美式英语与英式英语

American English vs British English | Easy English 180 · Easy English

本期节目对比美式和英式英语的用词差异,通过日常物品讲解不同地区的表达习惯。适合练习词汇辨析和日常对话。

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  1. Hiya, welcome to a new episode of Easy English.

    嗨,欢迎收看《Easy English》的新一期节目!

  2. This week we're interested to know which form of English is more commonly used today, British English or American English.

    这周我们想了解一下:如今哪种形式的英语使用得更普遍——英式英语还是美式英语。

  3. So we found various objects that you can see here which have completely different vocabularies for the two forms of English.

    因此,我们找到了许多这样的物品(如图所示),它们在两种英语表达方式中所使用的词汇完全不同。

  4. And we went to Munster in Germany

    然后我们去了德国的明斯特。

  5. where British English is more commonly taught in school to see which of the two vocabularies they're more instinctively using nowadays.

    在学校里,更常用的是英式英语;通过这种方式可以了解如今人们在两种词汇体系中更倾向于使用哪一种。

  6. If you're also interested to know whether you're using British or American English,

    如果您也想知道自己使用的是英式英语还是美式英语,

  7. then why don't you play along and let us know in the comments below.

    那么,你为什么不配合一下,在下面的评论区告诉我们你的想法呢?

  8. Before we get started, if you're a regular Easy English viewer but not yet a subscriber,

    在我们开始之前,如果你是《Easy English》的常观众,但还没有成为订阅者的话……

  9. then quickly subscribe below.

    然后请在下方快速订阅。

  10. Here we go.

    开始吧。

  11. Out of curiosity, do you think you speak American or British English?

    出于好奇,你认为自己说的是美式英语还是英式英语?

  12. Erm, I think British.

    嗯,我想说的是“British”(英国的)。

  13. Yeah, English that's taught in German class is probably more British English.

    是的,德语课上所学的英语很可能是英式英语。

  14. I think rather American.

    我觉得这更具有美国特色(或者说,这种风格更符合美国的审美或文化习惯)。

  15. Yeah, why is that?

    是啊,为什么会这样呢?

  16. Because the media I consume is mainly American.

    因为我接触的媒体主要来自美国。

  17. By the way, what do you think you are speaking?

    顺便问一下,你以为自己在说什么呢?

  18. Good question, I don't know how to answer it.

    问得好,但我不知道该如何回答。

  19. I think I'm newer than British than American.

    我觉得,比起美国人来说,我对英国文化的了解更为深入(或者说,我使用英国文化相关的语言/表达方式的频率更高)。

  20. I think someone once told me that I have a New Zealand -ish accent or London accent but I'm not sure of either one.

    我记得有人曾经告诉我,我的口音有点像新西兰人的口音,或者像伦敦人的口音,但我不太确定到底是哪种。

  21. No, I don't know.

    不,我不知道。

  22. Your first picture?

    你的第一张照片?

  23. Uh,

    呃,

  24. sneakers?

    运动鞋?

  25. Okay.

    好的。

  26. Um, sports shoes, or sneakers?

    嗯,运动鞋还是普通篮球鞋呢?

  27. Uh,

    呃,

  28. sneakers?

    运动鞋?

  29. Would you say sneakers or trainers?

    你会把它们叫做“运动鞋”(sneakers)还是“训练鞋”(trainers)呢?

  30. Oh, yeah, I think trainers.

    哦,对,我想说的是那些训练师。

  31. Sneakers?

    运动鞋吗?

  32. Sneaker.

    运动鞋。

  33. Yeah, sneaker.

    是的,就是那双运动鞋。

  34. And if you had to pick between sneaker or trainer?

    那么,如果你必须在运动鞋(sneaker)和休闲鞋(trainer)之间做出选择,你会选哪一种呢?

  35. Sneaker.

    运动鞋。

  36. Like, uh, sneakers, trainers.

    比如,呃,运动鞋、训练鞋之类的。

  37. Yeah, which would you say?

    是啊,你觉得会是哪一种情况呢?

  38. Sneaker probably.

    很可能是运动鞋吧。

  39. Okay, and what is this?

    好的,那这是什么?

  40. Uh, it's a sofa or a couch but I do say both.

    呃,它其实既是一张沙发(sofa),也是一张长椅(couch),不过我确实会同时使用这两个词来描述它。

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