1.5 British English v.s. American English在线视频

Hello, everyone.
大家好

Today we have Lu with us to share
今天我们将和露一同分享

some interesting facts about English.
一些关于英语的趣味内容

HI, everyone.
嗨，你们好

It's so nice to meet you here.
很高兴在这里和大家见面

Hey, Lu, as an English teacher in the college,
嘿，露，作为一名大学英语老师

how do you think of your students' English?
你认为你的学生英语水平怎么样

Well, some of them are really good.
嗯，有些学生很优秀

They have beautiful pronunciation,
他们发音很标准

and I don't think they have any problem
我认为他们和外国人交流

in communicating with foreigners.
不会有什么问题

But some can just read and write,
不过有些学生只是读写还行

as for speaking, it is not an easy task for them.
但提到口语，对他们而言就难了

Alright, then, how is their pronunciation?
好吧，那么，学生们的发音怎么样

Do most of them speak British English
大部分人是说英式英语

or American English?
还是美式英语

That is a good question.
这个问题提得好

I think they like American dramas,
我想他们爱好美剧

so I guess they may fancy the American accent.
应该会喜欢美式口音多一点

But most of time, it's so difficult to tell
但大多数时候，你很难说清楚

which English they are speaking about.
他们说的是哪种英语

Right？So by definition,
这样吗？按照定义

American English is the form of English used
美式英语指美国使用的

in the United States.
英语形式

It includes all English dialects
它包括美国国内使用的

used within the United States.
所有英语方言

While British English is the form of English used
而英式英语则是指英国使用的

in the United Kingdom.
英语形式

Yeah, Received Pronunciation
是的，英语标准发音

refers to a way of pronouncing standard English
指标准英语的发音方式

that is actually used by about two percent
然而只有约2%的英国人会使用这种

of the UK population.
发音方式

It remains the accent upon
这种标准发音

which dictionary pronunciation guides are based,
仍然是一种为许多字典发音部分所采用的发音方式

and for teaching English as a foreign language.
同时也使得英语能够作为一门外语来教学

It is referred to colloquially as "the Queen's English".
标准英语又俗称为“女王英语”

There are some differences
美式英语和英式英语

between American and British English
在日期格式、数字

include pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary,
发音、语法、词汇

spelling, punctuation, idioms,
拼写、标点符号和惯用语

and formatting of dates and numbers.
等方面都存在不同之处

Exactly, now, let’s watch the following clip
现在，让我们通过看下面这个短片来感受

to feel the differences.
一下这种差异

Good
嗯

One day, I looked at my schedule and realized

I was late for a meeting.

I grabbed a scone for breakfast and ran out the door.

On the way to my meeting,

I saw an advertisement for a new tomato sauce.

Maybe I would try the sauce

with some pasta and oregano for dinner!

I made it to the meeting,

but it didn't seem like my co-workers and I

made any progress on our work.

Afterwards, I went to my own office to have some privacy.

I decided I needed a vacation.

So, I looked up a trip to Africa,

and bought a ticket to go on safari.

Hopefully I could see a zebra or a lion!

One day, I looked at my schedule and realized

I was late for a meeting.

I grabbed a scone for breakfast and ran out the door.

On the way to my meeting,

I saw an advertisement for a new tomato sauce.

Maybe I would try the sauce

with some pasta and oregano for tea!

I made it to the meeting,

but it didn't seem like my colleagues

and I made any progress on our work.

Afterwards,

I went to my own office to have some privacy.

I decided I needed a holiday.

So, I looked up a trip to Africa,

and bought a ticket to go on safari.

Hopefully I could see a zebra or a lion!

Can you tell which American English is,
只靠耳朵听

and which one is British English just by listening?
你能分清美式英语和英式英语吗

Apparently, the first one is American.
很明显，前者是美式英语

You can tell from those sounds.
你可以靠某些发音辨别出来

Yes. Typical words such as tomato /a:/ and tomato/ei/ ,
没错。靠一些典型词的发音，如tomato /a:/和tomato/ei/

box and box.
box和box

The most obvious difference
那些说英语的人

that the average English speakers
或者英语学习者可能

or learners might notice
会注意到两种英语间

between the two dialects is that
最明显的区别就是

American English is what is known as rhotic,
美式英语突出r音

a voicing of words that pronounces hard R's,
也就是辅音前的r音全都读出

while British English is generally non-rhotic
英式英语则一般弱化r音

and rolls over R's silently.
将r音轻轻带过

Exactly, we have centre in BE and center in AE.
正如英式英语习惯读centre而美式英语读center

Aslo waiter and waiter.
还比如服务员读/'weɪtə/ 和/'wetɚ/

Vowels are another key difference.
另一个关键区别就是元音

O is pronounced in a more rounded way in British English,
O在英式英语中的发音更为圆润

but is more interchangeable with an "ah" or A sound
但在美式英语中O的发音多可与“ah”

