Differences between American English and British English.ppt

Learn some sentences: Climb high,climb far, Your goal the sky, Your aim the star. 往高爬,往远爬, 你的目标是天空, 你的目标是明星。 American English 美国地图 MAP OF The people in the USA speak English. There are some differences between American English and British English. Deal with the new words ,pay attention to some difficult sentences. Britain Europe India Spain 不列颠欧洲印度西班牙 British European Indian Spanish 英国的, 欧洲的印第安人的西班牙的英国人(的) 欧洲人印第安的西班牙语 Florida: the name of the state in the USA “ land of flowers ” English is more or less the same in both Britain and American,though there are some spelling differences . 在英国和美国,书面英语大体上都是相同的,尽管有些拼法上的差异。 More or less 或多或少, “大体上”,用来表示自己的意见不那么肯定。 . The work is more or less finished. 这项工作大体上已经完成了。我认为这多少是一种犯罪行为 I think it ’ s more or less a crime. ,most of the time ,people from the two countries do not have any difficulty in understanding each other. 然而,在多数时间里,英国人和美国人都能很容易地相互听懂对方所说的话。 however, 然而。 I’ d like to go with you,however my hands are full. have a difficulty in doing. 在做某事方面有困难。 I have some difficulty in speaking English. did the e about? 这些差别是怎样产生的呢? Come about 产生,发生 take place . happen happen . How did the e about? 6. A great many. 许多. a large number of 修饰可数名词 美分 1 dollar =100 cents. 8, howl 嚎叫. cry. . 原因 season 季节 10 ,bring in. 带进,引进.