【留学语言类考试】被吐糟的没事英语

摘要：英式英语，美式英语，都是英语，有啥不同？在英国人看来，飘洋过海又发展了数百年的美式英语跟他们的英语区别可大了，有些美式表达更是让他们忍不住要吐槽。

虽说一般情况下，只要交流中不产生误解，"英美混搭"也无可厚非。不过，若你面对的是英式英语环境，比如你要参加英国的语言测试，像是雅思、剑桥商务英语和三一口语等，或者你要面对的是说英式英语的客户，还是走英式路线比较稳妥。下面就来了解一下英国人的"美式英语雷区"，关键时刻回避为上

1. wait on

英国人吐槽：To "wait on" instead of "wait for" when you're not a waiter - once read a friend's comment about being in a station waiting on a train. For him, the train had yet to arrive - I would have thought rather that it had got stuck at the station with the friend on board.

你又不是服务员，不用"wait for"用什么"wait on"。有次我读了一段朋友就在车站等车(waiting on a train)发表的评论，他想表达的意思是，火车还没到站。我却以为朋友在火车上，而火车滞留在了车站里。

英式表达：wait for

2. reach out to

英国人吐槽："Reach out to" when the correct word is "ask". For example: "I will reach out to Kevin and let you know if that timing is convenient." Reach out? Is Kevin stuck in quicksand? Is he teetering on the edge of a cliff? Can't we just ask him?

用"reach out to"表示"问"，该用"ask"才对。比如，"I will reach out to Kevin and let you know if that timing is convenient. (我会问下凯文，如果时间方便的话会告知您的。)"伸出手去?难道凯文陷到流沙里了吗?还是他在悬崖边摇摇欲坠?难道我们就不能"问"一下他?

英式表达：ask

3. hike a price

英国人吐槽："Hike" a price. Does that mean people who do that are hikers? No, hikers are ramblers!

"Hike(提升)"价格。那是不是意味着"提升价格的人"可以用hikers表示了?不，hikers是"漫步者"的意思啊有木有!

英式表达：raise/increase a price

4. Can I get a...

英国人吐槽：When people ask for something, I often hear: "Can I get a..." It infuriates me. It's not New York. It's not the 90s. You're not in Central Perk with the rest of the Friends. Really."

当人们需要什么东西的时候，我经常听到"Can I get a..."(可不可以给我一个...)，这真让我火大。这儿又不是纽约，现在也不是90年代，你以为你在Central Perk里演《老友记》啊，真是的!

英式表达：May I have a...

5. regular coffee

英国人吐槽：I hate the fact I now have to order a "regular Americano". What ever happened to a medium sized coffee?

我讨厌我现在必须点"regular Americano(普通杯美式咖啡)。"为什么就不能说a medium sized coffee(中杯咖啡)呢?

英式表达：medium sized coffee