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Texas teenager is the new champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee

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The final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee ended Thursday night with its first spell-off. The winner is 14-year-old Harini Logan of San Antonio, Texas.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

The nail-biting finish to the Scripps National Spelling Bee came down to the competition's first ever spell-off. After starting with more than 11 million spellers across the country, it came down to 229 who made it to D.C.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

And then last night, there were just two, both veterans of the Bee - 12-year-old Vikram Raju from Aurora², Colo., and 14-year-old Harini Logan from San Antonio, Texas.

MART?NEZ: They were both given 90 seconds to spell as many words as they could. Vikram went up first and got 15 right. Then it was Harini's turn.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Your first word is spealbone.

HARINI LOGAN: S-P-E-A-L-B-O-N-E.

(SOUNDBITE OF DING)

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Phreatophyte.

LOGAN: P-H-R-E-A-T-O-P-H-Y-T-E.

(SOUNDBITE OF DING)

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Gaydiang.

LOGAN: G-A-Y-D-I-A-N-G.

MART?NEZ: Maybe I can pronounce them, Rachel. I can't spell them. No way.

MARTIN: Harini had said she was terrified of the lightning round, but in the end, well, she blazed³ on through it.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Nandubay.

LOGAN: N-A-N-D-U-B-A-Y.

(SOUNDBITE OF DING)

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Moorhen.

LOGAN: M-O-O-R-H-E-N.

(SOUNDBITE OF DING)

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Time.

(APPLAUSE)

MART?NEZ: She spelled 21 words correctly, making Harini Logan the champion of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

(SOUNDBITE OF BAD SNACKS' "PER LA LUNA (MIXED)")

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 aurora   

n.极光

参考例句：

• The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
• Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。

3 blazed   

猛烈地燃烧( blaze的过去式和过去分词 )； 发光，照耀

参考例句：

• Her eyes blazed with fury. 她的双眼迸发出暴怒之火。
• The fire blazed away and destroyed the whole hotel. 大火不停燃烧，烧毁了整个饭店。