美国的chips(炸薯片)到了英国就成了crisps了,而英国的chips(炸薯条)到了美国就成了fries了……你被搞糊涂了吗?分不清美式英语和英式英语?《每日邮报》为你总结了63个英式英语和美式英语中名词表述差异,小伙伴们可别再傻傻分不清了!
While Britain and the US may have historically shared a 'special relationship', it doesn't mean they're actually talking the same language.
虽然一直以来英美两国都存在一种“特殊关系”,但是这并不意味着他们说的实际上是同一种语言。
From confusion over pants and trousers to the very different uses of the word rubber, a handy infographic has outlined 63 of the main differences between British and American English nouns.
一张非常实用的信息图列出了英语和美语名词中的63个主要区别,包括pants(短裤(英);长裤(美))和trousers(长裤)的混淆,rubber这个单词截然不同的用法等。
Whether you're taking a vacation in the US or holiday in Britain you're likely to encounter different terms to describe everything from food to clothing, as highlighted by an infographic from Grammar Check.
无论你在美国还是英国度假,你可能都会在食物、服饰等方面遇到不同表述,Grammar Check用一张信息图列出了这些不同。
Some differences, such as British football being called soccer in the US, are well known to sports fans, but tourists orderi