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加拿大的英语习惯(Canadianisms)

原文链接:https://forum.iask.ca/threads/30302/

lala2008 : 2005-10-25#1
ABM
Automated Banking Machine; called ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) in the United States

Alberta clipper
area of low pressure that forms in winter over the Province of Alberta in the lee of the Rocky Mountains

alcool
pure grain alcohol sold in Quebec

all dressed
with all the toppings (said of pizza, hamburgers, etc.)

allophone
someone whose mother tongue is neither English nor French

anglophone
someone whose mother tongue is English; often shortened to anglo

animator
in Quebec: an activity co-ordinator, facilitator, or radio or TV host

autoroute
highway in Quebec

backbacon (or back bacon)
Canadian bacon

bargoon
slang for bargain

bear paws
small, round snowshoes
beavertail
deep-fried dessert pastry resembling a beaver's tail

beer parlour
pub

The Beer Store
place to buy beer in Ontario; formerly known as Brewers' Retail

the Big Smoke
nickname for Toronto, Ontario

the bill
what Canadians ask for in a restaurant (Americans ask for the check)

Bloc head
nickname for a member of the Bloc Québécois political party

Bloody Caesar
drink made with vodka and clamato (clam and tomato) juice

Bloquiste
member of the Bloc Québécois

break-up
the departure of ice in the far north

brochette
French and Quebec English for kebab

brown bread
whole wheat bread

brown toast
toasted whole wheat bread
bunnyhug
a hooded sweatshirt in Saskatchewan

Caisse Pop(ulaire)
type of co-op bank found mainly in Quebec

Canada Day
Canada's national holiday on July 1st (formerly called Dominion Day)

Canadarm
robotic arm (made in Canada) on the space shuttle

Canuck
nickname for a Canadian

Caribou
potent mixture of wine and grain alcohol (alcool)

the cash
the checkout counter

C.C.
Canadian Club, a brand of rye whisky

CEGEP (or cegep)
post-secondary junior college (pre-university) in Quebec

chesterfield
couch or sofa

chip wagon (or chip truck)
place to buy French fries (which the British call chips)
chippy
behaviour that is inappropriately aggressive; constantly looking for a reason to find offence (from a chip on one's shoulder)

clicks
slang for kilometres or kilometres per hour

close the lights
Quebec English for turn off the lights

cougar
mountain lion or puma (Felis concolor)

Cowtown
nickname for Calgary, Alberta

CSIS
acronym for Canadian Security Intelligence Service (pronounced SEE-sis)

deadhead
partially water-soaked or completely submerged log

deke, deke out
to feint, trick, or avoid someone

dep wine
in Quebec, cheap wine sold at a dépanneur

dépanneur
French and Quebec English for convenience store or corner store

dick all
nothing
以上资料出自:嘉利私人物品运输网http://www.erschina.com

卉樱果 : 2005-10-25#2
Thanks, seems that I have ability to read and underdstand.

jiujiu : 2005-10-26#3
:wdb11: :wdb11: :wdb11: :wdb11: thanks

暗影800 : 2005-10-26#4
thanks

harmony_liu : 2005-10-26#5
Thanks for sharing the useful tips!

lala2008 : 2005-10-26#6
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