Today we're going to look at the different types of English in the world.

你可能會覺得它們都一樣

You may think that they're all the same.

畢竟，它們是同一個語言

After all, it's the same language.

但事實上，它們其實有相當多的不同之處

But actually, there are quite a few differences.

最明顯的就是發音

The most obvious one is pronunciation.

例如，你可以說出這些人物來自哪裡嗎？

For example, can you tell where these characters are from?

美國，英國，澳洲

The United States, Britain, or Australia.

嗨~你好嗎？

Hi, how ya doing?

嗨~你好嗎？

Hi, how are you?

嗨~你好嗎？

Good day, how are you going?

不只發音不同，拼寫也有不同

It isn't just pronunciation that's different, it's also spelling.

英式英文有時會加上額外的字母，以下舉一些例子

British English sometimes uses extra letters.

英式英文：Favourite (最喜愛的)

Here are a few examples.

美式英文：Favorite (最喜愛的)

British: Favourite

英式英文：colour (顏色)

U.S.: Favorite

美式英文：color (顏色)

British: colour

有時英國人還會用不同的字母順序

U.S.: color

英式英文：centre

Sometimes the British use different letter order, too.

美式英文：center

British: centre

但是最大的差別是在單字

U.S.: center

有時就算是來自美國、英國、澳洲的人，且都會講英文，

But the major difference is vocabulary.

他們在對話時還是會發生困擾的情況

Sometimes, even though people from the United States, Britain, and Australia all speak English, they can still get very confused when talking to each other.

因為它們用的是不同的字來指同一個東西

Because they use different word for the same thing.

聽聽看這個

Listen to these.

假如你從人行道往下走，穿過加油站，我的公寓就在左邊

If you walk down the foot path, past the server, my units on the left.

假如你從人行道往下走，穿過加油站，我的公寓就在左邊

If you walk down the pavement, past the petrol station, my flats on the left.

假如你從人行道往下走，穿過加油站，我的公寓就在左邊

If you walk down the sidewalk, past the gas station, my apartments on the left.

你可能會特別喜歡其中一種英文，這取決於你受的教導或你習慣聽什麼

You probably prefer one type of English to another, depending on what you have been taught or what you're used to listening to.

不管哪種都是可以的

That's perfectly okay.

沒有對或錯的英文

There's no right or wrong type of English.

任何一種都不會比另外一種好

One is not better than any other.

下次你看電視或是電影

Next time you listen to telly, TV, or watching a film, movie, try to listen out for the different accents and the vocabulary they use to see if you can guess where the people come from.

試著聽聽看不同的腔調和他們用的單字，來看看你能否猜出他們是哪國人

As far as Cambridge English writing and speaking exams are concerned, you can use the standard English you prefer.

就劍橋英語寫作和口說測驗而言，你可以選擇任一種你喜歡的標準英文

Cambridge English Exams are international, so it doesn't matter which English accent you have or what vocabulary you use.

劍橋英語測驗是國際的，所以無論你的英文口音跟你用的單字是什麼都是可以的

Just remember to be consistent.

只要記得前後一致

Stick to one type, and don't mix them up.

遵守一個種類，不要跟其他種搞混了！

Good luck. Thanks for watching.