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  • Hello! I'm Emma from mmmEnglish!

    哈嘍!我是嗯英文的 Emma!

  • In this lesson, we're going to talk about

    在這堂課程中,我們將要討論

  • American English and British English.

    美式英文與英式英文

  • Do you need to know the difference?

    你是否需要了解它們的差別?

  • Which one is right?

    哪個才是正確的?

  • Which one should you use?

    你該使用哪種英文?

  • And which one do I use?

    還有我所使用的屬於哪種呢?

  • These are all questions that I get asked

    這些全都是

  • all the time by my students!

    學生們一直問我的問題

  • And in this video I'm going to answer them for you.

    所以在這支影片中,我要為你們解答這些問題

  • So the first question.

    首先是第一個問題

  • Do you need to know the difference

    你應該知道

  • between American English and British English?

    美式與英式英文的差別嗎?

  • Well you need to know that there are differences.

    你確實必須了解它們之間是有差異的

  • There are a few different spelling rules, grammar rules

    有不同的拼字和文法規則

  • and of course there's different accents and vocabulary.

    當然,在腔調和單字上也會有所區別

  • You need to know that there are those differences

    你必須知道兩者之間存在這些差異

  • but that doesn't necessarily mean that you need to

    但這並不一定代表你必須

  • study and learn them.

    學習這些差異

  • The truth is that all English speakers understand

    事實上,英文母語者

  • each other, despite the differences in their English.

    都能彼此了解,即便他們所使用的英文存在差異

  • We watch each other's movies,

    我們仍會觀看來自各彼此國家的電影

  • we read each other's books, we work with each other,

    閱讀彼此的著作,也和說著不同英文的人一同工作

  • we read each other's news.

    閱讀彼此的新聞

  • So we're often exposed to the different

    所以我們通常會接觸到不同

  • words and spellings that other English speakers use..

    母語人士所使用的單字與拼音

  • which brings me to the next question.

    這也剛好承接我所要回答的下個問題

  • Should you care about the differences

    你應該注重

  • between American English and British English?

    美式與英式英文的差異嗎?

  • Maybe.

    或許這是必要的

  • It depends on why you're learning English.

    而且這和你為何學習英文息息相關

  • You only need to care about the differences

    你需要了解不同英文間的差異

  • if you're studying for an English exam,

    假如你是在準備英文考試

  • you're applying for or attending an English university

    申請或在以英語為主的大學上學

  • or you're using English professionally for your job.

    或你正專業地使用英文工作

  • Usually in these situations,

    通常在這些情況下

  • you need to pay attention to the spelling

    你需要注意自己的拼字

  • and the grammar rules because it can affect

    以及文法規則,因為這會影響到

  • your score

    你的成績

  • or even affect your reputation.

    甚或是你的名聲

  • So if this sounds like you, then you

    所以如果你確實正處於這樣的情況,那麼你

  • definitely do need to think about whether

    絕對需要思考,到底

  • British English or American English

    英式英文還是美式英文

  • is the right choice for you.

    對你而言才是正確的選擇

  • So which one is right?

    那麼到底哪種英文才算正確呢?

  • Which one should you use?

    你該使用哪一種呢?

  • Its a hard question for me to answer.

    這是一個很難的問題

  • You need to think about you and your situation.

    你必須思考個人的情況

  • Are you living in an English-speaking country?

    你是居住在英語系國家嗎?

  • Then of course,

    如果是的話

  • use the type of English that is used there.

    那麼你就使用當地人所用的英文

  • But maybe you're planning to study

    但有可能你正在計畫著

  • in an English-speaking country.

    要前往英語系國家讀書

  • Which one?

    哪一種英文你該使用呢?

  • If it's America, then you should be training

    如果是美國,那你必須訓練自己

  • to learn American English.

    學習美式英文

  • But if not, then focus on British English

    如果不是,那就專心學習英式英文

  • because most other English-speaking countries

    因為美國以外的大部分英語系國家

  • use British English grammar and spelling standards.

    都使用英式英語的文法與拼字規則

  • Do you speak to a lot of clients or colleagues

    你需要和許多

  • who are from America or from the UK?

    來自美國或英國的客戶或同事溝通嗎?

  • This can help you to decide whether you need to

    這可以協助你決定應該

  • study American English or British English.

    學習美式英文或英式英文

  • You might think that one type of English is easier

    你可能會覺得其中一種

  • than the other

    比較簡單

  • and that can also tell you which one you should study.

