This usage may confuse users of AmE, who are likely to interpret and even use "No fear!" as enthusiastic willingness to move forward. Idioms A number of English idioms that have essentially the same meaning show lexical differences between the British and the American version; for instance: In...
Another tricky word; in the US a bum usually refers to a homeless person or vagabond, someone with no fixed abode or job who is judged to be drifting. In the UK a ‘bum’ is slang for your bottom (!). We think it best not to confuse them! Hard/solid In British English, hard...
They employ different words to describe the same things. Sometimes, the same word has a slightly __(3)__ meaning, which can be __(4)__. There are a few differences in grammar, too. The British use prepositions, while Americans __(5)__ them: __(6)__ the following two sentence...
子 3. For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778. Ⅲ . 教材分析与教材重组 1. 教材分析 本模块以 British and American English 为话题,从听说读写等方面谈论了英 国英语和美国英语的异同, ...
BritishandAmericanEnglishdifferinmanyways.Thedifferenceinvocabularyisthemostobvious.Sometimes,thesamewordhasa1.slightly(slight) differentmeaning,whichcanbe2.confusing(confuse).Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar,too.TheBritishuseprepositionswhereAmericanssometimesomitthem.Theothertwoareasin3.whichthetwovarietiesdifferare...
because americans, canadians, australians and british people mix some words with get and that does ONE VERB. HELP ME PLEASE; I need you help me. I hope you can read this comment. Thank you so much for teaching me new things ever single day of my life. Anthony thanks...
8.confuse vt.使困惑→confusing adj.令人困惑的;难懂的→confused adj.感到困惑的→confusion n.困惑 1.“评论”不容忽视 ①remark n.& v. 评论;讲话 ②review n.& v. 评论 ③comment n.& v. 评论;意见 ④criticism n. 评论;批评 2.ify结尾动词找一找 ...
The main differences are in vocabulary for some everyday things. However, most Americans know what trousers are, and Britons and Australians know that “pants” are trousers in an American book or movie. And there are a few small spelling differences. There are some very small grammar ...
The main differences are in vocabulary for some everyday things. However,most Americans know what trousers are, and Britons and Australians know that "pants"are trousers in an American book or movie. And there are a few small spelling differences. There are some very small grammar differences,...
Module 1 British and American English 美文阅读 我们都知道美国与英国都说英语,但您知道英国英语与美国英语到底有什么区别吗下面让我们来瞧究竟吧 American and British English