If an American asks “Are you mad?”, they’re likely trying to find out what they did wrong; if a Briton asks the same question, they’re accusing you of insanity.
如果一个美国人问“你生气了吗?”他们可能是想弄明白他们做错什么了,如果英国人问这个问题,则是在指责你疯了。
As a fun exercise in a class I taught a few years ago, I wrote the following story that means entirely different things in US and British English:
几年前我教授的课堂上有一个有趣的练习,我写了下面这个故事,在美式和英式英语中意思截然不同:
Yesterday I woke up late for an appointment. I washed up, then pulled on some pants and suspenders, and grabbed a vest on my way out the door.
昨天我有约但起床晚了,我洗漱完穿上裤子和背带,出门时顺手抓了一件背心。
I drove out toward the university and got a flat. I've had a flat before, but never on my own.
我开车去大学方向,轮胎爆了,以前也爆过,但都有别人在。
So I called my dad to tell him about it and find out what kinds of things I should be checking for... I ended up catching a lift with my new neighbor, who's really fit, by the way.
所以我给爸爸打电话告诉他这件事,想了解一下该检查什么…最后我搭了新邻居的车,顺便说一下邻居身体很棒。
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