🇺🇸 🇬🇧 The MOST CONFUSING Differences Between British and American English · English with Greg
Greg和Vanessa讲解英美英语中最易混淆的词汇差异，帮助你判断自己使用的是哪种英语。适合练习词汇辨析和日常交流。
Hi, I'm Vanessa from speakenglishwithvanessa.com.
嗨，我是 Vanessa，来自 speakenglishwithvanessa.com 网站。
Do you speak British or American English?
您说的是英式英语还是美式英语？
Let's find out.
让我们来弄清楚吧。
I am so excited about this video.
我对这个视频感到非常兴奋！
I asked my YouTube viewers what they wanted to learn about.
我问我的 YouTube 观众们，他们想学习哪些方面的知识。
And one of the most popular questions was: what's the difference between British and American English?
其中一个最受欢迎的问题是：英式英语和美式英语有什么区别？
And I couldn't think of a better person to help us with this than Vanessa from Speak English with Vanessa.
我想不出还有谁比《Vanessa的英语教学节目》（Speak English with Vanessa）中的Vanessa更适合来帮助我们完成这件事了。
If you don't know me, I'm Greg, I'm British, but I lived in the United States for three years.
如果你还不认识我，那我叫格雷格，我是英国人，不过在美国生活了三年时间。
And believe me, I can tell you that there are some very confusing differences between British and American English.
相信我，英式英语和美式英语之间确实存在一些令人困惑的差异。
And we're going to look at the most confusing in this video.
在这段视频中，我们将重点讨论那些最令人困惑的内容。
But before we do, I have a question from one of my YouTube viewers for you, Vanessa.
但在我们开始之前，我有一个来自我的 YouTube 观众的问题要问你，Vanessa。
And that is: if I use British English with an American, will they understand me?
问题就是：如果我用英式英语与美国人对话，他们能听懂我吗？
So, Vanessa, what do you think?
那么，Vanessa，你怎么看？
The short answer is yes, Americans can understand people who speak British English.
简短的回答是：可以。美国人能够理解说英式英语的人。
We all speak English.
我们都会说英语。
Some people might contest that fact, but in general, Americans can understand British English.
有些人可能会对此提出异议，但总体而言，美国人能够理解英式英语。
Now sometimes they might ask you, what did you say?
有时候他们可能会问你：“你说了什么？
What was that?
那是什么？
If you use a specific British English word, like the words you're going to learn in this lesson.
如果你使用某个特定的英式英语单词（比如这节课里要学习的那些单词），那就更好了。
But you know what?
但是你知道吗？
That's not the end of the world.
这又不是世界末日。
It's okay if someone asks you that.
如果有人问你这个问题，也没关系。
You can clarify and maybe it's a chance for you to learn an American English word.
你可以把相关内容解释得更清楚一些；也许这还会让你有机会学习一个美式英语单词呢。
So what do you think, Greg?
那么，你觉得怎么样，格雷格？
Do you think that British people can understand American vocabulary?
你认为英国人能够理解美国英语中的词汇吗？
Yeah, because we watch so many American films and television programs and listen to American music, we are exposed to a lot of American English.
是的，因为我们看了很多美国电影和电视节目，也听了美国音乐，所以接触到了大量的美式英语。
When I lived in the States, I used a lot of American vocabulary so that people understood me more easily.
当我住在美国的时候，我会使用很多美式英语词汇，这样别人就能更容易地理解我。
And in fact, I still use some American vocabulary now.
事实上，我现在仍然会使用一些美式英语中的词汇。
I'll tell you which inside this lesson.
在这节课里，我会告诉你们具体是哪一个（选项）。
So let's have a look at the most confusing differences between British English and American English.
那么，让我们来看看英式英语和美式英语之间最令人困惑的差异吧。
And when you've watched this video, I recommend you watch that video to learn 21 very common idioms in British English.
看完这个视频后，我建议你再观看另一个视频，以学习21个在英式英语中非常常见的习语。
Vanessa, are you ready?
瓦内萨，你准备好了吗？
Yeah.
是的。
Let's do it.
我们开始吧。
Okay.
好的。
So here is how it's going to work.
具体操作流程如下：
First, I'm going to put an image on screen, and then you have to think how you would say that word.
首先，我会在屏幕上显示一张图片，然后你们需要思考该如何表达这个单词。
Then Vanessa will tell you how they say it in American English.
然后凡妮莎会告诉你他们在美国英语中是如何表达这个词语的。
And I will tell you how we say it in British English.
我会告诉你们，在英式英语中我们是如何表达这个意思的。
And let's find out if you speak American or British.
让我们来了解一下你说的是美式英语还是英式英语吧。