BBC读者大调查：英国人讨厌的美式英语
BBC杂志发表了一篇关于美式英语入侵英国的文章，引起了很多英国人的共鸣。读者纷纷发来电子邮件，说出最困扰自己、最让自己恼火的美式英语表达。此前我们已经给大家带来了BBC精选的各种英国人对美式英语的吐槽，在此来做个汇总，让你更清晰地看到英英与美英间的不同！中文
英式
美式
1. 我想要一个……
May I have a...
Can I get a...
2. 最佳选择
the best option
least worst option
3. 两倍，三倍
double, triple
two-time, three-time
4. 整天，每天
all day, every day
24/7
5. 下飞机
disembark
deplane
6. 等待
wait for
wait on
7. 腰包
bum bag/hip pack
fannypack
8. 联系
meet/talk to
touch base
9. 物质性
the physical nature of
physicality
10. 交通工具
transport
transportation
11. 过20岁生日
celebrate the 20thbirthday
turn 20
12. 购物手推车
shopping trolley
shopping cart
13. get的过去分词
got
gotten
14. 我很好。
I'm well.
I'm good.
15. 刘海
fringe
bangs
16. 外卖
takeaway
take-out
17. 荒谬
ridiculousness
ridiculosity
18. 半小时
half an hour
a half hour
19. 提醒
give notice/inform
heads up
20. 火车站
railway station
train station
21. 按照字母顺序排
to put a list into alphabeticalorder
to alphabetize it
22. 我错了。
I'm sorry for my mistake.
my bad
23. 正常状态
normality
normalcy
24. 盗窃
burgle
burglarize
25. 经常
often
oftentimes
26. 饭店
restaurant
eatery
27. 两周
fortnightly
biweekly
28. 候选人，替代人
alternative
alternate
29. 提高价格
increase a price
hike a price
30. 今后
in future
going forward
31. 150万
one and a half million
a million and a half
32. 询问
ask
reach out to
33. 你来算。
You do the maths.
You do the math.
34. 中杯咖啡
a medium sized coffee
a regular coffee
35. 截止，满期
expiry
expiration
36. 苏格兰-爱尔兰后裔
Scot-Irish
Scotch-Irish
37. 这会让你得到教训的。
That'll teach you.
That'll learn you.
38. 它在哪儿？
Where is it?
Where's it at?
39. 句号
full stop
period
40. 最大赢家
the best/most successful
the winningest
41. 问题
problem
issue
42. 赢得奖牌
to win a medal
to medal
43. 我免费拿到的。
I got it free.
I got it for free.
44. 现在
now
already
45. 我最关心。
I couldn't care less.
I could care less.
还有一句美式英语：It is what itis.（该是什么就是什么。）美剧中经常出现，那么它的英式表达呢？There is no British way of saying this… it meansnothing! 好吧，英国人觉得这个说法毫无意义！
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