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Differences in Vocabulary (词汇的区别)
American English British English Chinese
apartment flat 公寓
bar pub 酒吧
bathroom toilet 厕所, 洗手间
busy(of telephone) engaged 电话占线
can(of beans) tin(of beans) 罐头
candy sweets 糖果
chalkboard / blackboard blackboard 黑板
check banknote / cheque 支票
cookie biscuit 饼干, 小点心
crazy mad 疯狂的
drugstore chemist's 药房
elevator lift 电梯
eraser rubber 橡皮
fall autumn 秋天
game match 比赛
garbage / trash rubbish 垃圾
gas, gasoline petrol 汽油
line queue 队伍
living room sitting room / drawing room 客厅
mad angry 气愤
mail post 邮递
mom mum 妈妈
movie / film film 电影
pant strousers 裤子
penpal penfriend 笔友
repair mend 修理
restroom(in public buildings) public toilet / WC(water closet) 公厕
Santa Claus Father Christmas 圣诞老人
schedule time table 时间表
sick ill 生病的
soccer football 足球
subway underground 地铁
stove cooker 炉子, 电炉
trillion billion 万亿
truck lorry / van 卡车, 货车
be on vacationbe on holiday 度假
elementary school / grade school primary school 小学
high school secondary school 中学
the first floor ground floor 一楼
the second floor first floor 二楼
Differences in Spelling(拼写的区别)
American English British English
theater, center, liter theatre, centre, litre
color, honor, labor, odor colour, honour, labour, odour
traveler, woolen traveller, woollen
skillful, fulfill skilful, fulfil
check cheque
curb kerb
program programme
story (of a building) storey (of a building)
tire (of a car) tyre (of a car)
realize, analyze, apologize realise, analyse, apologise
defense, offense, license(n.) defence, offence, licence(n.)
burned burnt / burned
dreamed dreamt / dreamed
smelled smelt / smelled
spelled spelt / spelled
spoiled spoilt / spoiled