英美英語區(qū)別

1、英式和美式英語的差異 讀音差異 表達(dá)差異 拼寫差異 同詞異義 同義異詞讀音差異 （一）單詞中字母“r”發(fā)音“卷舌”的標(biāo)志 顯而易“聽”，卷舌音是美音區(qū)別于英音的一大特色。 請(qǐng)注意： A 美音中除了Mrs.中的“r”不卷舌之外，只要含有“r”字母的單詞均要卷舌。 美音 英音 spare /speEr/ /speE/ burglar /bErglEr/ /bE:glE/ purpose /pErpEs/ /pE:pEs/ 最典型實(shí)例 chairman, horse, dirty （二）在美音中/t/發(fā)音與/d/相近 注意：美音中/t/ 出現(xiàn)在兩個(gè)元音之間且處于非重讀位置的時(shí)候，發(fā)音近似/d/， 而

2、不是完全等同。我們這里用/d/來表示這個(gè)近似音。 美音 英音 city /sidi/ /siti/ better /bedEr/ /betE/ pretty /pridi/ /priti/ 最典型實(shí)例 waiter, winter, actor, yesterday, chapter （三）美音的/與英音的 /a:/字母a的發(fā)音出現(xiàn)在-ss, -st, -th, -ff, -ef, -nce 等前面時(shí)，美音把a(bǔ)讀為/ 美音 英音 cant /knt/ /ka:nt/ last /lst/ /la:st/ Mask /msk/ /ma:sk/ chance / tns / / tns / adv

3、antage /dvntd/ /dvntd/ 最典型實(shí)例 answer, advance, after, ask, banana, branch, castle, commander, example, fast, France, glance, glass, half, last, etc. （四）由“hot dog” 看字母 “o”在美音中的發(fā)音。字母 “o” 在美音讀為/而在英音中讀為/ 美音 英音 bottle /bt()l/ /bt()l/ popular /ppjlr/ /ppjl(r)/ knock /nk/ /nk/ politician / .plt()n / / .plt(

4、)n / 最典型實(shí)例 odd, lock, pot, sock, watch, fog, nod, solve, rocket, monopoly（壟斷）, shop, etc. （五）字母u和ew在英音和美音的不同 字母u和ew在l, d, n, t 之后， 美音傾向于讀/u/, 而英音傾向讀/ju/ 美音 英音 Due / du / /dju:/ produce / prdus / / prdjus / attitude / ttd / / ttjud / student / studnt / / stjud()nt / 最典型實(shí)例 opportunity，stupid，new etc.

5、Whats new? （六）詞尾特殊讀音 ile 在美音中“ile” 讀為/l/, 在英音中讀為 /ail/ 美音 英音 fertile (肥沃) /ftl; (canadian) ftal/ /ftal/ hostile (敵意) /hstl/ /hstal/ missile (導(dǎo)彈) / msl / / msal / textile (紡織品) / tekstl / / tkstal/ （七）組合-ary和-ory結(jié)尾Try it now 對(duì)比英美音(新概念第三冊(cè)Lesson 1):Try to read it:A Puma at large Pumas are large, cat li

6、ke animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by pe

7、ople who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.英音美音 Pumas are large, cat like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began t

8、o accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. 美洲獅是一種體形似貓的大動(dòng)物，產(chǎn)于美洲。當(dāng)倫敦動(dòng)物園接到報(bào)告說，在倫敦以南45英里處發(fā)現(xiàn)一只美洲獅時(shí)，這些報(bào)告并沒有受到重視。可是，隨著證據(jù)越來越多，動(dòng)物園的專家們感到有必要進(jìn)行一番調(diào)查，因?yàn)榉彩锹暦Q見到過美洲獅的人們所描述的情況竟是出奇地相似。After-class

9、assignment: recording Choose whatever you like and record it as an evidence to show that you will have made some progress in the near future. If possible, try to pronounce it with American or British accent. Bring it to the class next time and share with your classmates.表達(dá)差異一. 日期表達(dá)如：1988年3月20日 英式用日月

10、年，美式用月日年，且日期里的st，nd，rd不寫出來 英式：20th March, 1998 讀作 the twentieth of March, nineteen ninety-eight 美式：March20, 1998 讀作 March the twentieth, nineteen ninety-eight二. 數(shù)字讀法 如175 英式：a/one hundred and seventy-five 美式：one hundred seventy-five, 常省略and三. 表述房間號(hào)，電話號(hào)如 9224， 60009 英式多用double，triple，美式則直接讀，三個(gè)連用時(shí)也用 three +數(shù)字復(fù)數(shù)