"TONGUE TWISTER", 영어판 간장공장 공장장?

"TONGUE TWISTER", 영어판 간장공장 공장장?

우리말에도 발음하기 어려운 단어들만 모아놓은 표현이 있습니다. 흔히, 발음을 연습할 때 사용하는 문장이지요. 특히, 아나운서를 준비하는 사람들이 연습하는 그러한 문구라고도 할 수 있습니다. 대표적인 것이 바로 "간장공장 공장장은 강 공장장이고, 된장공장 공장장은 공 공장장이다."와 같은 것이지요.

그런데 재미있는 것은 이렇게 혀를 꼬이게 만드는 문장들이 영어에도 있다는 것입니다. 이런 것들을 두고, 영어에서는 "TONGUE TWISTER"라고 하지요.

# TONGUE TWISTER = 영어판 간장공장 공장장...

그래서, "TONGUE TWISTER"를 두고, 영어판 간장공장 공장장이라고 할 수 있답니다. 이러한 표현들은 제법 많이 있는데요. 여기에서는 50가지 정도를 한 번 소개를 해보도록 하겠습니다.

1. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

2. Betty Botter bought some butter

But she said the butter’s bitter

If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter

But a bit of better butter will make my batter better

So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter

3. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood

As a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood

4. She sells seashells by the seashore

5. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

6. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

7. I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop

8. Susie works in a shoeshine shop. Where she shines she sits, and where she sits she shines

9. Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?

10. Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?

11. I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late

12. You know New York, you need New York, you know you need unique New York

13. I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen

14. If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?

15. I thought I thought of thinking of thanking you

16. I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch

17. Near an ear, a nearer ear, a nearly eerie ear

18. Eddie edited it

19. Willie’s really weary

20. A big black bear sat on a big black rug

21. Tom threw Tim three thumbtacks

22. He threw three free throws

23. Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely

24. So, this is the sushi chef

25. Four fine fresh fish for you

26. Wayne went to wales to watch walruses

27. Six sticky skeletons (x3)

28. Which witch is which? (x3)

29. Snap crackle pop (x3)

30. Flash message (x3)

31. Red Buick, blue Buick (x3)

32. Red lorry, yellow lorry (x3)

33. Thin sticks, thick bricks (x3)

34. Stupid superstition (x3)

35. Eleven benevolent elephants (x3)

36. Two tried and true tridents (x3)

37. Rolling red wagons (x3)

38. Black back bat (x3)

39. She sees cheese (x3)

40. Truly rural (x3)

41. Good blood, bad blood (x3)

42. Pre-shrunk silk shirts (x3)

43. Ed had edited it. (x3)

44. We surely shall see the sun shine soon

45. Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

46. Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread

47. I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit

48. A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk

49. Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better

50. Of all the vids I’ve ever viewed, I’ve never viewed a vid as valued as Alex’s engVid vid

여기까지, 발음 연습에 도움이 되는 "TOUNGUE TWISTER"를 한 번 소개해보았습니다. 시간 날 때마다 하나씩 연습을 해보신다면, 발음이 점점 좋아지는 것을 느껴볼 수 있지 않을까 합니다.