UK vs US Vocabulary

英国对我们词汇

36,650 views ・ 2021-04-11

English Like A Native


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British person: Hi! It’s so good to see you.  Welcome to England. How was the journey? 
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英国人:嗨!很高兴见到你。欢迎来到英格兰。旅途如何?
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American person: Hey it’s great  to see you. It was long! 
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美国人:嘿,很高兴见到你。好久了!
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British person: Are you tired? American: I am exhausted. I don’t mean  
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英国人:你累了吗?美国人:我很累。我不是 无礼的 意思
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to be rude but is it ok if I go right to bed? British: Of course! Would you like something  
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,但是如果我去睡觉就可以了吗?英国人:当然可以!您想
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to eat first?
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先吃点 东西 吗?
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American:  Maybe just a snack. British: What do you fancy? 
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美国人:也许只是零食。英国人:你喜欢什么?
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American: Do you have chips? British: Yes, we have some in the freezer.  
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美国人:你有筹码吗?英国人:是的,我们的冰箱里有一些。
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They’ll take about 20 minutes in the oven. American: … What? 
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他们将需要20分钟左右的烤箱时间。美国人:……什么?
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Ah, British English versus American  English. It’s the subject of many  
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啊,英式英语与美式英语。这是许多
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English learning videos and many conversations  between English learners and English speakers.
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英语学习视频以及英语学习者和讲英语的人之间的对话 的主题 。
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Ok so UK vs US, We’re so fascinated by  the differences between the two languages  
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好的,所以英国对美国,两种语言之间的差异让我们着迷,
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and how one word can mean something totally  different depending on where in the world you are.  
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一个单词根据您所处的世界的不同,如何可能意味着完全不同的含义。
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Most of our vocabulary is the same, but there’s  the odd word which is completely different.  
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我们的大部分词汇是相同的,但是有一个完全不同的奇数词。
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Those are the words that we’re  going to be learning about today. 
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这些是我们今天将要学习的词。
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We’re going to be focusing on 25  words which are typically different  
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我们将专注于25个单词,这些单词通常 在英式英语和美式英语
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in British vs American English. Maybe I’ll do a  British vs Australian one too. Give the video a  
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中是不同的 。也许我也会做英国对澳大利亚的比赛。 如果您想在以后的 视频中
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thumbs up and leave a comment if you’d like to  learn more about Australian English in a future  
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了解有关澳大利亚英语的更多信息, 请给视频点个 赞,并发表评论
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video. Anyway, that’s enough chatting. We’ve got  a long list to get through so let’s get started. 
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。无论如何,聊天就足够了。我们有很长的路要走,所以让我们开始吧。
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1. The first example is the one in the scene at  the beginning of this video and it’s one that  
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1.第一个示例是该视频开头的场景中的一个,
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you’ve probably already heard of. In Britain,  we would use the word ‘chips’ where in America,  
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您可能已经听说过。在英国,我们会使用“薯条”一词,而在美国,
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they would use the word ‘fries’. As with a lot of  examples on this list, ‘fries’ is a word that is  
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我们会使用“薯条”一词。就像清单上的很多例子一样,“炸薯条”这个词
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also seen quite commonly in the UK too nowadays,  but we usually use it to mean thin ‘chips’,  
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在当今英国也很普遍,但是我们通常用它来指较薄的“薯条”,
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like the ones you might get at McDonald’s. 2. The second is the British word ‘crisps’ which  
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就像您在麦当劳可能得到的那样。 2.第二个是英国单词“ crisps”,
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are called ‘potato chips’ or just ‘chips’  in America. Now do you see the confusion? 
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在美国被称为“土豆片”或简称为“薯片”。现在您看到混乱了吗?
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3. The third example has also already been  used in this video and that is the word ‘film’.  
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3.该视频中也已经使用了第三个示例,即“电影”一词。
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In British English, we watch a ‘film’, but  in American English, they watch a ‘movie’. 
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在英式英语中,我们观看“电影”,在美式英语中,他们观看“电影”。
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4. Similarly, in British English  we would use the word ‘cinema’  
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4.同样,在英式英语中,我们将使用“电影院”一词
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to describe the place where you might go to watch  a film on the big screen. In American English,  
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来描述您可能会在大银幕上观看电影的地方。在美式英语中,
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they call that a ‘movie theater’. 5. The fifth example is the word  
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他们称其为“电影院”。 5.第五个例子是 “秋天” 一词
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‘Autumn’. That’s the word we use in British  English to describe the season where it’s  
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。这是我们在英式英语中用来描述这个季节 开始变冷 的季节
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beginning to get a little bit colder, the leaves  are turning orange and brown and it’s time to put  
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,叶子变成橙色和棕色 的季节的 时候了,现在是时候把
