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Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,英式英语与美式英语差别,第1页,第1页,“England and America are two countries divided by a common language.”,George Bernard Shaw,第2页,第2页,一、拼写方面不同,拼写,美国人更注重实用性,因此美式英语拼写比英式英语更简练,1.,英语单词中不发音词尾,-me,-ue,(,kilogram&,kilogramme,),2.,英语中以,-our,结尾单词,在美语中删去了不发音字母,u,(,color&,colour,),3.,英语中以,-re,结尾,读音为,:,单词,在美语中改为,-er,结尾,读音不变,(,center¢re,),4.,英语中一些以,-ence,为结尾单词,在美语中改为,-ense,结尾,(,defense&defence,),5.,英语中以,-ise,结尾动词,美语中则拼作,-ize,(,realise&realize,),6.,英语中以双写,-ll-,拼写部分词,在美语中只有一个,-l-,7.,英语中以,-xion,结尾词,美语中拼作,-ction,,读音不变,第3页,第3页,二、同一个词在英语和美语中可能指不同东西,英语,美式英语,英式英语,bankbill,钞票,汇票,billion,十亿,万亿,biscuit,软饼,苏打饼干,corn,玉米,谷物,小麦,first floor,一层,二层,football,橄榄球,足球,overall,工装裤,紧身裤,pants,长裤,内裤,purse,手提包,妇女小钱包,trillion,兆,百万兆,第4页,第4页,三、同一个意思,在英语和美语中分别用不同词语(同义异词),汉语意思,美式英语,英式英语,百货公司,department store,store,别客气,不用谢,1,Youre welcome,Not at all,别客气,不用谢,2,Sure,Dont mention it,长裤,pants,trousers,长途电话,long-distance call,trunk call,称呼朋友,1,fellow,bloke,称呼朋友,2,guys,chap,称呼朋友,3,buddy,mate,出租车,cab,taxi,打电话,call,ring,第5页,第5页,四、发音上区别,单词,美式英语,英式英语,a,:,o,近似,a:,r,有卷舌,无卷舌,.-ary/-ory,ri,ri,.-ile,l,ail,第6页,第6页,五、语法及表示,1.,名词,1-1.,美国英语将其它词类名词化倾向比英国英语更为明显,尤其是那些带介词短语动词,英式英语,美式英语,to cook out,a cook-out,to know how,the know-how,to run down,the rundown,to be shut in,a shut-in,to stop over,the stopover,第7页,第7页,五、语法及表示,1-2.,集合名词做主语时,英国英语谓语动词能够是单数形式或者复数形式,美国英语几乎总是用单数形式,英式:,They are a family who has been very influential in the history of this country.,美式或英式:,The committee has decided to look into the matter further.,1-3.,名词作定语时,美国英语多用单数形式,而英国英语则惯用其复数形式,英式:,The worker decided to form a new trades union.,美式:,The worker decided to form a new trade union.,第8页,第8页,五、语法及表示,2.,动词,英语中,to have,是个词性不明确动词。英国人既把它用作助动词又把它用作实义动词;美国人则一律将它当作实义动词来用。,当动词,have,有致使之意时,美国用,have;,英国对上级用,get,对下级用,make.,英语中,to have,是个词性不明确动词。,英式:,I will get someone come.,美式:,I will have someone come.,第9页,第9页,五、语法及表示,3.,形容词,在美国英语中,形容词比较级能够跟在,all the,之后,表示强调。而英国英语则使用,any,加形容词比较级这一形式来表示强调,英式:,Can,t you do any better than that?,美式:,Is that all the better you can do?,第10页,第10页,五、语法及表示,4.,时态,表示距现在不远过去所发生或完毕事情,英国英语惯用现在完毕时,则美国英语则倾向于使用普通过去时,英式:,I have studied your report already.,美式:,I studied your report already.,英式:,Now I know what it is!I,ve forgotten its name.,美式:,Now I know what it is!I forgot its name.,第11页,第11页,五、语法及表示,5.,日期表示,英式用日月年,美式用月日年,且日期里,st,,,nd,,,rd,不写出来,英式:,20th March,1998,读作,the twentieth of March,nineteen ninety-eight,美式:,March 20,1998,读作,March the twentieth,nineteen ninety-eight,第12页,第12页,五、语法及表示,6.,数字读法,6-1.,数字读法,如,175,英式:,a/one hundred and seventy-five,美式:,one hundred seventy-five,常省略,and,6-2.,表述房间号,电话号时,英式多用,double,,,triple,,美式则直接读,三个连用时也用,three+,数字复数,英式,9224,:,nine double two four,美式,9224,:,nine two two four,英式,60009,:,six triple one nine,美式,60009,:,six one one one nine,;,six three ones nine,第13页,第13页,
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