文档介绍：The Differences between American English & British English —— Ray Differences ACCENT SPELLING VOCABU LARY GRAMMAR& USAGE -re & -er metre/meter metre/meter theatre/theater theatre/theater centre/center centre/center -ise & anize actualise/actualize actualise/actualize realise/realize realise/realize -our & -or colour/color colour/color favourite/favorite favourite/favorite Accent ?British:vigorous,deep&melodious, rhythmical ?American:smooth, random,relaxed ?Man: Hey! Nice pants! ?Woman: Excuse me? ?Man: I said nice pants. ?Woman: You can ’t see my pants, can you? ?Man: Of course I can. ?Woman: How can you see my pants? ?Man: They ’re on your legs! ?Woman: Ha. You haven ’t been to America recently, have you? ?Man: Oh I er …I er actually just got back from LA! That ’s “Los Angeles ” by the way.... ?Woman: I know. ?Man: Yeah, I picked up some of the American words, and now I forget which ones to use! So confusing! ?Woman: We call these “trousers ” in Britain. ?Man: Of course we do...you know there are so many things …that ’s it ’s exactly a completely different language sometimes! ?Woman: Really? ?Man: Yeah! ?Woman: Would you like a crisp? ?Man: Crisps? In the States, they ’re “chips ”! ?Woman: Oh. So if I want to order our chips in America, what do I ask for? ?Man: French fries! ?Woman: I see. ?Man: And you know what that is, don ’t you? ?Woman: A fizzy drink. ?Man: That ’s a “soda ”! ?Woman: Hmm …?Man: You know the lift over there? ?Woman: Yeah? ?Man: That ’s an elevator. ?Woman: Oh really? ?Man: You know in the States, you don ’t go to watch a film... ?Woman: You “watch a movie ”! ?Man: Exactly! And you don ’t walk on the pavement …?Woman: You walk on the “sidewalk ”! ?Man: You got it! ?Woman: I ’ve watched a lot of films ... oops ... movies! : (B) Pavement;(A) sidewalk 2. 垃圾: (B) Rubbish;(A)trash 3. 足球: (B)football;(A)er 4. 地铁(B)Tube(A);subway : (B)biscuit;(A)cookie : (B)sweets;(A)candy