絕大多數我所認識的高中學生,無法讀一個他們不認識的字和以正確的順序來發音字母,更不用說正確或自然地發音了。

The vast majority of high school students I know can't read an unknown word and pronounce the letters in the right order, let alone pronounce it correctly or naturally.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 絕大多數 juéduōshù the vast majority
2
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
3 suǒ
  1. actually
  2. place
  3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. that which
  5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

classifier:

4 認識 rènshi
  1. to know
  2. to recognize
  3. to be familiar with
  4. to get acquainted with sb
  5. knowledge
  6. understanding
  7. awareness
  8. cognition
=5 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=5 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=5 really and truly
=5 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 高中學生 gāozhōngxuéshēng student of a senior high school
7 無法 unable to; incapable of
=8 dòu
  1. comma
  2. phrase marked by pause
=8
  1. to read out; to read aloud
  2. to read
  3. to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
  4. to pronounce
=9 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=9 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
10 他們 men they; them
11
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
12 認識 rènshi
  1. to know
  2. to recognize
  3. to be familiar with
  4. to get acquainted with sb
  5. knowledge
  6. understanding
  7. awareness
  8. cognition
=13 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=13 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=13 really and truly
=13 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
14
  1. letter
  2. symbol
  3. character
  4. word
  5. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

classifier:

=15 old variant of
=15 surname He
=15
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=15
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=15 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=15 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=15 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=15 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=15 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
=16 old variant of
=16 old variant of
=16 abbr. for Israel 以色列 liè
=16
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
17 正確 zhèngquè correct; sound; right; proper
=18 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=18 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=18 really and truly
=18 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
19 順序 shùn
  1. sequence
  2. order
20 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以来 lái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)
21 發音 yīn
  1. to pronounce
  2. pronunciation
  3. to emit sound
22 字母 letter (of the alphabet)

classifier:

23 更不用說 gèngyòngshuō let alone; not to mention; much less
24 正確 zhèngquè correct; sound; right; proper
=25 huò
  1. maybe
  2. perhaps
  3. might
  4. possibly
  5. or
=25
  1. Original form of (guó, “country”).
  2. Original form of (yù, “range; territory”).
26 自然 rán
  1. nature
  2. natural
  3. naturally
=27 de
  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
=27
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier:

28 發音 yīn
  1. to pronounce
  2. pronunciation
  3. to emit sound
=29 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=29 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=29 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=29 liào unofficial variant of liào