Since 2016, the language learning company Babbel has partnered with TV captioning groups to determine the words that newscasters, politicians and other people in the media have the most trouble with.
自2016年以来，语言学习公司Babbel就开始与电视字幕组合作，寻找对于大众来说最难发音的词汇。这些词汇一般是和新闻主持人、政要和其他公众人物有关。
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·Babbel：一家语言学习平台
·Babbel’ s tradition：发布年度“最难读词汇”名单
The company published a list of the most mispronounced words of the year in the United States and the United Kingdom on Wednesday, including foreign words that have entered the English lexicon for one reason or another, as well as the names of various politicians and public figures. The list also provides a retrospective of the year’s most discussed topics and people, from pop culture to politics
12月4日，Babbel发布了英美两国最难发音词汇榜单，包括因种种原因进入英语词典的外国单词，以及各种政客和公众人物的名字。除此之外，该榜单还回顾了从流行文化圈到政界，今年公众讨论最多的话题和人物。
难读榜NO.1:
美国副总统Kamala
Kamala Harris 图源网络
When President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and Harris launched her campaign for president, it became apparent that a lot of Americans didn't know how to properly say her first name. Many people, including her opponent Donald Trump, who later went on to win the November 5 election, pronounced her name Ka-MALA instead of the correct pronunciation, COM-a-la.
在拜登退出2024年美国大选之后，哈里斯接棒竞选。显而易见的是很多美国人不知道她的名字怎么念。她的对手——在11月5日大选胜利的特朗普在内的很多人都把Kamala错读为Ka MALA，而非正确发音COM-a-la。
在哈里斯竞选总统期间，她的的侄孙女们在8月芝加哥举行的民主党全国代表大会上告诉民众Kamala的正确读音是COM-a-la，这成为了当时的一个热点。
因此，哈里斯的名字出现在Babbel和The Captioning Group发布的2024年度最难发音词汇榜单也不足为奇。
难读榜NO.2:
插排姐
Chappell Roan 图源网络
Roan — whose hits include “Good Luck, Babe!” — shot to fame this year and is nominated for six Grammy awards. According to the list, her name is pronounced CHAP-uhl ROHN, not SHA-pel ROW-an.
凭借《Good Luck, Babe!》获得六项格莱美提名的歌星——插排姐Chappell Roan荣登2024最难度词汇榜单，她的名字经常被现场观众读错。她的名字正确发音是CHAP-uhl ROHN，而不是SHA-pel ROW-an。
During one of her performances, Roan gave a "final warning" to those mispronouncing her name, according to a video that circulated on TikTok."If you've been saying SHA-pel ROW-an, this is your final warning," Roan told the crowd. "It's CHAP-uhl ROHN babe."
TikTok上流传了一段视频，罗恩在一次演出中对读错她名字的人发出了“最后的警告”——“不要把我的名字念成SHA-pel ROW-an了，这是CHAP uhl ROHN的《Good Luck, Babe!》。”
难读榜NO.3:
巴黎奥运会吉祥物
巴黎奥运会吉祥物Phryge 图源网络
The mascot of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games stirred up conversation not only for its quirky design but also for the widespread confusion over its name.
2024年巴黎奥运会和残奥会的吉祥物引起了广泛的讨论——不仅是因为吉祥物古怪的设计，更是因为吉祥物名字的混乱发音。
这个吉祥物的名字叫Phryge ，发音是FREE-je。这个发音你觉得怪不怪？
难读榜NO.4:
中国希音公司
中国希音（Shein）图源网络
Chinese-founded fast-fashion giant Shein, has puzzled shoppers who have opted for calling it 'Sheen'.
中国的快时尚公司希音，英文名Shein，被美英顾客记成了“Sheen”。
实际上它的正确读音是SHE-in。
Founded in China, the company has grown massively. If you’re discussing potential purchases, or reports that the company plans to list on the London Stock Exchange, remember that the name should be pronounced (SHE-in) rather than (SHEEN).
中国希音公司发展态势良好，并且计划在伦敦证券交易所上市。所以，有意愿投资的人们，投资的时候别把SHE-in有念成Sheen喽！
难读榜NO.5:
小丑扮演者
Barry Keoghan
Barry Keoghan 图源网络
Barry Keoghan - pronounced BARR-ee key-OH-gi.
Barry Keoghan的正确读音是 BARR-ee key-OH-gin，他是《新蝙蝠侠》中小丑扮演者，一位爱尔兰演员。
Despite his popularity, many outside Ireland have struggled to pronounce his last name, which features a hard 'g,' distinguishing it from other Irish variations where the 'g' is typically silent.
