(1) ①storey(美国人常用story)指楼房的一层,即一层的高度或空间。
- The building has three storeys /is three stories high.
这幢楼有三层/三层高。 - There was a fire in the top storey of the building.
这幢楼的顶层曾一度失火。 - He lives in one of the upper storeys of the building.
他住在此楼顶部的其中一层。
②the upper storey还可幽默地表示“脑袋,头脑”。
He's a bit weak/a little wrong in the upper storey .
他不很聪明。/他神经有问题。
(2) floor指“房间的地板”,作“楼层”解时,指“建筑物内同一层上的房间”。
- The library has four floors .
那个图书馆有四层。 - On which floor do you live?
你住在几楼? - The whole third floor is furious.
整个三楼的全体住户怒不可遏。
(3) 注意英式英语和美式英语在楼层表达上的差别:
- the ground storey/floor
底层、一楼(英) - the first storey/floor
二层(英);一层(美) - the second storey/floor
三层(英);二层(美)