英英与美英的区别.ppt

The Differences between American English British English —— Ray Differences ACCENT SPELLING VOCABULARY GRAMMARUSAGE -ise ize organise/organize actualise/actualize realise/realize -ise ize organise/organize actualise/actualize realise/realize -our -or colour/color favourite/favorite Accent British:vigorous,deepmelodious, rhythmical American:smooth, random,relaxed Man: Hey! Nice pants! Woman: Excuse me? Man: I said nice pants. Woman: You can’t see my pants, can you? Man: Of course I can. Woman: How can you see my pants? Man: They’re on your legs! Woman: Ha. You haven’t been to America recently, have you? Man: Oh I er …I er actually just got back from LA! That’s “Los Angeles” by the way.... Woman: I know. Man: Yeah, I picked up some of the American words, and now I forget which ones to use! So confusing! Woman: We call these “trousers” in Britain. Man: Of course we do...you know there are so many things …that’s it’s exactly a completely different language sometimes! Woman: Really? Man: Yeah! Woman: Would you like a crisp? Man: Crisps? In the States, they’re “chips”! Woman: Oh. So if I want to order our chips in America, what do I ask for? Man: French fries! Woman: I see. Man: And you know what that is, don’t you? Woman: A fizzy drink. Man: That’s a “soda”! Woman: Hmm… Man: You know the lift over there? Woman: Yeah? Man: That’s an elevator. Woman: Oh really? Man: You know in the States, you don’t go to watch a film... Woman: You “watch a movie”! Man: Exactly! And you don’t walk on the pavement… Woman: You walk on the “sidewalk”! Man: You got it! Woman: I’ve watched a lot of films ... oops ... movies! 1.人行道：(B) Pavement;(A) sidewalk 2. 垃圾： (B) Rubbish;(A)trash 3. 足球：(B)football;(A)soccer 4. 地铁(B)Tube(A);subway 5.饼干：(B)biscuit;(A)cookie 6.糖果：(B)sweets;(A)candy 　　 　　 7.句号：(B)full stop;(A)period 8. 秋天：(B)autumn;(A)fall 9.公寓(B)Flat;(A) apartment 10.电梯(B) Lift;(A)elevator 11.炸薯条(B)chips;(A)fries 12.汽油(B) Petrol ;(A)Gas 13.高速公路(