英语小测验 英式英语与美式英语：词汇的区别 英式英语和美式英语最明显的区别之一在于，同一事物的词汇可能有所不同。比如，在表示“由人排成的队”时，英国人说 queue，而美国人则说 line；在英国和美国，“西服背心”或“马甲”的对应说法分别是 waistcoat 和 vest。你能分清特定事物在英式英语和美式英语中的区别吗？试做《英语小测验》，丰富你的英语词汇。

1. How would a British English speaker and an American English speaker refer to something moving in the opposite direction to the normal rotation of a clock?

a) British English: anticlockwise

American English: counterclockwise

b) British English: counterclockwise

American English: anticlockwise

c) British English: nonclockwise

American English: circumclockwise

d) British English: circumclockwise

American English: nonclockwise

2. Which word in British English and American English is a small bag worn on a strap around the waist – often for holding passports or travel money?

a) British English: waist pack

American English: hip sack

b) British English: hip bag

American English: waist pack

c) British English: fanny pack

American English: bumbag

d) British English: bumbag

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