in American English.
或“A”音互换

Like box, and box, a lot of, a lot of
比如box和box、a lot of和a lot of

Yes. In many words,
是的，在许多词汇中

the A in British English tends to be longer
英式英语的A音通常比

than it is in American pronunciation.
美式英语要长一些

For example, answer, answer. dance, dance.
例如example、answer、answer、dance、dance

Right.
没错

But apart from that,
但除这些外

the differences in spelling are also obvious
两者在某些词汇的拼写上

especially in certain words.
差异也很明显

Words ending in -or in American English
美式英语习惯以or结尾

would be in -our in British English
英式英语则多以our结尾

Some examples are color, humor, flavor etc.
例如color、humor、flavor等

And Words ending in -ize for Americans
美式英语习惯用ize结尾

are written with -ise ending for British,
英式英语通常以ise 结尾

such as recognize,patronize etc.
如recognize、patronize等

Yes, The best way to make sure
不错，验证你单词拼写

that you are being consistent in your spelling
是否一致的最佳方法就是

is to use the spell check on your word processor,
用文字处理器上的拼写检查工具检测

if you are using the computer of course,
当然如果你正在使用电脑

and choose which variety of English you would like.
请选择出你最喜欢的英语形式

As you can see, there are really very few differences
如你所见，标准美式英语

between standard British English
和标准英式英语之间

and standard American English.
只有极少差别

However, the largest difference is probably
然而，两者最大的不同

that of the choice of pronunciation and vocabulary.
可能就是在发音和词汇上的选择上

Yes,it's certainly.
是的，没错

Wow, by the way, your have very beautiful pants.
哇，我顺便说一句，你的裤子很漂亮

You can see my pants?
你能看到我的内裤吗

Oh sorry,sorry.I mean your trousers.
哦，抱歉。我是说你的裤子

So, you are using the American English.
所以，你在使用美式英语

It is true that sometimes those words are pretty confusing.
有时这类词的确很令人困惑

For example,
你比如说

the American crisp becomes chips in Britain.
美国的crisp就是指英国的chips

And the British fizzy drinks are named soda in the States.
还有英国的fizzy drinks在美国就叫作soda

That is interesting, and also words like these,
这很有意思，其实还有很多这样的单词

let’s have a look.
让我们来看一看

autumn

fall

biscuit

cookie

block of flats

apartment building

driving licence

driver's license

dustbi

garbage can, trash can

ground floor

first floor

Lift

Elevator

maize

corn

maths

math

motorbike

motorcycle

nappy

diaper

pavement

sidewalk

postbox

mailbox

postcode

zip code

rubber

eraser

rubbish

garbage, trash

sweets

candy

tin

can

zip

zipper

Also, grammar is different.
同样，两者的语法也有不同

In British English
在英式英语中

the present perfect is used to express an action
现在完成时用来表示

that has occurred in the recent past
最近发生的对现在

that has an effect on the present moment.
有影响的动作

For example:
例如

In British English,we'll say:
在英式英语中，我们会说

I've lost my key.

Can you help me look for it?

However,in American English the following is possible too:
然而，在美式英语中这样说也是可行的

I lost my key.

Can you help me look for it?

Yes, and there are two forms
嗯，在英语中

to express possession in English.
有两种表示所有的方式

Have or Have got
Have或Have got

Certainly
的确

For example
例如

In American English,we'll say：
在美式英语中，我们说

Do you have a book?

While the British would say:
而英式英语则会说

Have you got a book?

In American English,we can say：
在美式英语中，我们说

He hasn't got any friends.

And British would say:
英式英语则说

He doesn't have any friends.

Yes.
嗯

While both forms are correct and accepted
虽然这两种形式都对并且

in both British and American English,
在英式英语和美式英语中都被认可

have got is generally the preferred form in British English
但在英式英语中，have got通常是首选

while most speakers of American English
而大多数说美式英语的人

tend to use the have.
则倾向于用have

There are also a few differences in preposition use
两者的介词用法也存在一些不同点

including the following:
比如下列情况

For example,in American English we'll say:on the weekend
例如，在美式英语中，我们常说：on the weekend

while British English will say: at the weekend
英式英语会说：at the weekend

American English,we can say"on a team"
美式英语，我们可以说“on a team”

And British English say" in a team"
英式英语则说 “in a team”

Another example is that
还有一个例子就是

in American English we can say
在美式英语中，我们说

"please write me soon"

And British English say"please write to me soon"
英式英语则说“please write to me soon”

Well, it is true that
嗯，英式英语

there are quite a lot of differences
和美式英语间

between the British English and American English
的确有许多不同点

Anyway, it has been a long day,
好了，聊了这么久

let’s get out of here and rush to grab some food,
也是时候早点离开这里去吃点东西了

otherwise there will be a long queue for the lift.
否则搭升降梯就要大排长龙了

Exactly. There will be a long line for the elevator.
准确地说，是乘电梯会排很长的队

So let's say goodbye to our students
让我们和同学们说再见吧

All right.
好的

Bye-bye.
拜拜

See you next time!
下次见

I wish you well.
祝你们事事顺利