英语翻译AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders,“CanIcommunicate(交流)withAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?"LearnersofEnglishoftenask,“WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantar
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AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders,“CanIcommunicate(交流)withAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?"LearnersofEnglishoftenask,“WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?”DoyouknowanydifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?
Certainly,therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.
Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay“inhospital”and“Haveyouapen?”WhileAmericanssay“inthehospital”and“Doyouhaveapen?”
Pronunciation(发音)issometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundthe“r”inthewordslike“bird”and“hurt”.SomespeakersofBritishEnglishdon'tsoundthe“r”inthesewords.
TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary(词汇).Forexample,“colour”and“honour”areBritish.But“color”and“honor”areAmerican.
Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spelling,andvocabularyarenotimportant,however.Forthemostpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.