仁爱版九年级英语上册《Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures》SectionD PPT课件，共15页。

English is spoken by people in many places. It began in England but spread as the British people left their country and made new homes. Now, English is the language spoken by most people in countries like Canada, America and Australia.

译文：很多地方的人们都说英语。英语起源于英格兰，但是英国人在其他地方定居时，传播了英语。现在，在加拿大、美国和澳大利亚这样的国家，大多数人都说英语。

After many years, the English language began to change. The changes were mainly expressions and spellings. Sometimes different people use different words to mean the same thing. People in England say "underground" while people in America say "subway". In America an elevator starts on the first floor, but in Britain it starts on the ground floor. 

很多年后，英语开始发生改变。发生变化的主要是表达和拼写。有时候，不同的人用不同的单词来表达同一个意思。英国人用“underground”来表示地铁，而美国人却用“subway”。美国电梯的第一层叫“first floor”，而英国人则用“ground floor”。

"Colour" and "centre" are British spellings while "color" and "center" are American spellings for the same words. Pronunciation of words and ways of speaking have changed as well. It is possible to tell whether a person is American or British by listening to his or her speech.

同一个单词，“colour（颜色）”和“centre（中心）”是英国人的拼写方法，而“color”和“center”是美国人的拼写方法。单词的发音和说话方式也发生了改变。听一个人说话就可以判断他/她是美国人还是英国人。

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