英式英语与美式英语：词汇的区别
<p>英语小测验 英式英语与美式英语：词汇的区别英式英语和美式英语最明显的区别之一在于，同一事物的词汇可能有所不同。比如，在表示“由人排成的队”时，英国人说 <span word="queue">queue</span>，而美国人则说 <span word="line">line</span>；在英国和美国，“西服背心”或“马甲”的对应说法分别是 <span word="waistcoat">waistcoat</span> 和 <span word="vest">vest</span>。你能分清特定事物在英式英语和美式英语中的区别吗？试做《英语小测验》，丰富你的英语词汇。</p><p>1. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="rotation">rotation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>?</p><p><span word="a">a</span>) <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="anticlockwise">anticlockwise</span></p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="counterclockwise">counterclockwise</span></p><p><span word="b">b</span>) <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="counterclockwise">counterclockwise</span></p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="anticlockwise">anticlockwise</span></p><p><span word="c">c</span>) <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="nonclockwise">nonclockwise</span></p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="circumclockwise">circumclockwise</span></p><p><span word="d">d</span>) <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="circumclockwise">circumclockwise</span></p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="nonclockwise">nonclockwise</span></p><p>2. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strap">strap</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waist">waist</span> – <span word="often">often</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="money">money</span>?</p><p><span word="a">a</span>) <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="waist">waist</span> <span word="pack">pack</span></p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="hip">hip</span> <span word="sack">sack</span></p><p><span word="b">b</span>) <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="hip">hip</span> <span word="bag">bag</span></p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="waist">waist</span> <span word="pack">pack</span></p><p><span word="c">c</span>) <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="fanny">fanny</span> <span word="pack">pack</span></p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="bumbag">bumbag</span></p><p><span word="d">d</span>) <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span>: <span word="bumbag">bumbag</span></p>
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