“楼层”英国和美国英语用法的差异.docVIP

“楼层”英国和美国英语用法的差异 英国和美国英语用法的差异 关于楼层中第几楼的说法 英国的first floor指底层 美国的指底层上的那层 在英式英语中, 楼房地面与街道相平的楼层叫ground floor, ground floor上面的一层叫first floor. 在美式英语中, 与街道相平的楼层叫first floor, 其上面的一层叫second floor. The definition of the phrase the first floor is different in UK and US. In UK, the first floor means the second floor we take in China, and in the States, they has the same thingking with us. The key is that, what is a floor, and can groud be counted as one. Obviously there is difference between UK and US. For example: I have two friends,Bill and John.They are in Class six with me.Bill comes from England and John is from America.They live in the same building.I live on the first floo.Bill says.I live on the first floor.John says.One day I meet them and ask,Do you live on the same floor?Bill answers,No,JOhn lives on the ground floor. No,John answers,Billlives on the second floor.Do you know why?