英式英语与美式英语的差异.ppt

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1、“England and America“England and America are two countries are two countries divided by a common divided by a common language.”language.”GeorgeBernardShawwhy?The English language was first introduced to the Americas by British colonels,beginning in the early 17th century.Over the past 400 years,the

2、form of the language used in the Americasespecially in the United Statesand that used in the British Isles have diverged in a few minor ways,leading to the dialects now occasionally referred to as American English and British English.One particular contribution towards formalizing these differences

3、came from Noah Webster,who wrote the first American dictionary(published 1828)with the intention of showing that people in the United States spoke a different dialect from Britain,much like a regional accent.uNoahWebster诺厄诺厄.韦伯斯特韦伯斯特HepublishedthefirsteditionofhisAnAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLang

4、uagein1828.uPronunciationStress（重音）first-syllablestressinAmEsecond-syllablestressinBrE.laboratory英laboratory美laboratory以以ary和和ory和和ate结尾的词，结尾的词，英音重音英音重音 第二音节，美音第二音节，美音 第一音节：第一音节：donate英英donate美美donate大多数复合词英音中的重音放在后，美音放在前：大多数复合词英音中的重音放在后，美音放在前：英英beefsteakelsewhere美美beefsteakelsewhere 反例反例:英英baseball

5、美美baseballSingledifferencesSpellingHerearesomegeneraldifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanspellings:Wordsendingin-or(American)-our(British)color,colour,humor,humour,flavor,flavouretc.Wordsendingin-ize(American)-ise(British)recognize,recognise,patronize,patroniseetc.A.E B.E 对话 dialogdialogue 妈妈mummy m

6、ommy米meter metre剧院theater theatre中心center centre颜色color colour最喜欢的favorite favourite冠词 英国人用冠词时美国人不用冠词。英国人用冠词时美国人不用冠词。英式：ItwasaTuesdayandhewasntbackatworkuntiltheWednesday.美国人用冠词时英国人不用冠词。美国人用冠词时英国人不用冠词。英式：Ihadbeenoutofhospitableforsixweeks.GrammerPrepositionsThere are also a few differences in prepos

7、ition use including the following:American English-on the weekendBritish English-at the weekendAmerican English-on a teamBritish English-in a teamAmerican English-please write me soonBritish English-please write to me soonBritish:ageing,routeing,swingeingAmerican:aging,routing,swinginguGrammarUseoft

8、hePresentPerfectPossessionUseoftheverbGetWill/ShallUseofprepositionsUseoftheSubjunctiveCollectiveNounsAuxiliaryverb+doHehasgonehome.(BE)Hewenthome.ORHehasgonehome.(AE)Haveyougotacar?(BE)Doyouhaveacar?ORHaveyougotacar?(AE)Hehasgotaprize.(BE)Hehasgottenaprize.(AE)ShallIhelpyouwiththehomework?(BE)Shoul

9、dIhelpyouwiththehomework?(AE)attheweekend（BE）Shellbecominghomeonweekends.(AE)Theteamis/aregoingtolose.(BE)Theteamisgoingtolose.(AE)MayIhavealookatyourpapers?Youmay(do)(BE)Youmay.(AE)uPasttenseforms舌头大挑战舌头大挑战1.Good cookies could be cooked by a good cook if a good cook could cook good cookies.2.Ann se

10、nt Andy ten hens and Andy sent Ann ten pens.舌头大挑战舌头大挑战3.Bills big brother is building a beautiful building between two big brick blocks4.A flea and a fly were trapped in a flue（烟气管道烟气管道）,and they tried to flee for their life.The flea said to the fly“lets flee!”and the fly said to the flea”Lets fly!.Finally both the flea and fly managed to flee through a flaw（缺陷缺陷）in the flue.