Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide

　　生於美國匹茲堡的Jane Walmsley平常從事媒體工作，嫁給英國夫婿後便定居英倫，迄今已廿餘年。經過她長期且細微地觀察，發現英美兩國雖然都使用英語，但在文化、生活與思想上早已分道揚鑣。



　　首先，英美人士在日常字彙的使用即有差別，例如英國人稱薯條為chips，美國人則稱french fries。而且即使是同一句話，兩地人民也有不同解讀，好比說「New is good.」對美國人而言是充滿正面力量的句子，表示有新鮮事發生，事情會越來越好；但看在容易悲觀的英國人眼中，卻認為新未必是好事。(英國人：國際情勢也常在變，但沒有變比較好啊！)



　　書中主題十分生活化，從性事談到美食，從寵物飼養聊到宗教信仰，重要的運動賽事與金融理財也沒漏掉，全書恰如其份地折射出兩國在政治、文化與社會潮流最即時的變化，讓讀者學到英式、美式的措詞用語之外，還能瞭解到語言背後的文化。(文/　博客來編譯)

When it comes to understanding the great cultural ocean that divides Brits and Yanks, it's not just our vocabulary but also our attitudes that differ. This irreverent guide surveys a whole gamut of British-American divergences, from sex to food, from pets to religion, from sports to money, and from war to-most divergent of all-humor. Entertaining and invaluable, Brit-Think, Ameri-Think has been updated to reflect changes in political, cultural, and social trends, and includes new chapters on cultural icons Oprah Winfrey and Bridget Jones, and on Brit-cool vs. Ameri-cool.

Jane Walmsley was born in Pittsburgh, but has lived in England for more than twenty years, where she works as a television broadcaster, producer, and journalist. She is married to a Brit, who is undoubtedly the source of much of her insight into the British character.