事實上,coffee不僅好喝,也非常好玩。今天就和大家分享一些 與coffee有關(guān)的有趣表達(dá)。
cold coffee
cold coffee是“冷咖啡”嗎?
它其實是啤酒。
Cold coffee: Slang for beer.
例句:
After work today, let’s go downtown and get some cold coffee.
今天下班后,我們?nèi)ナ袇^(qū)喝點啤酒吧。
I could really go for a cold coffee right about now.
我現(xiàn)在真的要去喝杯啤酒。
cup of joe
joe是個常見的人名對吧?但cup of joe指的也是“咖啡”。
Cup of joe: Cup of coffee.
例句:
Can I get you another cup of joe?
我能再給你拿杯咖啡嗎?
There is nothing like enjoying a hot cup of joe first thing in the morning.
早上第一件事沒有什么比喝杯熱咖啡更好的了。
coffee in, coffee out
coffee in, coffee out去洗手間
Having to use the bathroom because you drank some coffee.
例句:
Is there a bathroom around here? I drank some coffee this morning and you know the expression, coffee in, coffee out.
這附近有廁所嗎?今天早上我喝了太多的咖啡,你知道“coffee in, coffee out”這個表達(dá)嘛?
I drank way too much coffee this morning. Coffee in, coffee out.
今天早上我喝了很多咖啡。太想上廁所了。
說了咖啡,再來講講茶。tea在英語里也有一些含義讓人意想不到的表達(dá)。
not for all the tea in China
Not for all the tea in China在任何情況都不;千金不換
You are unwilling to do something, no matter how large the reward.
例句:
I wouldn't quit my job for all the tea in China.
就算有天大的好處,我都不會辭掉我的工作。
How would I feel about doing extra work? Not for all the tea in China.
做額外的工作我會有什么感覺?有天大的好處我也不干。
cup of tea
One's cup of tea
One's personal preferences of something and/ or liking something.
例句:
Watching horror movies is not my cup of tea.
看恐怖電影不是我喜歡的。
Going shopping with friends every weekend is my cup of tea.
我喜歡每周末和朋友一起逛街。
as good as a chocolate teapot
as good as a chocolate teapot無用的
Something that is completely useless.
例句:
Your plan is as good as a chocolate teapot.
你的方案沒有一點用。
I'm not taking your advice again, which was as good as a chocolate teapot.
我不會再接受你的建議了,那簡直沒有一點用。
a storm in a teacup
a storm in a teacup小題大做
Used when people talk about a small event, or a small problem as if it were a big tragedy.
例句:
Kelly's complaints about the wedding cake were a storm in a teacup. The cake was beautiful in my opinion.
凱莉?qū)槎Y蛋糕的抱怨簡直就是小題大做。在我看來,蛋糕很好看。
If Robert doesn't drink enough coffee in the morning, everything is a storm in a teacup.
如果羅伯特早上沒有喝足夠的咖啡他會對一切事情都小題大做。
(來源:早安英文公眾號)