كيف تنطق "four score and seven years ago"

expression

FOR-skor-and SEV-en YEERZ uh-GOH

FAWR-skor-and SEV-un YEE-uhz uh-GOH

التعريف

A famous, old-fashioned way to say '87 years ago.' It was used by Abraham Lincoln at the beginning of his Gettysburg Address.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈfɔɹ/ /ˈskɔɹ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈsɛvən/ /ˈjɪɹz/, /jɝz/ /əˈɡoʊ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

fˈɔː/ /skˈɔː/ /ˈænd/ /sˈɛvən/ /jˈiəz/ /ɐɡˈəʊ

أمريكي

FOR-skor-and SEV-en YEERZ uh-GOH

بريطاني

FAWR-skor-and SEV-un YEE-uhz uh-GOH

Four score and seven years ago, something important happened.

Lincoln began his speech with 'four score and seven years ago.'

The phrase 'four score and seven years ago' is famous in American history.

People sometimes quote 'four score and seven years ago' to sound dramatic or historical.