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數(shù)形式或者復(fù)數(shù)形式,美國英語幾乎是用單數(shù)形式英式:They are a family who has been very influential in the history of this country.美式或英式:The mittee has decided to look into the matter further.13. 名詞作定語時,美國英語多用單數(shù)形式,而英國英語則常用其復(fù)數(shù)形式英式:The worker decided to form a new trades union. 美式:The worker decided to form a new trade union.2. 動詞英語中的to have 是個詞性不明確的動詞。英國人既把它用作助動詞又把它用作實義動詞;美國人則一律將它當(dāng)作實義動詞來用。當(dāng)動詞have有致使之意時,美國用have。英國對上級用get, have 是個詞性不明確的動詞。英式:I will get someone e.美式:I will have someone e.3. 形容詞在美國英語中,形容詞的比較級可以跟在all the 之后,表示強(qiáng)調(diào)。而英國英語則使用any 加形容詞比較級這一形式來表示強(qiáng)調(diào)英式:Can’t you do any better than that?美式:Is that all the better you can do?4. 時態(tài)表距現(xiàn)在不遠(yuǎn)的過去所發(fā)生或完成的事情,英國英語常用現(xiàn)在完成時,美國英語則傾向于使用一般過去時英式:I have studied your report already.美式:I studied your report already.英式:Now I know what it is! I’ve forgotten its name.美式:Now I know what it is! I forgot its name.5. 日期表達(dá)英式用日月年,美式用月日年,且日期里的st,nd,rd不寫出來英式:20th March, 1998 讀作 the twentieth of March, nineteen ninetyeight美式:March 20, 1998 讀作 March the twentieth, nineteen ninetyeight6. 數(shù)字讀法61. 數(shù)字讀法,如175英式:a/one hundred and seventyfive美式:one hundred seventyfive, 常省略and62. 表述房間號,電話號時,英式多用double,triple,美式則直接讀,三個連用時也用 three +數(shù)字復(fù)數(shù)英式9224:nine double two four美式9224:nine two two four英式60009:six triple one nine美式60009:six one one one nine;six three ones ni