36 British And American English
A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: Can I communicate with Americans Can they understand me Learners of English often ask: Wheat are the differences between British and American English How important are these differences
Certainly，there are some differences between British and American English．There are a few differences in grammar．For example，speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen？”Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen？”
Pronunciation is sometimes different．Americans usually sound the r s in words like “bird” and“hurt”．Some speakers of British English do not sound the r s in these words．
There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary．For example， “co l o u r” And “ho n o u r” are British． “Color” and ’honor’ are American．
These differences in grammar, pronunciation，spelling，and vocabulary are not important, however．For the most part, British and American English are the same language.
英国英语和美国英语
一个学生正在学习英国英语。他想：我能和美国人交谈吗 他们能听懂我的话吗 英语学习者经常会问的问题是：美国英语与英国英语有什么区别 这些差异有多重要
当然两者是有区别的。在语法上就有一些差别。比如说,讲 英国英语的人说 “in hospital”和 “Have you a pen ”美国人则说“in the hospital”和“Do you have a pen？”
在发音上也有不同。在诸如“bird”和 “hurt”这样的单词中，美国人通常发r的音。而讲英音的人则不发这些单词中的r的音。
英国英语与美国英语在拼写和单词使用上也有不同。比如英国人用“co l o u r ”和“ho n o u r”，美国人用“color”和“honor ”。
但语法，发音，拼写和单词上的不同并不重要。最重要的是，英国英语与美国英语是同样的语言。
参考译文
词汇：
Wonder 对…感到惊奇 communicate 交流
Grammar 语法 pronunciation 发音
Vocabulary 词汇 ho n o u r 荣誉，尊敬
Spell 拼写
I，听全文录音，选择正确答案
1 ．From the Passage，we know that there are differences between British
and American English in ．
A .Pronunciation，spelling and roots
B .grammar only
C .Pronunciation，spelling，grammar and vocabulary
D .alphabet
2． Is commonly used in Britain．
A．“Have you a book？”B．“Do you have any apples？”
C．“Honor”D．“In the hospital”
3 ．The writer’s opinion 15 that ，
A ．a student learning British English can’t communicate with Americans
B ．the differences in spelling is n’t as important as those in grammar
C ．British English and American English are the same language
D ．British English 15 superior to American English
II．听录音，补全下列段落
A Student is learning to speak British English．He 1 Can I 2 with Americans？Can they understand me？ 3 of English often ask：What are the differences between British and American English？How 4 are these differences？
These differences in 5 ， 6 ， 7 ,and 8 are not important，however’ For the most 9 ，British and American English are these 10 language．
答案:
I．1 ．C 2. A 3．C
II．1．wonders 2．communicate 3．Learners 4．important 5．grammar
6. pronunciation 7．spelling 8. vocabulary 9. part 10．same