    這也能告訴你你該學習哪種英文

  • You could choose any of these reasons

    可以依據這些理由去做選擇

  • to help you decide which type of English to study.

    並幫助自己決定應該學習何種英文

  • It definitely makes sense to focus on lessons,

    專注在

  • books and teachers that use one type of English.

    僅使用一種類型英文的參考書和老師身上來學習絕對合理

  • It just makes it a little less confusing

    這會使得學習

  • while you're learning.

    不那麼困惑

  • So focus on either British or American English

    所以就專注在英式和美式英文的其中一種吧!

  • but remember that the other one exists.

    但是請記得仍有其他種類的英文存在

  • You don't have to choose one and then

    你不必因選擇了其中一種英文

  • never, ever, ever use the other.

    便因而完全不去使用另外一種

  • In fact, that's almost impossible!

    事實上,這幾乎是不可能的

  • And also one is not more important than the other.

    而且不同種類英文的重要性其實並無差異

  • But

    但是

  • for you, there is probably one that is more relevant

    對你而言,可能其中一種會

  • to your situation.

    與自己的情形更為相關

  • And that's the one that you should focus on

    而這就是你所必須集中精力

  • that you should study.

    學習的英文了

  • Another question that I often get asked is

    另一個我常常被問到的問題是

  • "What type of English do I use?"

    「哪種英文是我所使用的?」

  • Well I'm Australian and here in Australia we follow

    我是澳洲人,在澳洲我們

  • British English rules for spelling and grammar.

    使用英式英文的拼音與文法規則

  • And that's actually true for most

    而這對於

  • English-speaking countries outside of America.

    美國以外的英語系國家來說都是事實

  • Of course, all English-speaking countries have

    當然,所有的英語系國家都有

  • some unique vocabulary and slang

    各自獨特的單字和俚語

  • so there will be different words that you come across

    所以你有可能會遇到不同的單詞

  • that are used for the same thing.

    但卻代表同樣的意思

  • Now if you want some examples of that

    如果你想知道一些例子

  • then check out this video right here.

    那就看一下這裡的影片

  • Finally, it's important for you to know

    最後,你必須了解

  • that there are some native English speakers who get

    有些英文母語者會

  • very protective about their language and they will

    對於自己的語言有很高的防護性,所以他們會

  • argue about which way is right and which way is wrong.

    爭論哪些是正確的,哪些是錯誤的

  • But most of you,

    但對於你們而言

  • you don't need to worry about this conversation

    不需要為了這類談話感到困擾

  • and these arguments and discussions about

    像是針對

  • whose English is better

    誰的英文更好

  • or whose English is right or wrong.

    或是何者是正確何者錯誤的爭論和討論

  • What's important for you, is that you

    對你而言真正重要的,是你

  • keep building your English skills and

    持續加強自己的英文能力

  • you practise communicating clearly and confidently.

    練習如何清楚並有自信地溝通

  • Accept that there are different types of English

    接受不同種類的英文

  • and that's no reason to get stressed or anxious.

    而你也沒有理由為此感到壓力或焦慮

  • It just is how it is.

    因為本來就是如此

  • The most important thing

    最重要的是

  • is that you focus on communicating your ideas

    著重在使用英文清楚傳達你的想法

  • and your feelings clearly in English.

    以及感受

  • But I do think that it's important to know what

    但我確實認為

  • the differences

    瞭解英式與美式英文

  • between British and American English are

    之間的差異是重要的

  • so that you know how to recognise them.

    這樣你才知道如何去辨識兩者

  • So in my next lesson,

    因此在我的下一堂課程裡

  • I'll explain the main differences

    我將會用大量的例子來解釋

  • with lots of examples

    英式與美式英文的主要差異

  • so make sure you subscribe

    記得

  • by clicking that button down there.

    按下面的按鈕訂閱

  • You'll find out as soon as that video is ready!

    等到下部影片完成時,你就會知道兩種英文的差異

  • And in the meantime, you can check out these lessons,

    同時,你可以看看

  • right here,

    這裡的其他課程

  • where I'll be speaking with some other native speakers

    在這些課程中我會和其他母語者一起

  • with American and British accents.

    練習美式與英式英文的腔調

  • So thanks for watching

    謝謝你們的觀賞

  • and I will see you again next week.

    我們下周見了

  • Bye for now!

    掰掰!

Hello! I'm Emma from mmmEnglish!

哈嘍!我是嗯英文的 Emma!

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