AmericanEnglishvsBritishAmericanEnglishvsBritishEnglish&English&ColloquialismsColloquialismsJoe(anAmerican)Nancy(anEnglishman)OnceJoecametoBritainforthefirsttimebyair.WhenhearrivedatNancy’shome.Heasked,“CouldIuseyourbathroom?”Nancysaidokandgavehimacleantowelandtoldhimthatthebathroomwasupstairs.Afterawhile,however,Joedidn’tfindthebathroom.1.WhatisitthatJoecan’tfindinthebathroom?2.Whycan’thefindit?ItisatoiletthatJoecouldn’tfind.JoeisanAmerican,hesaysbathroomandmeansaplacewherethereisatoilet.ButinNancy’seye,it’saplacewherepeoplecanonlyhaveabath.Becauseofthis,theymisunderstoodeachother.1.DoyouthinktherearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?2.Iftherearesome,inwhichaspectdotheyexist?3.Couldyoulistthedifferencesyouknow?It’susefulforustoknowsomedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Lookatthefollowingtables:DifferencesBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishPronunciationdance/dα:ns/not/nɔt/either/aiðə/dance/dæns/not/nat/either/iðɚ/DifferencesBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishSpellingcolourtravellprogrammefavourcentrecolortravelprogramfavorcenterDifferencesBritishEnglishAmericanEnglishGrammarhavegotVocabularyholidaypoststaircasepetrolluggagehavevacationstairwaymailgasbaggageAmericanorBritishEnglish?(AE/BE)AmericanorBritishEnglish?(AE/BE)1.—Haveyougotanypets?—Yes,I’vegotthreerabbitsandatortoise.2.Ihaveanapartmentinthecitycenter.3.Doyouhaveawalkman？Haveyou(got)awalkman？AEBEBEAE4.Idon’thaveanyink.Ihaven’t(got)anyink.5.Let’sstayhome.Let’sstayathome.6.Hehasgottenanewjob.Hehasgotanewjob.AEAEAEBEBEBECanyounameanyotherdifferences?Howmuchdoyouknow?(1)Thanksgivingisobservedonlyin________.(2)Peopleusuallywalkonthe______sideintheUSAwhileintheUKpeopleusuallywalkonthe_____side.(3)___________behaveinamorecasualwaywhilein_______peopleareabitmoreformalortraditional.AmericarightleftAmericansBritain(4)Americansselect_________asthetopleaderofthecountry,whileintheUK,the______or______isalwaystherepresentativeofthecountry.(5)Footballhasitsoriginin______,butinAmerica,whereitiscalled______,itisnotsopopularasAmericanfootball,or_______.presidentKingQueenBritainsoccerrugbyChangetheunderlinedwordsandphrasesfromAmericanEnglishtoBritishEnglish.Answers:1.__________2.___________3.__________4.___________5.__________6.___________7.___________________8._____isthatfittedprogrammecolourtoiletonShe’sjustgonehomecentreColloquialismsColloquialismsYouaretellingmeI’mlazy.Ha,lookwhatamessyourroomis!Thatislikethepotcallingthekettleblack!Thisisacolloquialism.Doyouknowwhatdoesitmean?AcolloquialismisaninformalexpressionusedinspokenEnglish.ColloquialismsareneverusedinformalEnglishorinwriting,butareoftenusedinconversations.Whatisacolloquialism?Whatisacolloquialism?Don’tworry.It’sapieceofcake!somethingeasytodosomethingeasytodoDon’tbeawetblanket.Havesomefun!boring/afraidtohavefunGoon,tellme.I’mallears.listeningcarefullyAreyouserious?Don’tpullmyleg.jokewithsomeone1.apieceofcake1.apieceofcake小菜一碟容易的事小菜一碟容易的事e.g.Nosweat.Thisprojectwillbeapieceofcake.没问题，这项计划不费吹灰之力。2.awetblanket令人扫兴的人这一表达的来源是：当发生火灾的时候，为了扑火，把湿毛毯盖到火上。后用来指在社交场合泼冷水，令人扫兴的人。如：I’msorrytobesuchawetblanket,butI’mafraidIhavetogohomenow.3.allears形容很专心地倾听，全神贯注Whensomeoneisallears,heorsheislisteningwithcompleteattention．e.g.Wh...
