"Colour" and "color", "favourite" and "favorite", "honour" and "honor"...Have you ever wondered why Americans spell those words without a "u"?

“Colour”和“color”，“favourite”和“favorite”，“honour”和“honor”……你有没有想过为什么美国人拼写这些单词时没有“u”？

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U. V. Rays affect both taste and colour of the wine. Darkness protects wine from the aggressive U. V. Rays and thus avoids premature degradation of wine.

紫外线会破坏葡萄酒的味道与颜色。而阴暗环境能保护葡萄酒免受紫外线的侵害，避免酒质过早地退化。

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It's the same colour as the U. S. flag!

它和美国国旗的颜色是一样的。

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