内容简介
WhetheryouaretravelingtoGreatBritainorjustwanttounderstandBritishpopularculture,thisuniquedictionarywillansweryourquestions.BritishEnglishfromAtoZedcontainsmorethan5,500BritishtermsandtheirAmericanequivalents,eachwithashortexplanationoftheterm’shistoryandanexampleofitsuse.TheappendixesprovidevaluablesupplementalmaterialwithdifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanpronunciation,grammar,andspellingaswellastermsgroupedinspecificareassuchascurrency,weight,andnumbers.
Thisdictionarywillhelpyouunravelthemeaningsof:
Berk(idiot)
Bevviedup(drunk)
Crisps(potatochips)
Erk(rookie)
Tojudder(toshake)
Noughtsandcrosses(tic-tac-toe)
Andmore!
GeorgeBernardShawfamouslysaidthattheBritishandAmericanswere“twopeoplesseparatedbyacommonlanguage.”Thisbookbridgesthatgap.