Accents - BRITISH vs AMERICAN: English Accents Around the World · English Like A Native
本视频对比英式与美式发音差异,适合练习发音和词汇辨识。了解常见词汇的不同说法,如rubbish vs trash,mobile vs cell phone等。
Hi guys, and welcome to another accent video.
大家好,欢迎观看又一期关于不同口音的视频。
If you've joined me on any of my previous accent videos, you'll know that I normally cover UK regional accents,
如果你之前看过我的任何关于口音的视频,就会知道我通常会介绍英国各地的地域性口音。
for example, the Liverpool accent, or the London accent, the Manchester or even West Country accent.
例如,利物浦口音、伦敦口音、曼彻斯特口音,甚至是西英格兰地区的口音。
And if those are the accents you're interested in, you can find them in the description box below.
如果您对这些口音感兴趣,可以在下方的描述框中找到相关信息。
However, today we are going international.
不过,今天我们的业务将拓展到国际市场。
We're crossing the pond and looking at the ask me for this video in the past, and looking at America,
我们正在跨越大洋,回顾过去人们请求我们制作这个视频的种种情况,同时也在关注美国的情况。
it's huge, and that means the accents vary vastly.
这个地区的范围非常广,因此当地的口音也存在很大的差异。
So what we're going to do now is look at the general aspects of a general American accent.
那么,我们现在要做的就是了解一下美国普通口音的总体特征。
So, who are we meeting today?
那么,今天我们要见的是谁呢?
This is Gabby.
这是加比。
Gabby is from Minnesota.
加比来自明尼苏达州。
That means she is an American.
这意味着她是一个美国人。
Hello Gabby.
你好,加比。
Hey guys.
嘿,大家好!
Thank you Gabby for joining us.
感谢加比(Gabby)加入我们的行列。
My pleasure Anna.
安娜,这是我的荣幸。
So you might recognise Gabby if you've been studying English specifically, because Gabby is an English teacher on YouTube channel Go Natural English.
如果你专门学习过英语,那么你可能会认出加比(Gabby)——因为她是在 YouTube 频道 “Go Natural English” 上担任英语教师的专家。
Do you want to tell the guys a little bit about what you are for in your channel?
你想跟大家讲讲你在自己的频道里主要想传达什么内容吗?
Sure, if you want to learn American English pronunciation, vocabulary and fluency, then you should watch Go Natural English.
当然,如果你想学习美式英语的发音、词汇以及提高口语流利度,那么你应该观看《Go Natural English》这个节目。
So you can find the link to Gabby's channel in the description box below.
你可以在下方的描述框中找到通往加比(Gabby)频道的链接。
But before you go over there, do stay with us and look at the differences between the American accent and the British English accent.
但在你前往那里之前,请先和我们一起看看美式口音与英式口音之间的区别。
So as I said, Gabby is from Minnesota, but you have quite a neutral American accent.
正如我所说,加比来自明尼苏达州,但你的美国口音非常标准、听起来很“中性”(即不带有任何特定地区的口音特征)。
Correct.
正确。
I moved around a lot, so I kind of standardised my English, especially teaching English too.
我经常搬家,因此我的英语表达方式逐渐变得标准化了,尤其是在教授英语时更是如此。
Okay, fantastic.
太好了,真是太棒了。
So let's first of all have a look at some of the words
那么,首先让我们来看看其中的一些单词吧。
that are commonly different between American and British English.
这些差异在美国英语和英国英语中非常常见。
The
(The 为占位符,实际内容需要根据上下文填充。)
first word that's different is the word rubbish.
第一个发音不同的单词是 “rubbish”(垃圾)。
I would say rubbish, but Gabby would say trash.
我可能会说“垃圾”,但加比则会用“trash”这个词来表达同样的意思。
Put out the rubbish or take out the trash.
把垃圾倒掉或者把垃圾拿出去处理。
Next is the word mobile.
接下来是单词 “mobile”(移动的)。
My mobile phone that Gabby would refer to it as cell phone.
我的手机——加比会把它叫做“cell phone”(手机)。
So I need to buy a new mobile phone or give me your cell phone number.
那么,我需要买一部新的手机,或者你可以把你的手机号码告诉我。
Cool.
酷。
Full stop.
句号。
The little punctuation mark, which is the dot we call a full stop, but you call period.
这个小小的标点符号,我们称之为“句号”(full stop),而你们可能称之为“period”。
So I'm not doing this full stop.
所以我不会在这里加上这个句号。
I'm not doing this.
我不会这么做的。
Period.
就这样。