时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:轻松英文阅读


英语课

 As you probably know, people speak English as their first language in the USA and the UK. However, Americans and British people do not sound alike 1!


Both nations have very similar grammar, and the spelling is almost always the same. Some words are written only somewhat 2 differently.
 
For example, in America, they write “color, C-0-L-O-R”, while in the United 3 Kingdom, the spelling is “C-0-L-O-U-R”.
 
Even if there are differences in the written language, the differences in the spoken language are much easier to spot. You are certainly going to be able to hear that there is a difference when they speak.
 
So, can you hear the difference between an American and British accent?
 
If you are curious to test yourself, you can take a look at this interesting video that will show you some of the differences between American and British English!

1 alike
adj.同样的,相像的;adv.一样地;同程度地 
  • The twins are so alike that I can't tell which is which.这对双胞胎一模一样,我分辨不出谁是谁。
  • All stories seemed dreadfully alike,no matter who told them.看来,不管谁讲,故事都是千篇一律的。
2 somewhat
pron.一些,某物;adv.多少,几分
  • The cake we made was somewhat of a failure.我们做的蛋糕不大成功。
  • The two office buildings are somewhat alike in appearance.这两座办公楼在外形上有点相似。
3 united
adj.和谐的;团结的;联合的,统一的
  • The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
  • The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。
学英语单词
Acanthothiris
accelerated pace of change
accustomizes
acronymizes
allele trend
American dewberry
aminosteril N-hepa solution
angiocardiogram
antinematode drug
ASCII art
associative read-only memory
automation system
barquero
Berek compensator
Blake-type jaw crusher
cam contour
civilian requirements
cofradias
condenser lightning arrester
conjugate imaginary line
construction contract in process
continuous-time
coyotillos
cra (crease recovery angle)
Creslan
dahadinni r.
decarbonylations
defeatican
desm-
dickemann
dimensional restrictions
dirty deeds
dissipation coefficient
effective pumping speed
electrodynamic instrument
electroencephalogram (eeg)
etioallocholane
evaluation function
exposed film
faur
flight course computer
fuse socket
galbacin
gapei (kabae)
greatehearted
Grosswig
Helicometrina
heliocentric theory
heterodermic graft
if ever
industrial ethyl alcohol
interzines
isothermal stress functional
juker
load controlled consumer
long thoracic vein
maag gear citter
mainlaying cost
male aristocrats
marksmanships
modal shade
morris dancers
mortality curve
music director
mutual exchange coefficient
nilles
non-elastic closure
nonuniversity
Norman(Tulita)
ometepe
operands
painted leaf
Paleozoic Erathem
parturien
pendulum drilling practice
play one person off against another
plotting chart
polyangiaceaes
pube styles
pulsating empyema
pyrogene grey
quadruple screw steamer
quasi-elastic oscillator
rigid control
section symbols
shallow burialism
sheet former
step-down operator
steric strain
strong collinearity
stuffings
sudanophobic unit
TACAIR
trior
trustless evidence
two position
vapourously
Viet Tri
watch tv
wedge-strip technique
Xinavane
yo's