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英式英文美式英文除了腔調上的不同,在許多慣用單字上也會有差異。不過小編還是要告訴大家,畢竟現在是一個十分國際化社會,美式以及英式慣用語也有相互影響、交互使用的現象,因此並不是絕對呦!

1. 公寓美式:apartment英式:flat Living in an apartment with three girls couldn’t be easy.跟三個女生一起住在同一間公寓裡不是件簡單的事。It’s almost impossible to find a flat in Paris with a reasonable price.要在巴黎找到一間價錢不貴的公寓真的很難!

2. 餅乾美式:cookie英式:biscuitThe girl scouts are selling cookies on the street.女童軍們正在路邊賣餅乾。I want some biscuit to go with the afternon tea.我想要一些餅乾來搭配下午茶

3. 學期美式:semester英式:termThe upcoming semester is definitely going to be a challenge for me.接下來的這個學期對我來說絕對是一大挑戰。John will be studying at Oxford University for two terms.John 會在牛津大學待兩個學期。

4. 宿舍美式:dormitory英式:hall of residence / hallYour dormitory is such a mess! Clean it up!你的宿舍超亂!快去整理!Do you live in hall or do you have your own flat?你住宿舍還是自己的公寓呢?

5. 足球美式:soccer英式:footballGenerally speaking, students in my high school like football more than soccer.普遍來說,我們高中同學們喜歡美式橄欖球勝過足球。Did you watch the football game last night?你有沒有看昨天晚上那場足球賽?※補充:在美式英文中 “football” 指的是「美式橄欖球」,而 “soccer” 指我們一般認知上的「足球」;不過除了美國以外的地區基本上都是用 football 來表示「足球」。

6. 電梯美式:elevator英式:liftInstead of taking the elevator, try the stairs!與其搭電梯,不如走樓梯吧!Alex went up to the second floor in the lift.Alex 搭電梯上了二樓

7. 垃圾美式:garbage英式:rubbishWould you mind taking out the garbage for me?可以麻煩妳幫我把垃圾拿到外面嗎?Jordan threw his old trainers in the rubbish.Jordan 把他的運動鞋丟到垃圾堆裡。

8. 橡皮擦美式:eraser英式:rubberCan I borrow your eraser? Somehow mine kept disappearing!可以跟你借橡皮擦嗎?我的一直不見!I need a rubber to erase the mistake.我需要橡皮擦來更正這個錯誤

9. 衣櫥美式:closet英式:wardrobeIt is a common myth for children to believe that a monster lives in their closet, which is also the inspiration behind the movie “Monsters, Inc.”.很多小朋友都認爲他們衣櫃裡有怪物,這個想法也就是「怪獸電力公司」的靈感來源。Her wardrobe contains a wide collection of designer clothes.她衣櫃裡有不少名牌服飾

10. 糖果美式:candy英式:sweetMost kids go trick-or-treating on Halloween and come home with a huge bucket of candies.很多小朋友萬聖節時會挨家挨戶地要糖果,並帶回滿滿一桶戰利品。The sweet shop on the street corner carries the nostalgic scent of childhood.街角糖果店滿載着難忘的兒時回憶。

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