英语和美语的差别.pptVIP

For Example Boy(American):What can I do for you? Girl (Britisher ):Id like a piece of rubber,please! Boy(American):.....Er,a piece of eraser?0.5 dollars,please!Anything else? Girl(Britisher):Id like some sweets,too. Boy(American):No problem.All the candy we sell is sweet. Girl (Britisher ):I see,so you sell sweet sweets! Differences in Phones On a train ,an American speaks to a Britisher : The American: “ What’s your job?” The British : “I’m a clerk. ” The American: “ A Clock? Your job is to tick tick all day long? ” Words pronunciation clerk [英] [klɑ:k] [美] [kl?k,klɑrk] clock [英] [kl ?k] [美] [klɑk] advertisement [英] [?d’v?:tism?nt] [美] [?dv?’ta?zm?nt Differences in Lexis Synonyms: Br.E Am.E autumn fall lift elevator windscreen windshield torch flashlight luggage baggage Differences in Lexis In Spelling: Br.E Am.E catalogue catalog honour honor Homographs: billion 万亿 十亿 （1000，000，000，000）（1000，000，000） public school 私立学校 公立学校 （private school ）（council school） Grammatical Differences In Tense: B r.E : a.I’ve just had lunch. b.Have you washed your hands? Am.E: a.I just had lunch./ I’ve just had lunch. b.Did you wash your hands?/ b.Have you washed your hands? In Subjunctive Mood: Br.E :She suggested that he should quit smoking. Am.E：She suggeted that he quit smoking. Grammatical Differences In Verb inflections:(The past participle) Br.E