MainDifferencesofAmericanEnglish&BritishEnglish主讲:Dani1.单词差异A.EB.E电梯elevatorlift一楼firstfloorgroundfloor汽油gasgasolinepetrol足球soccerfootball假期vacationholiday罐头cantin糖果candysweets1.单词差异A.EB.E公寓apartmentflat洗手间bathroomrestroomtoilet橡擦皮eraserrubber手电筒flashlighttorch薯条potatochipscrisp果酱jellyjam数学mathmaths2.拼写差异A.EB.E对话dialogdialogue妈妈mummymommy米metermetre剧院theatertheatre中心centercentre颜色colorcolour最喜欢的favoritefavourite拼写差异A.EB.E组织organizeorganise组织organizationorganisation意识到realizerealise3.发音差异一1.a:ask,can't,dance,fast,half,path2.o:box,crop,hot,ironic,polish,spot3.r:car,door,river,party,board,morningNote:英语中只有在faraway,forever,farandwide等连读情况下,字母r才明显的读作卷舌音发音差异二B.EA.Eclerk[kla:k][klɚk]either[aiðə][iðɚ]issue[‘isju:][‘iʃu:]leisure[‘leʒə][‘li:ʒɚ]neither[‘naiðə][‘ni:ðə]schedule[‘ʃedju:l][‘skedʒjul]3.语法差异(1)名词:除上文讨论的词尾变化不同外。美国英语将其他词类名词化的倾向比英国英语更为明显,特别是那些带介词的短语动词:tocookout→acook-out;toknowhow→theknow-how;torundown→therundown;tobeshutin→ashut-in;tostopover→thestopover等。3.语法差异(1)名词:集合名词做主语时,英国英语的谓语动词可以是单数形式或者复数形式,美国英语几乎总是用单数形式。例如:BE:Theyareafamilywhohasbeenveryinfluentialinthehistoryofthiscountry.AE/BE:Thecommitteehasdecidedtolookintothematterfurther.3.语法差异(1)名词:名词作定语时,美国英语多用单数形式,而英国英语则常用其复数形式。例如:BE:Theworkerdecidedtoformanewtradesunion.AE:Theworkerdecidedtoformanewtradeunion.3.语法差异(2)动词have,get,make当动词have有致使之意时,美国用have;英国对上级用get,对下级用make.英语中的tohave是个词性不明确的动词。英国人既把它用作助动词又把它用作实义动词;美国人则一律将它当作实义动词来用。例如:BE:Iwillgetsomeonecome.AE:Iwillhavesomeonecome.3.语法差异(3)形容词:在美国英语中,形容词的比较可以跟在allthe之后,表示强调。而英国英语则使用any加形容词比较级这一形式来表示强调。例如:BE:Can’tyoudoanybetterthanthat?AE:Isthatallthebetteryoucando?3.语法差异(4)过去时与现在完成时:表示距现在不远的过去所发生或完成的事情,英国英语常用现在完成时,则美国英语则倾向于使用一般过去时。例如:BE:Ihavestudiedyourreportalready.AE:Istudiedyourreportalready.BE:NowIknowwhatitis!I’veforgottenitsname.AE:NowIknowwhatitis!Iforgotitsname.舌头大挑战1.Goodcookiescouldbecookedbyagoodcookifagoodcookcouldcookgoodcookies.2.AnnsentAndytenhensandAndysentAnntenpens.3.Goodcookiescouldbecookedbyagoodcookifagoodcookcouldcookgoodcookies.舌头大挑战4.Bill'sbigbrotherisbuildingabeautifulbuildingbetweentwobigbrickblocks5.Afleaandaflyweretrappedinaflue(烟气管道),andtheytriedtofleefortheirlife.Thefleasaidtothefly“let‘’sflee!”andtheflysaidtotheflea”Let’sfly!.Finallyboththefleaandflymanagedtofleethroughaflaw(缺陷)intheflue.