美国国家公共电台 NPR--Winning word: psammophile. 14-year-old from Florida wins national spelling bee

Winning word: psammophile. 14-year-old from Florida wins national spelling bee

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Dev Shah, an eighth-grader from Largo², Fla., has won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee after spelling "psammophile" correctly.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

The winner of the country's biggest spelling bee is Dev Shah, an eighth grader from Largo, Fla.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

You know, Leila, the Scripps National Spelling Bee kind of reminds me of how spelling in public makes me all anxious.

FADEL: Does it? OK. A, here's a chance to prove yourself. Try spelling the word that earned Dev the win. It's psammophile.

MART?NEZ: Definition, please.

FADEL: Psammophile, an organism that prefers or thrives in sandy soil or areas.

MART?NEZ: Psammophile, S-A...

FADEL: No, no, no. Listen to Dev do it.

(SOUNDBITE OF 2023 SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE)

DEV SHAH: P-S-A-M-M-O-P-H-I-L-E, psammophile.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: That is correct.

MART?NEZ: Oh, my gosh.

FADEL: You were really wrong.

MART?NEZ: That's more therapy for me.

FADEL: Dev gets to take home more than $50,000 and the championship trophy³.

(SOUNDBITE OF PHILANTHROPE AND THE FIELD TAPES' "PEACHES")

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 largo   

n.广板乐章；adj.缓慢的，宽广的；adv.缓慢地，宽广地

参考例句：

• The tempo marking in most cases is andante,adagio,or largo.大多数第一乐章的速度标记是行板、柔板或广板。
• The second movement is a largo.第二乐章是广板乐章。

3 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。