So first of all, what is an abbreviation? Well, here's a clue in the word. You have the word " brev" . " Brev" -- in other words, " brevity" -- it means to be short.

首先，" abbreviation" 缩写是什么呢? 其实，在这个拼字当中藏有线索。当中有" brev" 这个字。" Brev" 换个说法" brevity" 就是精简的意思。

Look, I know you don't wanna talk, but I thought it would be more fun to play with me than with your phone.

听我说 我知道你不想要说话，但我觉得和我玩拼字 会比你用手机玩更有趣。

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，这简直是拼字的噩梦。

The ones that knocked out spelling bee contestants in the last round.

那在最后一轮中击败拼字比的选手们。

This is Jacques Bailly, the official pronouncer of the National Spelling Bee.

这位就是Jacques Bailly，全美拼字大的官方读词考官。

And in 1980, he found himself in the finals of the Script's National Spelling Bee.

在1980年，他发现自己进入了英文拼字大的总决。

Alice was pleased. She enjoyed playing wordgames, so she said, That's an easy question.

爱丽丝高兴起来。她喜欢玩拼字。所以她说，“这个问题很简单。”

Ok, so you are a scrabble player?

所以你是个拼字咯？

Anyhow, he—he misspelled it actually but the judges misheard him. They thought he had spelled it correctly and awarded him the championship of the National Spelling Bee.

总之，他其实拼错了，但评委也听错了。他们以为他拼对了，然后将全国拼字大的冠军颁给了他。

The word game Scrabble is my favorite.

拼字是我的最爱。

And if you play Scrabble, they definitely give you about 50 points.

如果你玩拼字，他们肯定会给你 50 分。

We know that reviewers will find more spelling errors in your writing if they think you're black.

我们知道，他们会在你的写作中，找出较多的拼字错误，如果评论家认为你是黑人的话。

They may, however, still be present in older Scrabble dictionaries.

然而，它们可能仍然会存在于旧的拼字词典中。

We can play Scrabble, if you want.

要是你愿意，我们可以玩拼字。

Sales of Scrabble-patented in 1948-and liquor are through the roof.

拼字（1948年获得专利）以及烈性酒的销量暴涨。

The popularity of Scrabble in Asia has not gone unnoticed by governments.

这款拼字在亚洲的受欢迎程度并没有被政府忽视。

Okay, girls, we are ready for scrabble.

好了姑娘们 我们准备好拼字了。

Don't feel bad if you missed that. A National Spelling bee champion missed it too.

不要因为拼错单词而难过。连全国拼字比冠军也犯了错。

Okay, Leonard, sweetheart, you twisted your ankle playing Scrabble.

莱纳德，亲爱的, 你玩个拼字都能扭伤脚踝。

I'm really good at scrabble so of course I'm going to win.

我真的很擅长拼字，所以我当然会赢。