英式英语与美式英语的差异.ppt

The difference between British English andAmerican English,“England and America are two countries divided by a common language.”George Bernard Shaw,why?,The English language was first introduced to the Americas by British colonels,beginning in the early 17th century.Over the past 400 years,the 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 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.,Why are there differences between them?,Noah Webster诺厄.韦伯斯特,He published the first edition of his An American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828.,Pronunciation,Stress（重音）,first-syllable stress in AmE second-syllable stress in BrE.laboratory英 laboratory 美 laboratory,以ary和ory和ate结尾的词，英音重音 第二音节，美音 第一音节：donate 英 donate 美 donate大多数复合词英音中的重音放在后，美音放在前：英beefsteakelsewhere 美beefsteakelsewhere 反例:英baseball 美baseball,Single differences,Spelling,Here are some general differences between British and American spellings:Words ending in-or(American)-our(British)color,colour,humor,humour,flavor,flavour etc.Words ending in-ize(American)-ise(British)recognize,recognise,patronize,patronise etc.,A.E B.E 对话 dialog dialogue 妈妈 mummy mommy米 meter metre剧院 theater theatre 中心 center centre 颜色 color colour 最喜欢的 favorite favourite,spelling differences,冠词 英国人用冠词时美国人不用冠词。英式：It was a Tuesday and he wasnt back at work until the Wednesday.美国人用冠词时英国人不用冠词。英式：I had been out of hospitable for six weeks.,Grammer,Prepositions,There are also a few differences in preposition 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 soon,British:ageing,routeing,swingeingAmerican:aging,routing,swinging,Grammar,Use of the Present PerfectPossessionUse of the verb GetWill/ShallUse of prepositions Use of the Subjunctive Collective NounsAuxiliary verb+do,He has gone home.(BE)He went home.OR He has gone home.(AE),Have you got a car?(BE)Do you have a car?OR Have you got a car?(AE),He has got a prize.(BE)He has gotten a prize.(AE),Shall I help you with the homework?(BE)Should I help you with the homework?(AE),at the weekend（BE）Shell be coming home on weekends.(AE),The team is/are going to lose.(BE)The team is going to lose.(AE),May I have a look at your papers?You may(do)(BE)You may.(AE),Past tense forms,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 sent Andy ten hens and Andy sent Ann ten pens.,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）,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）in the flue.,Thanks,