<영어완전정복>발음하기 힘든 문장

<STYLE>P{margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;}</STYLE> 간장 공장 공장장은 강 공장장이고 된장 공장 공장장은 공 공장장이다 경찰청 철창살은 외철창살이냐 쌍철창살이냐 이와같이 발음하기 힘든 문장들은 어느 언어에나 존재합니다. 물론 영어에도 있는데 영어로 보통 tongue twisters 라고 하는데 shibboleth 또는 battologism 이라고도 합니다. - tongue twister 말 그대로 '혀를 꼬이게 하는 것' 이라는 뜻으로 빨리 발음하기 힘든 문장을 가리킵니다. - shibboleth 이 단어는 고대 히브리어 방언으로 '낟알 (ear of grain)' 이라는 뜻을 가지고 있습니다. 구약 성서 시대에 길르앗 사람들 (the Gileadites) 이 에브라임 사람들 (the Ephraimites) 을 가려낼 때 그들이 sh 발음을 못한다는 것을 알고 이 단어를 발음해보라고 했습니다. 이 단어는 구약 성경의 사사기 12장 4-6절에 기록되어 있습니다. 4 입다는 길르앗 사람들을 모두 불러모아, 에브라임 지파 사람들과 싸워 무찔렀다. 에브라임 사람들은 평소에 늘 길르앗 사람들을 보고 "너희 길르앗 사람은 본래 에브라임에서 도망친 자들이요, 에브라임과 므낫세에 속한 자들이다!" 하고 말하였다. 5 길르앗 사람들은 에브라임 사람을 앞질러, 요단 강 나루를 차지하였다. 도망치는 에브라임 사람이 강을 건너가게 해 달라고 하면, 길르앗 사람들은 그에게 에브라임 사람이냐고 물었다. 그가 에브라임 사람이 아니라고 하면 6 그에게 '쉬볼렛'이라는 말을 발음하게 하였다. 그러나 그가 그 말을 제대로 발음하지 못하고, 시볼렛이라고 발음하면, 길르앗 사람들이 그를 붙들어, 요단 강 나루터에서 죽였다. 이렇게 하여, 그 때에 죽은 에브라임 사람의 수는 사만 이천이나 되었다. 이런 유래로 이 단어는 '외국인 또한 특정 지역의 사람을 가려내기 위해 사용하는 단어 또는 문장' 라는 의미를 가지게 됬는데 이제는 주로 '어떤 집단에서 중요하다고 여기는 것' 을 뜻합니다. - battologism tongue twister 와 비슷한 뜻인데 반복적인 소리가 많이 들어가서 발음하기 힘든 문장을 가리킵니다. 설명이 길었는데 이제 영어의 발음하기 힘든 문장들을 나열해보겠습니다. 1. She sells sea shells by the sea shore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells. 2. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? 3. Betty Botter had some butter, "But," she said, "this butter's bitter. If I bake this bitter butter, it would make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter- that would make my batter better." So she bought a bit of butter, better than her bitter butter, and she baked it in her batter, and the batter was not bitter. So 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter. ('twas 는 it was 를 줄여쓴 말입니다) 4. A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood. 5. A flea and a fly flew up in a flue. Said the flea, "Let us fly!" Said the fly, "Let us flee!" So they flew through a flaw in the flue. 6. If you stick a stock of liquor in your locker, It's slick to stick a lock upon your stock, Or some stickler who is slicker Will stick you of your liquor If you fail to lock your liquor With a lock! 7. Theophiles Thistle, the successful thistle-sifter, in sifting a sieve full of un-sifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb. Now.. if Theophiles Thistle, the successful thistle-sifter, in sifting a sieve full of un-sifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, see that thou, in sifting a sieve full of un-sifted thistles, thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb. Success to the successful thistle-sifter! 8. Brisk brave brigadiers brandished broad bright blades, blunderbusses, and bludgeons - balancing them badly. 9. Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry. (반복) 10. A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk. 11. Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, with stoutest wrists and loudest boasts, he thrusts his fist against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts. 12. Listen to the local yokel yodel. 13. If one doctor doctors another doctor, does the doctor who doctors the doctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors? Or does he doctor the doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors? 14. When a twister a-twisting will twist him a twist, For the twisting of his twist, he three twines doth intwist; But if one of the twines of the twist do untwist, The twine that untwisteth untwisteth the twist. Untwirling the twine that untwisteth between, He twirls, with his twister, the two in a twine; Then twice having twisted the twines of the twine, He twitcheth the twice he had twined in twain. The twain that in twining before in the twine, As twines were intwisted he now doth untwine; Twist the twain inter-twisting a twine more between, He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine. (-eth 는 현대 영어의 동사 3인칭 현재에 붙는 -s, -es 에 해당합니다) 15. Susan shineth shoes and socks; socks and shoes shines Susan. She ceased shining shoes and socks, for shoes and socks shock Susan. 16. Betty and Bob brought back blue balloons from the big bazaar. 17. Two Truckee truckers truculently truckling to have truck to truck two trucks of truck. 18. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? 19. Denise sees the fleece, Denise sees the fleas. At least Denise could sneeze and feed and freeze the fleas. 