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What it really means
In the UK, the floor ABOVE street level — one flight of stairs up. This confuses many newcomers: the British first floor is the Chinese/American second floor. Lift buttons show G (ground) then 1, 2, 3.
Chinese explanation
在英国指街面以上的那一层——即中国的"二楼"。这一点常让新来者困惑：英式 first floor = 中式二楼。电梯按钮通常显示 G（底层），再往上是1、2、3。
Example conversation
A: Your room’s on the first floor.
B: So that’s one floor up, not the ground floor? Good to know!
A：你的房间在 first floor。
B：所以是上一层楼，不是临街那层？涨知识了！
Official sources
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