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1、美国人对英国人的英语，和英国人对美国人的英语都存在偏见，而且是十分深的偏见。这是两种文化的表现，两种思维方式的表现。从个人角度看，最难让中国人接受的英语应该是澳大利亚口音，当然不算印度和巴基斯坦口音。BritishEnglish,AmericanEnglish,thesamelanguage?ItwassaidbySirGeorgeBernardShawthat"EnglandandAmericaaretwocountriesseparatedbythesamelanguage."Myfirstper

2、sonalexperienceofthiswaswhenIworkedasacamp露营counselorfortwomonthsin2000inSummerCamprun运行管理bytheBoyScouts童子军ofAmerica,aspartofaninternationalleaderexchangescheme.BeforeIwent,alltheparticipantsintheschemeweregivenashortlistofwordsthatareincommonuseintheUK

3、whichAmericanswouldeitherbeconfusedbyorwouldevenoffendthem.Imemorizedthewordsandthought"I'llcope处理".WhenIfinallyarrivedintheStatesthreemonthslater,IrealizedthatperhapsalifetimeofwatchingAmericantelevisionwasnotadequatepreparationforappreciating察觉andcopi

4、ngwiththedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishspeech.InthefirsthourofarrivingatthecampIwasexposedtoHighSchoolAmericanEnglish,BlackAmericanEnglishandAmericanEnglishspokenbyJoe[美口]典型的美国Public,alleverydifferenttoeachother.Needlesstosay,Ididcopeintheend.TheA

5、mericansImetwereverywelcomingandhelpful,andIfoundtheywerepatientwithmewhenImadeasocialfaux<法>adj.假的pas舞蹈whenIusedaninappropriatewordorphrase.UponmyreturnIbegantowonderwhetheranyonehaddocumented用文件[证件]证明thedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish.Ifou

6、ndseveralbooksonthesubjectbutoftenthesewerewritteninadry乏味的andacademic学术的way.IfeltthatIcoulddobetterandusemysenseofhumorandpersonalexperiencestohelppeoplefrombothsidesofAtlantictocommunicatemoreeffectivelywhentheymeet.Myresearchintothesubjectledmetoseve

7、ralconclusions.Firstly,AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharecoveringthanksto多亏了increasedtransatlantic横跨大西洋的travelandthemedia.Themovementofslang俚语wordsismostlyeastwards,thoughafewwordsfromtheUKhavebeenadoptedbytheIvyleaguefraternities团体(美国东北部哈佛、哥伦比亚等八个名牌大学

8、的)常春藤联合会.Thisconvergent集中的trendisarecentonedatingfrom从何时期开始theemergenceofHollywoodasthepredominant占主导地位的filmmakingcenterintheworldandalsofromtheSecondWorldWarwhenlargenumbersofAmericanGIs美国兵werestationed驻扎intheUK.Thistrendwascons