美式英语和英式英语的区别British English Vs American English.doc

A-Z British English to American English British English American English A ? aerial (radio/TV) antenna American football football anorak parka articulated lorry trailer truck/semi trailer aubergine eggplant autumn fall B ? bank holiday legal holiday bank note bill bap hamburger bun bat (ping pong) paddle bath bathtub bath (v.) bathe bathroom bathroom/restroom/washroom big dipper roller coaster bill check (restaurant) bill/account account billion = million million billion = thousand million biscuit (sweet) cookie black or white?(coffee) with or without? blackleg/scab scab black treacle molasses blind (window) shade block of flats apartment house block of flats apartment building blue jeans dungarees/jeans bomb (success) bomb (disaster) bonnet (car) hood book (v.) make reservation boot (car) trunk bootlace/shoelace shoestring bowler/hard hat derby braces suspenders break (school) recess briefs/underpants shorts/jockey shorts broad bean lima bean bureau de change currency exchange butter muslin/cheese cloth cheese cloth C ? candyfloss cotton candy caravan trailer caretaker/porter janitor car park parking lot catapult slingshot cattle grid Texas gate centre (city/business) downtown central reservation median strip/divider chairman (business) president chemist druggist chemist’s shop pharmacy/drugstore chest of drawers dresser/bureau chips French fries cinema movie house/theater class/form (school) grade cloakroom check room cloakroom attendant hat check girl clothes peg clothes pin conscription draft contraceptive/condom rubber convoy caravan cooker stove corn flour corn starch corporation/local authority city/municipal government cot/crib crib cotton thread cotton reel spool cotton wool cotton batting courgette zucchini court shoe pump cream cracker soda cracker crisps chips/potato chips cul-de-sac dead end cupboard closet curtains drapes D ? desiccated (coconut) shredded director (company) manager directory enquiries information assistance directory enquiries dir