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the shorts away and get the coats out of the  cupboard. We call that ‘Autumn’ but in the US,  
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短裤扔掉并将外套从橱柜里拿出来了。我们称其为“秋天”,但在美国,
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they usually call that ‘Fall’. Which word did you  learn? Did you learn ‘Autumn’ first, or ‘Fall’? 
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他们通常称其为“秋天”。你学了哪个字?您是否首先学习了“秋天”或“秋天”?
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6. I’ve noticed that there are a lot of words  which are to do with transport which vary between  
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6.我注意到,在 英语和美国英语 之间,有很多与运输有关的词有所不同,
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British and American English so let’s focus  on those for a bit. The first is a ‘Taxi’.  
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所以让我们重点介绍一下。第一个是“出租车”。
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In British English, we would call a car in  which you pay a driver to drop you at a location  
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在英式英语中,我们将您付给司机并把您送到某个地点的汽车
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a ‘taxi’ but in America, they are more likely to  call it a ‘cab’. There is one exception to this,  
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称为“出租车”,但在美国,他们更有可能将其称为“出租车”。有一个例外,
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which is a specific, traditional kind of  London taxi which is called a ‘black cab’.  
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这是一种特殊的传统伦敦出租车,称为“黑色出租车”。
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You can’t book a black cab, you just have  to find one on the streets of London which  
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您无法预订黑色出租车,您只需要在伦敦的街道上找到一辆
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is available to take you where you want to go. 7. Number seven is ‘car park’. It makes sense.  
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可以将您带到想要去的地方即可。 7.第七是“停车场”。这说得通。
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It’s the place where you park your car. In British  English, we would call that a ‘car park’. In  
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这是您停放汽车的地方。用英式英语,我们将其称为“停车场”。
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American English, they say ‘parking lot’. 8. Number eight is the panel at the front  
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他们 用 美式英语说“停车场”。 8.第八个数字是 汽车
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of the car that lifts up to reveal  the engine et cetera. In the UK,  
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前部的面板,该面板 可抬起以露出发动机等。在英国,
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we usually call this the ‘bonnet’ but in the  US, they tend to call it the ‘hood’ of the car. 
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我们通常将其称为“引擎盖”,但在美国,他们往往将其称为汽车的“引擎盖”。
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9. Over to the other end of the car, the bit  in the back where you can store your bags or  
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9.放在车的另一端,放在后面的钻头上,您可以在其中存放行李或
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anything else you’re taking with you while you  travel. In the UK, we call this the ‘boot’,  
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旅行时随身携带的其他 物品 。在英国,我们将其称为“靴子”,
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but in the US, they call it the ‘trunk’. 10. Number ten is quite specific but you  
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而在美国,他们将其称为“树干”。 10.数字十是很具体的,但是您
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never know when it might come in handy. In the  UK, we use the word ‘flyover’ to describe a bridge  
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永远都不知道何时会派上用场。在英国,我们用“天桥”一词来形容一座
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which carries one road over another. In  the US, they would call it an ‘overpass’. 
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道路,其中一条道路跨越另一条道路。在美国,他们将其称为“立交桥”。
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11. The next example is a large, heavy vehicle  used for transporting goods. In Britain, we call  
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11.下一个示例是用于运输货物的大型重型车辆。在英国,我们称其
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this a lorry, but in America they call it a truck. 12. Another word which is different in the US  
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为卡车,但在美国,则称其为卡车。 12.在美国 和英国,
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versus the UK is the word ‘motorbike’.  We use the word ‘motorbike’ in British  
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另一个不同 的词是“摩托车”。我们在英式
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English where in American English,  they would use the word ‘motorcycle’. 
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英语中使用“摩托车”一词,在美式英语中则使用“摩托车”一词。
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13. A road which is specifically designed for  fast-moving traffic is called a ‘motorway’  
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13.专为快速交通而设计的道路 在英式英语中 称为“高速公路”
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in British English, but in American  English they call it a ‘highway’. 
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,在美式英语中则称为“高速公路”。
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14. This one is only a subtle difference but  it’s an easy one to get wrong. The row of letters  
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14.这只是一个微妙的区别,但很容易出错。字母 和数字 的行在
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and numbers on a plate which is attached to a  car. In the UK, we call this a ‘number plate’  
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附有汽车的牌照上。在英国,我们将其称为“牌照”,
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but in the US, they call it a ‘license plate’.  In the UK, these must be on the front and back  
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而在美国,它们将其称为“牌照”。在英国,这些必须 在汽车 的前部和后部
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of the car but I believe in the US, you only have  to have a license plate on the back of the car,  
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,但是我相信在美国,您只需要在汽车的后部有一个车牌,
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so there’s another little difference. 15. Moving on, if you are travelling on foot,  
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因此还有一点不同。 15.继续前进,如果您徒步旅行,
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you will walk on the ‘pavement’ in the UK but  in the US, you would walk on the ‘sidewalk’. 
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您将在英国的“人行道”上行走,而在美国,您将在“人行道”上行走。
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16. If your car is running low on fuel, you could  say you need to get ‘petrol’ or ‘fuel’ or ‘diesel’  
