did not hesitate Answer: ”I pronounced wrong, word