British or American English 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Which one should you study? · mmmEnglish
本视频讲解美式英语和英式英语的区别，适合练习英语学习选择和日常交流。了解不同场合下应选择哪种英语，提升语言使用准确性。
Hello!
你好！
I'm Emma from mmmEnglish!
我是艾玛，来自“mmmEnglish”！
In this lesson, we're going to talk about American English and British English.
在这一课中，我们将讨论美式英语和英式英语。
Do you need to know the difference?
你需要了解这两者之间的区别吗？
Which one is right?
哪一个才是正确的？
Which one should you use?
你应该使用哪一个呢？
And which one do I use?
那我应该使用哪一个呢？
These are all questions that I get asked all the time by my students!
这些都是我的学生们经常向我提出的问题！
And in this video I'm going to answer them for you.
在这段视频中，我会为大家解答这些问题。
So the first question.
那么，第一个问题来了。
Do you need to know the difference between American English and British English?
你需要了解美式英语和英式英语之间的区别吗？
Well you need to know that there are differences.
你需要知道，这些事物之间存在差异。
There are a few different spelling rules, grammar rules and of course there's different accents and vocabulary.
存在一些不同的拼写规则、语法规则；当然，还有不同的口音和词汇表达方式。
You need to know that there are those differences but that doesn't necessarily mean that you need to study and learn them.
你需要明白：虽然存在这些差异，但这并不意味着你必须去研究或学习它们。
The truth is that all English speakers understand each other, despite the differences in their English.
事实上，所有说英语的人都能互相理解，尽管他们的英语表达方式可能存在差异。
We watch each other's movies, we read each other's books, we work with each other, we read each other's news.
我们会一起看彼此的电影，一起读彼此的书，一起工作，还会一起关注彼此的新闻。
So we're often exposed to the different words and spellings that other English speakers use..
因此，我们经常会接触到其他英语使用者所使用的各种不同的词汇和拼写方式。
which brings me to the next question.
这就引出了我的下一个问题。
Should you care about the differences between American English and British English?
你是否应该关注美式英语和英式英语之间的差异呢？
Maybe.
也许吧。
It depends on why you're learning English.
这取决于你学习英语的原因。
You only need to care about the differences if you're studying for an English exam, you're applying for or attending an English university
只有当你正在为英语考试做准备，或者正在申请或就读一所英语大学时，才需要关注这些语言之间的差异。
or you're using English professionally for your job.
或者你因为工作需要在职业场合中使用英语。
Usually in these situations, you need to pay attention to the spelling and the grammar rules because it can affect your score
在这种情况下，你通常需要特别注意拼写和语法规则，因为这些因素会直接影响你的得分。
or even affect your reputation.
甚至可能影响你的声誉。
So if this sounds like you, then you definitely do need to think about whether British English or American English is the right choice for you.
如果这些描述符合你的情况，那么你确实需要认真考虑：英式英语还是美式英语更适合你。
So which one is right?
那么，哪一个才是正确的呢？
Which one should you use?
你应该使用哪一个呢？
Its a hard question for me to answer.
这对我来说是个很难回答的问题。
You need to think about you and your situation.
你需要先考虑自己以及自己的处境。
Are you living in an English-speaking country?
你生活在英语国家吗？
Then of course, use the type of English that is used there.
当然，要使用当地人使用的那种英语表达方式。
But maybe you're planning to study in an English-speaking country.
不过，也许你正计划在英语国家留学。
Which one?
哪一个？
If it's America, then you should be training to learn American English.
如果是在美国，那么你就应该努力学习美式英语。
But if not, then focus on British English because most other English-speaking countries use British English grammar and spelling standards.
但如果不是这种情况，那么就重点学习英式英语吧——因为大多数其他英语国家都采用英式英语的语法和拼写规范。
Do you speak to a lot of clients or colleagues who are from America or from the UK?
你经常与来自美国或英国的客户或同事交流吗？
This can help you to decide whether you need to study American English or British English.
这可以帮助你决定自己是需要学习美式英语还是英式英语。
You might think that one type of English is easier than the other and that can also tell you which one you should study.
你可能会认为某种英语比另一种更容易学习，而这也能帮助你决定应该学习哪种英语。
You could choose any of these reasons to help you decide which type of English to study.
你可以选择这些理由中的任何一个，来帮助自己决定应该学习哪种类型的英语。