Quora精选：英式和美式英语间的误会
<p>由于英美英语的差异美国人和英国人会彼此误会吗？</p><p>获得56.3<span word="k">k</span>好评的回答@<span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Bayles">Bayles</span>：</p><p><span word="Definitely">Definitely</span>.</p><p>当然。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="coworker">coworker</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wet">wet</span>.</p><p>我说的是美式英语。有一次告诉英国同事见面之前我得先回家，因为我裤子湿了。</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span>!”, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>他回答说：“我真没必要知道这些！”他看起来很惊讶我跟他说这些。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="slacks">slacks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="underwear">underwear</span>.</p><p>这件事里的误会在于在美国<span word="pants">pants</span>指的是宽松长裤或蓝色牛仔裤等所有裤子，而在英国指的是内裤。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="slacks">slacks</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="peed">peed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="underwear">underwear</span>.</p><p>我在雪里走裤子底边湿了，但他以为我在说自己尿裤子了。</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="note">note</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 90<span word="s">s</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="backup">backup</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="repeating">repeating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> “<span word="pissing">pissing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="away">away</span>” <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p>类似情况还有90年代有一首流行歌曲，唱这首歌的一个女伴唱歌手一直重复一句“<span word="pissing">pissing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="away">away</span>（喝了一晚上）”。</p>
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