日常生活不同的英式美式用法
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check
cheque
支票
VAT = value-added tax
tax
稅
‘garage
ga’rage
車庫
ring (up)／phone
call
打電話
mobile phone
cell phone
手機
spirit
liquor
烈酒
flat
apartment
公寓
chemist
druggist
藥劑師
lift
elevator
電梯
tap
faucet
水龍
upper circle
first balcony
劇院二樓包廂
dress circle
loge
劇院一樓包廂
stalls
orchestra seats
劇院舞台前座位
ground floor
first floor
一樓
first floor
second floor
二樓
chips
French fries
薯
rubbish
trash／garbage
垃圾
dustbin/ bin
trash／garbage can
垃圾桶
petrol
gas
汽油
filling station
editorial英文
gas station
加油站
let
rent
出租
queue
line (up)
排隊
book
make reservations
預約
film
movie
電影
cinema
theater
電影院
parcel
package
包裹
toilet
restroom
廁所
mum
mom
媽媽
look after
take care of
照顧
estate agent
realtor
房地產經紀人
football／soccer
soccer
英式足球
tube／underground
subway
地鐵
jumper/sweater/pullover
sweater/pullover
夾克／毛衣
holiday
vacation
假期
hoover
vacuum cleaner
吸塵器
garden
yard
庭院
bus pass
bus ticket
公車票
trolley
cart
手推車
lorry
truck
卡車﹔貨車
voucher
coupon
優待卷
theater
theatre
er跟re的差別
luggage
baggage
行李
biscuit
cookie
餅乾
autumn
fall
秋天
hardware
houseware
五金器具
lost property
lost and found
失物招領處
post
mail
郵件
car park
parking lot
停車位
full stop
period
句點
break
recess
休息時間
time-table
schedule
進度表
term
semester
學期
label
tag
標籤
postal code
zip code
郵遞區號
zed
zee
Z字母
saloon car
sedan
轎車
prostitute／tart／whore
tramp／call girl／hooker／street walker
return ticket
round trip ticket
來回票
single ticket
one way ticket
單程票
residence
dormitory
宿舍
英式／美式英文字彙對照表
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aerial (radio/TV)
antenna
天線
Alsatian
German shepherd
police dog
德國牧羊犬／警犬
anorak
parka
帶有風帽可防雨的夾克
articulated lorry
tractor-trailer
載貨櫃的卡車
aubergine
eggplant
茄子
autumn
fall
秋天
bank holiday
legal holiday
法定假日
bank note
bill
紙幣
bap
hamburger bun
漢堡用的麵包
bat (ping pong)
paddle
桌球拍
bath
bathtub
浴缸
bath (v.)
bathe
洗澡
bespoke
made to measure
custom made
預定的﹔製定的
big dipper
roller coaster
雲霄飛車
bill
check (restaurant)
（餐廳的）帳單
billion = million million
= trillion
billion = thousand million
（英式）一兆
（美式）十億
biscuit (sweet)
cookie
甜餅乾
biscuit (unsweetened)
cracker
鹹餅乾
black or white?
(milk／cream in coffee)
with or without
加不加牛奶／奶油？