英国和美国语言和文化不同

1、British and American Language and Cultural Differences,Then I will introduce some differences for you:,English is the most widely used in todays world, an international language. American and British English are both“variants”of the English Language.Most divergence is due to differences in national

2、history and national cultural development，varying regional and local idioms and colloquialisms，and media/advertising influences.There is a variation in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar different variants of the same language.,The United States is a country composed of immigrants from various co

3、untries.American English has borrowed a lot of foreign words, to create new words, and enriched the American English expression.,一、pronunciation English pronunciation and American pronunciation are difference. British English, relatively speaking, pronunciation are more clearly , the general sound i

4、s relatively clear pronunciation; But Americans speak English insisting that if can be omitted to omitted.For those persons who English as a second language, listen to the pronunciation of the British compared to the American will be much more comfortable. For example: mobile GE /mubail/ AE /mobl/ h

5、ostile GE /hstail/ AE /hstl/ neither GE /nai/ AE /ni/ laboratory GE /lb()r/ AE /lbrtri/ dance GE /dns/ AE/dns/,二、vocabulary 1、Different Spelling，Although Same Pronunciation US GB color colour flavor flavour check cheque center centre tire tyre 2、“Equality”Vocabulary US GB fall autumn baggage luggage

6、 cookie biscuit mail a letter post a letter rent a car hire a car art gallery art museum,三、Grammar 1、 (GB) Have you got your grade in history yet? (US) Have you gotten your grade in history yet? 2、 (GB) We lived in the High Street. (US) We lived on Main Street. 3、 (GB) I have got a car. (U.S.) I hav

7、e a car. I got a car. 4、 (GB) One is different to the other. (US) One is different than the other. (Common) One is different from the other.,Culture?,British and American Culture 英国文化VS美国文化,The single biggest difference is that Britain is a very very old country whereas the US its a very new country

8、.,Then I will introduce some details for you:,character: The British has the national identity of quiet, shy, conservative, elegant, and restrained. While Americans with many of the integrated features of national character, are more open, inclusive and innovative.The British are familiar with in th

9、eir own populations can be completely relaxed, and when they encounter strangers or foreigners, they will feel uneasy or even embarrassed.,Meanwhile, the U.S. independence to date, relatively short history, there is not much of the stereotypes and defend, so Americans are more open and innovative. B

10、ritons tend not to blow their own trumpets they think its bad manners to promote oneself, whereas in the US, thats a good quality, a positive quality. Americans are louder, more upfront, less understanding of sarcasm; whereas Britons tend to be more subtle, tend to be less forthright and their humou

11、r is a little bit more sarcastic.,towards life Americans are probably more forward thinking than Britons are, more forward looking .They look to the future more. Britons are quite backward thinking people.,Attitude,attitude to other people: Next differences primarily in attitudes to other people the

12、res much more of a remnant of a class system in the UK There are classes in the US but its primarily more socio-economic as opposed to classes in the UK about history or where youre from, what your background is.,In the UK. In the UK the reason for tipping is to show that you really liked the servic

13、e. In the UK we have a high minimum wage, and no-one can be paid below this amount for any work, so when you tip, it is mainly showing politeness to the service person, and to acknowledge that they did an excellent job. You can tip more or less depending on how good you thought the service was, and

14、the average tip is around 10-20%. So if you loved your new 50 pound haircut, you should add another 5-10 pounds onto your bill, and this will go directly to the hairdresser! If you didnt like the service, dont tip! This is the case even if service has been added to your bill. If you didnt like the s

15、ervice, you can always refuse to pay. Or if you are a student, traveller on a budget, or simply cant afford to, its also OK not to spend the extra money.,tips,In the US. In the US, you will often hear tips called service. It is essential to tip in the US, because the waitresses, bar staff in these i

16、ndustrys are paid a low wage which they cannot afford to live on, and therefore your tip is much needed by them. It is actually part of the payment that you make and very often is not optional! Especially in restaurants, if you do not pay the service, you have not paid your entire bill, so watch out

17、!,about,Bill Bryson Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. The Times and The Independent He lived with his family in North Yorkshire before moving back to the States in 1995, to Hanover, New Hampshire, with his wife and four children. In 2003 he and his family moved back to England, where they currently reside.,The Lost Continent, Bill Brysons hilarious first travel book A Walk in the Woods, Im A Stranger Here Myself (published in Britain as Notes from a Big Country), and In a Sunburned Country (