【英语时差8,16】英国：英格兰 -4

"Up North they would say "Why aye lad?" which is a Geordie expression which means how are you doing?" Andrea: A lad is another word for boy. Here's another difference in language between north and south. "In Yorkshire they say "tat" for 'hat', i.e. "On Ilkay Moor¹ baht 'at" which means on "Ilkly Moor without a hat". Down south you'd just say 'hat'. " Andrea: Ah. It makes England such an interesting and varied² place to live in. Jean:Bye! Andrea: Bye!

1 moor   

n.荒野，沼泽；vt.(使)停泊；vi.停泊

参考例句：

• I decided to moor near some tourist boats.我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
• There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor.沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。

2 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。