20. The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday. 21. Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew the thug - although, theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty year old thug thought of that morning. 22. Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks. 23. There was a fisherman named Fischer who fished for some fish in a fissure. Till a fish with a grin, pulled the fisherman in. Now they're fishing the fissure for Fischer. 24. While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water. 25. Can you can a can as a canner can can a can? 26. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish. 27. Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut-Butter, 'tis the peanut-butter picky people pick. 28. Luke's duck likes lakes. Luke Luck licks lakes. Luke's duck licks lakes. Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes. Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes. 29. I scream, you scream, we all scream for icecream! 30. Quick kiss. Quicker kiss. 31. Did Dick Pickens prick his pinkie pickling cheap cling peaches in an inch of Pinch or framing his famed French finch photos? 32. What a terrible tongue twister, what a terrible tongue twister... (반복) 33. Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie? 34. How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies. 35. How much wood could Chuck Woods' woodchuck chuck, if Chuck Woods' woodchuck could and would chuck wood? If Chuck Woods' woodchuck could and would chuck wood, how much wood could and would Chuck Woods' woodchuck chuck? Chuck Woods' woodchuck would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as any woodchuck would, if a woodchuck could and would chuck wood. 36. If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottenton tot Be taught to say aught, or naught, Or what ought to be taught her? If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by her Hottentot tutor, Ought the tutor get hot If the Hottentot tot Hoot and toot at her Hottentot tutor? 37. I saw Esau sitting on a seesaw. I saw Esau; he saw me. 38. Seven slick and sexy sealskin ski suits slid slowly down the slope. 39. Mary Mac's mother's making Mary Mac marry me. My mother's making me marry Mary Mac. Will I always be so Merry when Mary's taking care of me? Will I always be so merry when I marry Mary Mac? 40. Kanta is a masai girl, she can tie a tie and untie a tie, if kanta can tie a tie and untie a tie, why can't I tie a tie and untie a tie? 41. Larry Hurley, a burly squirrel hurler, hurled a furry squirrel through a curly grill. 42. Suddenly swerving, seven small swans Swam silently southward, Seeing six swift sailboats Sailing sedately seaward. 43. If you stick a stock of liquor in your locker, It's slick to stick a lock upon your stock, Or some stickler who is slicker Will stick you of your liquor If you fail to lock your liquor With a lock! 44. I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much. 45. Meter maid Mary married manly Matthew Marcus Mayo, a moody male mailman moving mostly metered mail. 46. How much dough would Bob Dole dole if Bob Dole could dole dough? Bob Dole would dole as much dough as Bob Dole could dole, if Bob Dole could dole dough. 47. To begin to toboggan first, buy a toboggan. But do not buy too big a toboggan! Too big a toboggan is too big a toboggan to buy to begin to toboggan. 48. Three tree turtles took turns talking tongue twisters. If three tree turtles took turns talking tongue twisters, where's the twisters the three tree turtles talked? 49. Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore. Had Soar seen See's saw Before See sawed Soar's seesaw, See's saw would not have sawed Soar's seesaw. So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw. But it was sad to see Soar so sore Just because See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw! 50. I bought a bit of baking powder and baked a batch of biscuits. I brought a big basket of biscuits back to the bakery and baked a basket of big biscuits. Then I took the big basket of biscuits and the basket of big biscuits and mixed the big biscuits with the basket of biscuits that was next to the big basket and put a bunch of biscuits from the basket into a biscuit mixer and brought the basket of biscuits and the box of mixed biscuits and the biscuit mixer to the bakery and opened a tin of sardines.