虽然他很火，但是爱尔兰人以外许多人都会读错他的名字。一般而言爱尔兰变体里面的“g”是不发音的，但是Barry Keoghan他的名字里面的“g”要发音。
难读榜NO.6:
《沙丘》女主
Zendaya Coleman
Zendaya 图源网络
American actress Zendaya, who got her start on Disney Channel, also made the list of most mispronounced words of 2024. This year, Zendaya gained buzz for her starring roles in Challengers and Dune II. Despite being famous for over a decade, Americans still mispronounce Zendaya's name, often calling her Zen-DIE-uh instead of Zen-DAY-uh.
从迪士尼出道的美国女演员Zendaya也荣登2024最难读词汇榜单。虽然她出道了十多年，虽然她今年在电影《挑战者》和《沙丘2》给人们留下了深刻印象，但是她的名字仍经常被公众错念为 Zen-DIE-uh 而非Zen-DAY-uh。
2017年，Zendaya曾在社交媒体上发布了一条视频向公众解释她的名字发音：“Zen是第一个音节，然后是day，最后是uh。”
"I think a lot of people see my name and think it's more fancy than it is," she said. "They think Zendaya like papaya. It's just day."
她说：“我想很多人会认为我的名字Zendaya读起来像 papaya一样花哨。但是中间就是day而已.”
难读榜NO.7:
减肥药诺和泰中的Semaglutide
减肥药诺和泰 图源网络
Other notable entrants include semaglutide, an active ingredient in weight loss drug Ozempic, pronounced (sem-ah-GLOO-tide)。
司美格鲁肽Semaglutide是一种减肥药诺和泰 Ozempic中的活性成分，它的发音为sem-ah-GLOO-tide
难读榜NO.8:
美国交通部部长Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg 图源网络
Also making the list was U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, whose last name still leaves people tongue-tied.
美国交通部长Pete Buttigieg也榜上有名，他的姓氏读起来让人舌头打结。
Buttigieg的正确发音是BOOD-ih-judge，你的舌头打结了吗？
During his 2020 presidential run, his campaign made posters and T-shirts with the pronunciation "Boot-Edge-Edge" to help.
在2020年总统竞选期间，他的竞选团队制作了发音为“Boot Edge Edge Edge”的海报和T恤来帮助民众读对他的名字。
难读榜NO.9:
足球明星
Ncuti Gatwa
Ncuti Gatwa 图源网络
The Croatian footballer has made a name for himself as a defender for Manchester City, if only people could pronounce it.
曼城后卫——克罗地亚足球运动员Ncuti Gatwa已经是声名鹊起了，如果人们能读对他的名字就更好了。
Ncuti Gatwa名字的正确发音为n-SHOO-ti GAT wah。
The 22-year-old made 32 appearances for the Premier League champions without scoring before a stunning strike against Real Madrid in the Champions League earlier in the year. He now has seven goals to his name in the Premier League.
这位22岁的球员为英超冠军队出场32次，但在今年年初的对阵皇家马德里队的欧冠联赛中只进了一个精彩的球。他现在在英超联赛中进了七个球。
难读榜NO.10:
Flygskam
Flygskam 图源网络
Flygskam is a Swedish term meaning "flight shame," that was popularised by climate activist Greta Thunberg - who refuses to fly on planes because of the impact on the environment.
Flygskam是一个瑞典语术语，意思是“飞行耻辱”，由因对环境的影响而拒绝乘坐飞机的气候活动家Greta Thunberg推广。
The term now represents a movement encouraging people to reduce air travel to combat climate change.
这个词现在代表了一场鼓励人们减少航空旅行以应对气候变化的运动。
今年早些时候，在瑞典政府宣布将从明年年中取消机票税后，这一术语引起了人们的关注。
虽然它看起来很难读，但通过分解为“fleeg”和“skam”，它变得更容易了。
难读榜NO.11:
行星SPEK-yuh-lohss three bee
In May this year, astronomers announced they had discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf (a small, cool star).
今年5月，天文学家宣布他们发现了一颗地球大小的系外行星，围绕一颗红矮星（一颗小而冷的恒星）运行。
Named Speculoos-3b, NASA said the planet is about 55 light-years from Earth and nearly the same size.
美国国家航空航天局表示，这颗名为Speculoos-3b的行星距离地球约55光年，大小几乎相同。
尽管这颗行星的名字与流行的比利时饼干相似，但它的名字来自探测到它的全球机器人望远镜网络。
所以，别把Speculoos-3b读错了，它叫SPEK-yuh-lohss three bee。
看完了这些，你觉得那个词最难读？你都读对了吗？让我们一起做个投票吧！
原文链接：
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/05/world/babbel-mispronounced-words-scli-intl/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/most-mispronounced-words-c31f52ac4346cca3579219a4361d0ea9
https://news.sky.com/story/these-are-the-words-you-have-been-saying-incorrectly-all-year-13266719
https://www.livenowfox.com/news/kamala-chappell-most-mispronounced-words-2024
https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-zendaya-chappell-roan-pete-buttigieg-pronounce-1995627
https://www.mentalfloss.com/most-mispronounced-terms-2024
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