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16.如果您的汽车燃料不足,那么您可以说, 如果这是您的汽车行驶所 需要的,则需要获得“汽油”,“燃料”或“柴油”
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if that’s what your car runs on. We tend to  use the word ‘petrol’ to mean all of those  
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。 在英国, 我们倾向于使用“汽油”一词来表示所有这些
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things in the UK. In the US, they  use the word ‘gas’ or ‘gasoline’. 
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东西。在美国,他们使用“汽油”或“汽油”一词。
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17. Similarly, the place where you go to get  petrol in the UK is the ‘petrol station’.  
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17.同样,在英国去汽油的地方是“加油站”。
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The place where you go to get gas  in the US is the ‘gas station’. 
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在美国,您要去加油的地方就是“加油站”。
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18. If you’re from the UK, you might go on  ‘holiday’ but in the US, they would call that  
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18.如果您来自英国,则可能会继续“假期”,但在美国,他们会称其
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a ‘vacation’. ‘Holiday’ in the US means a national  celebration, such as Christmas or 4th July. 
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为“假期”。在美国,“假日”是指全国性的庆祝活动,例如圣诞节或7月4日。
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19. The British love to queue. It’s polite  to stand in a queue if there are several  
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19.英国人喜欢排队。如果有几个
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people waiting for something so  you know that you will all get  
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人在等东西,请排队等候,这样您就知道自己都会有
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a fair chance. ‘Queue’ has a funny spelling. It’s  Q-U-E-U-E. In the US, they call this a ‘line’. 
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一个公平的机会。 “队列”的拼写很有趣。是队列。在美国,他们称这是一条“线”。
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20. Our next is right here (hold up a handbag).  In the UK, we call this a handbag. In the US,  
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20.我们的下一个就在这里(拿起一个手提包)。在英国,我们称其为手提包。在美国,
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they call it a purse. 21. Similarly, in the UK,  
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他们称它为钱包。 21.同样,在英国,
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a ‘purse’ is what a woman typically keeps money  in. The male equivalent is usually called a  
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“钱包”是女人通常用来赚钱的东西。与之相对应的男性通常
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‘wallet’ in British English. However, in American  English, the word ‘wallet’ can be used to refer to  
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在英式英语中 被称为
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the money-keeping receptacle for both genders. 22. To wash your hands in the UK, you would  
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“钱包”。但是,在美式英语中,“钱包”一词可用于指代 男女的存钱 罐 。 22.要在英国洗手,您需要
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turn on the tap. However, to wash your  hands in the US, you need to turn on the  
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打开水龙头。但是,要在美国洗手,您需要打开
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faucet. ‘Tap’ in British English has the  same meaning as ‘faucet’ in American English. 
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水龙头。英式英语中的“水龙头”与美式英语中的“水龙头”含义相同。
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23. In the UK, we hang our clothes  in a ‘wardrobe’, but in the US  
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23.在英国,我们的衣服挂在“衣柜”中,而在美国,
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they hang their clothes in a ‘closet’. 24. Speaking of clothes, we would call this (use  
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他们的衣服挂在“壁橱”中。 24.说到衣服,我们将其(
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an example) a ‘zip’ in the UK and it is changed  very slightly in the US; they call it a ‘zipper’.  
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在英国)称为“拉链”,而在美国则略有改变;他们称之为“拉链”。
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Only a tiny difference, that one. Zip vs zipper. 25. Lastly, a word that causes a lot of confusion  
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只有一个微小的差异。拉链vs拉链。 25.最后,一个引起很多混乱的词
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is ‘trousers’ in the UK, which  are called ‘pants’ in the US.  
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是英国的“裤子”,在美国被称为“裤子”。
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‘Pants’ actually means underwear in British  English so you can imagine the confusion when  
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“裤子”实际上是英式英语中的内衣,因此您可以想象当 有人用美式英语说“我喜欢您的裤子”
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someone speaking in American English says ‘I  like your pants’ before we realise that they  
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时所产生的困惑, 然后我们才意识到它们
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actually mean trousers. Panic over. So there we have 25 words  
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实际上是裤子。惊慌失措。因此,我们有25个单词
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which are different in British versus American  English. Did you enjoy this video? Let me know  
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,英式英语和美式英语不同。你喜欢这个视频吗? 点击大拇指按钮
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by clicking the thumbs up button. Did I  miss any? I know I missed a lot, there are  
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让我知道 。我有想念吗?我知道我很想念,有很多
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so many words like this. Share any differences  I didn’t include on this list in the comments  
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这样的词。分享我在评论中未包括在此列表中的任何差异,
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so we can all learn together and let me know  if you’d like more of these UK vs US videos  
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以便我们大家一起学习,并让我知道您是否想要更多这些英国与美国的视频, 或者是否希望我看看
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or if you'd like me to look at the difference  between British English and any other versions and  
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英国与美国 之间的区别英语以及其他任何英语版本和
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variations of English happy to do that too let me  know in the comments and I'll see you again soon
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变体形式也很乐意这样做,请在评论中告知我,我很快会再见

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