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，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，他就挺了全国拼字比赛的决赛。

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美拼字大赛决赛。

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

然后他拿出拼字课和抄，快就忘记了客人的话。

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

如果你拼不好也没关系。

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个可怕的拼者。

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

萨姆拼得好， 喜欢读书，但他焦躁不安， 容易激动。

The spellers sit together in front of several judges.

拼者坐在几位评委面前。

I'm such a bad football player and speller.

我是个糟糕的足球运动员和拼者。

Each speller stands when it is his or her turn.

每个拼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，对拼者来说简直是噩梦。

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.

另项研究表明，拉丁语单词最容易让拼者犯错误——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。