英语与美语的不同.ppt

The differences between British English and America English!;Pronounciation;2,英国人将字母o读作[?],而美国人则将o读作近似[a:]音的[a];3,在英语的r音节中不含卷舌音[r]，而美语的r音节中含卷舌音[r];4,在以-ary或-ory结尾的多音节词中，英国人通常将a或o弱读，而美国人不仅不弱读，还要将a或o所在的音节加上次重音;5,在以-ile结尾的另一类单词中，英国人将尾音节中的字母i读作长音[ai];BrE;BrE;BrE;BrE;Others;Boy（American）：Good morning ! What can I do for you ? Girl（britan）： Id like a piece of rubber , please ! Boy（American）：Er,a piece of eraser ? 1 dollar , please ! Anything else ? Girl（britan）： Id like some sweets , too . Boy（American）：No problem . All the candy we sell is sweet . Girl（Britan）： I see,so you sell sweet sweets! Also, Is there any bookshop here? I want to buy some books to prepare my final exam. Boy(American ): All right, go across the sidewalk and then turn left, you can see the bookstore near the cinema. Girl (Britan): Cross the pavement and then turn left, I will see the bookshop near the theater.Is it? Boy (Amercian): Yes, just have a try .;Vocabularies;BrE;Just enjoy the video!;Something added;日期、数字表达;读法: $175（175美元）英语读成a(one) hundred and seventy five dollars，美语读成one hundred seventy five dollars，常省略and； 表达连续同样数字的号码时，英语习惯用double或triple，美语一般不这样用，如电话号码320112，英语读成three two zero, double one two，美语则读成three two zero one one two。 999 英语读成nine double nine (triple nine) ，美语则读成nine nine nine ，不过美国人也把连续三个相同的号码读成three 加上这个数字的复数形式，如999读成three nines。;习惯用语;从某某学校毕业，英美表达习惯也不同，graduate一词，在美语里可以用于任何种类的学校，如graduate from university/school等，而在英语里，graduate仅限于大学毕业，中学毕业要用leave； 当谈到某家公司待遇低的时候，英语通常的表达是It was badly paid，而美语的表达则是It didn’t pay very much； 我与老板相处得很好英语的表达是I got on very well with my boss，但美语则用got along代替句中的got on； 提高价格英语用put up prices，美语用raise prices； ;tone;All made by ④guys.