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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 queue，而美国人则说 line；在英国和美国，“西服背心”或“马甲”的对应说法分别是 waistcoat 和 vest。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。 1. How would a British English speaker and an American English speaker refer to something moving in the opposite direction to the normal rotation of a clock? a) British English: anticlockwise American English: counterclockwise b) British English: counterclockwise American English: anticlockwise c) British English: nonclockwise American English: circumclockwise d) British English: circumclockwise American English: nonclockwise 2. Which word in British English and American English is a small bag worn on a strap around the waist – often for holding passports or travel money? a) British English: waist pack American English: hip sack b) British English: hip bag American English: waist pack c) British English: fanny pack American English: bumbag d) British English: bumbag | 
