56: theater还是theatre? 哪种拚法是正确的？

Question 56: Is it theater or theatre?

Answer: The spelling of words such as theatre and centre differs, depending on where you are in the English-speaking world. In the USA and Canada, theatre and centre are spelt 'theater' and 'center'. If you are not a native English speaker, you can take your pick!

问题：到底是theater还是theatre? 哪种拚法是正确的？

回答: theatre和centre等词的拚法主要取决于你是在哪个以英语为母语的国家使用这个词。在美国和加拿大，theatre和centre一般都拚为theater和center。 如果你不是以英语为母语的，你可以任意选择一种。