If you look at comment 11 [1] in the article, it points to [2] as being the source of the TTS hiccup.

It also points out that speaking the phrase "filled with" spits out the rest of the text [3].

[1] http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=38538#c11

[2] http://fr.zicos.com/mac/i26331784-Hearst-magazine-CEO-offers...

[3] http://translate.google.com/#en/fr/filled%20with

Allow me to express my envy for your having a Nexus 4, the unattainable device...

I was able to reproduce this on a Galaxy Nexus.

Confirmed on Cyanogenmod 10.1.