Name: 美國人不懂英語 | 喬納森-羅斯秀 (Americans Don't Understand English | The Jonathan Ross Show)
Uploaded: 2025-09-29T15:28:02.000Z
Duration: 3 min 11 s

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The thing about Americans that I've thought about the language is that they speak they say they speak English But they've had to change it to make them understand it more go with me on this because I've thought it through They've changed some of the words so they've taken the English language, but they've looked at some of it and they thought no No, I think we need a little bit more explanation here.

關於美國人的語言，我認為他們說的是英語，他們說他們說的是英語，但他們不得不改變它，使他們更容易理解，跟我來，因為我已經想清楚了，他們已經改變了一些單詞，所以他們已經採取了英語語言，但他們看了其中的一些，他們認為不，不，我認為我們需要在這裡多一點解釋。

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Okay, that's my American accent So things like pavement so they can't work with pavement.

好吧，這是我的美國口音，所以像人行道這樣的東西，他們就不能用了。

So they've changed it to sidewalk They needed more information.

所以他們把它改成了人行道，他們需要更多的資訊。

They needed to know where they were going to be walking So that they wouldn't get run over.

他們需要知道自己要走到哪裡，這樣才不會被撞倒。

I didn't think of that pavement sidewalk So I think there must have been a period of time where they ran with the word pavement But they kept getting hit by cars So they changed it to sidewalk now bear with me here John because I've thought this through Been the word for been in American waste paper basket.

我沒有想到 "人行道 "這個詞，所以我想一定有一段時間，他們用 "人行道 "這個詞，但老是被車撞，所以就改成了 "人行道"，現在請聽我說，約翰，因為我已經想清楚了，"人行道 "這個詞一直在美國的廢紙簍裡。

They needed to know what not only what to put in it That not only it was paper but waste paper and then it goes into a basket it's not just any paper They kept throwing away fresh paper for a period Introduced the word waste paper, but you see it's like they need instructions glasses for your eyes.

他們不僅需要知道該放什麼，還需要知道不僅是紙，而且是廢紙，然後把它放進籃子裡，這不是普通的紙，他們在一段時間內不斷扔掉新的紙張，介紹了廢紙這個詞，但你看，這就像他們需要為你的眼睛配一副說明眼鏡。

They call them eyeglasses Because they used to have glasses and they would put them on their thighs Feet and they would say I can't see any better with Some of you know, they're eyeglasses.

他們稱之為眼鏡，因為他們以前戴過眼鏡，他們會把眼鏡戴在大腿上 腳上，他們會說，戴上眼鏡我就看不清了。

Well, why didn't you call them eyeglasses?

那你為什麼不叫它們 "眼鏡 "呢？

There's a game called squash have you heard of it?

有一種遊戲叫壁球，你聽說過嗎？

Yes, not in America racquetball They needed to know what they were going to be playing with a racquetball and even then they get confused because there's no court They don't know where to go.

是的，美國的球拍類運動不是這樣，他們需要知道自己要玩什麼球拍類運動，即便如此，他們也會感到困惑，因為沒有球場，他們不知道該去哪裡。

They just wander through the street going.

I want to play a racquetball So probably gonna have to change that but my favorite one without a shadow of a doubt is horse riding Do you know what horse riding is in America?

我想打壁球，所以可能要改一下，但我最喜歡的毫無疑問是騎馬，你知道在美國騎馬是什麼嗎？

No horseback riding Because there was a period of time when they didn't call it horse.

不騎馬 因為有一段時間他們不叫馬。

They had we used to hold on to the tail How they ride the horses That's a whole different thing you're doing that Anybody who's watching the show who may have been flicking the channels This was a story about America descriptive words, I've never been in the mile-high club I Mean what are you waiting for?

我們過去常常抓著馬尾巴 他們是怎麼騎馬的 這完全是兩碼事 你在做什麼？ 任何人都可以看這個節目 誰可能一直在翻轉頻道

We know the answer Who was the closest to him in the band, I think when we're in the band, yeah, maybe maybe it was me and you know, I think we all kind of noticed that he wasn't thoroughly enjoying it and we were and You know, it's it's it can be an intense job at times And I think it got a little bit too much room and he wanted to be in a different place and that's fair enough

我們知道答案 在樂隊裡誰和他最親近 我想我們在樂隊裡的時候 也許是我，我想我們都注意到他並不完全享受其中 而我們是，你知道，這有時是個緊張的工作 我想這有點空間太大了 他想換個地方，這很公平