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 commentabout being in a station waiting on a train. For him, the train had yet toarrive - I would have thought rather that it had got stuck at the station withthe 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 correctword is "ask". For example: "I will reach out to Kevin and letyou know if that timing is convenient." Reach out? Is Kevin stuck inquicksand? 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 thattiming 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 meanpeople 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 oftenhear: "Can I get a..." It infuriates me. It's not New York. It's not the 90s. You're not inCentral 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
6. Igot it for free.
英国人吐槽："I got it for free" is a pethate. You got it "free" not "for free". You don't getsomething cheap and say you got it "for cheap" do you?
我最讨厌"I got it for free(我免费得到它)"。你是"免费(free)"得到它，而不是"为了免费(for free)"。你不会买到个便宜货，然后说你买到它"为了便宜"，对吧?
英式表达：I got it free.
7.least worst option
英国人吐槽：The next time someone tells you somethingis the "least worst option", tell them that their most best option islearning grammar.
下次要是有人跟你讲XXX是the "least worst option"(最好选择)，你就告诉他们对他们来说最好的选择是把语法学好。
英式表达：most best option