美国和英国这两个国家都使用英语,但是在过去的三百年里,由于政治、经济和文化的原因,美式英语和英式英语都发生了很大变化
那它们之间有什么差异呢
Module1BritishandAmericanEnglishTherearemanydifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish
Thedifferenceintheaccentisthefirstthingyoumightnotice
Regional(区域的)accentsvarygreatlyasyoutravelwithinGreatBritain,sothereisnowaytoaccurately(准确地)describe“theBritishaccent”
However,accordingtostandardBritishEnglish,Britstendtoomitthe“r”thatcomesattheendofaword
Module1BritishandAmericanEnglishTheseconddifferenceistheuseofwordsthatAmericanseitherdon’tuseorusetomeandifferentthings
Forexample,chipsinBritishEnglishareFrenchfriesinAmericanEnglish,andchipsinAmericanEnglisharecrispsinBritishEnglish
Inaddition,whendescribingfood,Britswillsaysomethingis“nice”,whichmeanspleasingortasty,whereasanAmericanwouldsay“good”.Module1BritishandAme