今天跟大家聊一聊:tea的那些事儿。
tea大家都知道是“茶”的意思,那你还知道它有啥意思不?
今天,带大家来认识一下这个小学词汇。
A cup of tea in the making. [Photo provided to China Daily]
一杯茶,大家知道用a cup of tea;那“一壶茶”呢?a pot of tea;柠檬茶是:lemon tea;冰茶是:iced tea。其实tea也可以直接指“一杯茶”,不需要量词,比如two teas表示“两杯茶”。
注意英国人是很讲究的,tea也可以指“下午茶”,英文解释是:
a light meal eaten in the afternoon or early evening, usually with sandwiches and/or biscuits and cakes and with tea to drink
下午或傍晚吃的便餐,通常与三明治或饼干、蛋糕和茶一起喝。
tea表示的是:茶点(在下午或傍晚,通常喝茶时还有三明治、饼干和蛋糕)
当然,下面要分享的这个口语表达,更加有意思了。go for your tea不是“去喝茶”,知道意思后,大吃一惊!
今日表达:go for your tea
英文释义:to be killed or to be murdered
中文解释:被杀/被谋杀
举个例子吧!
1、You'll go for your tea if you go directly against the criminals on your own.
如果你单枪匹马直接对付罪犯,你会死翘翘的。
directly直接地
against prep.反对,违反;对……不利;紧靠,倚,碰撞;针对;预防,抵御;(体育比赛)对阵
criminal罪犯
on your own你自己= by yourself
2、I don't want you to go for your tea for it's so dangerous to do it.
我不想让你死,因为做这件事情太危险了。
for= because = since因为