National Spelling Bee spells P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E for kids
(Scripps National Spelling Bee /or National Spelling Bee ：美国的全国拼字比赛)
Shruti Amin, 14, of Murrieta, Calif., left, watches as Jack Maglalang, 12, of Orangevale, Calif., reacts after spelling a word wrong during the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., Wednesday. 278 spellers are competing in the 85th annual competition.
Six-year old Lori Anne C. Madison adjusts the microphone before successfully spelling "dirigible" during the second round of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on Wednesday in National Harbor, Maryland.
Naomi Li, 14, of Center Valley, Pa. thinks hard about how to spell her word during the National Spelling Bee.
Eboseremhen Eigbe, of Galloway, N.J., yawns during the second round of National Spelling Bee.
Greg Kessel, 14, of Rock Falls, Ill., competes in the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.
Parents take photographs of their children before the start of the second round of the National Spelling Bee.
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Va., takes her seat as the youngest speller in the National Spelling Bee, before competing in the Bee in National Harbor, Md.
Sam Lowery, of Charlestown, Mass., spells his word in the air during round two of the National Spelling Bee.
Alex Howe, 9, of Victorville, Calif,, right, yawns next to Sam T.E. Nitz, 13, of Costa Mesa, Calif., as they compete in the National Spelling Bee.
Margaret Flaherty Peterson of South Bend, Ind., spells a word correctly during the second round of the National Spelling Bee.
Dylan Bird, 13, of Pebble Beach, Calif., listens to fellow spellers during the National Spelling Bee.
