cold coffee竟然不是“冷咖啡”，而是这个…

不少小伙伴说，早上起床只有喝掉一杯咖啡后，大脑才能逐渐开启正常运转模式。

事实上，coffee不仅好喝，也非常好玩。今天就和大家分享一些 与coffee有关的有趣表达。

cold coffee

cold coffee是“冷咖啡”吗？

它其实是啤酒。

Cold coffee: Slang for beer.

例句：

After work today, let’s go downtown and get some cold coffee.

今天下班后，我们去市区喝点啤酒吧。

I could really go for a cold coffee right about now.

我现在真的要去喝杯啤酒。

cup of joe

joe是个常见的人名对吧？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?

我能再给你拿杯咖啡吗？

There is nothing like enjoying a hot cup of joe first thing in the morning.

早上第一件事没有什么比喝杯热咖啡更好的了。

coffee in, coffee out

coffee in, coffee out去洗手间

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.

这附近有厕所吗？今天早上我喝了太多的咖啡，你知道“coffee in, coffee out”这个表达嘛？

I drank way too much coffee this morning. Coffee in, coffee out.

今天早上我喝了很多咖啡。太想上厕所了。

说了咖啡，再来讲讲茶。tea在英语里也有一些含义让人意想不到的表达。

not for all the tea in China

Not for all the tea in China在任何情况都不；千金不换

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.

就算有天大的好处，我都不会辞掉我的工作。

How would I feel about doing extra work? Not for all the tea in China.

做额外的工作我会有什么感觉？有天大的好处我也不干。

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.

看恐怖电影不是我喜欢的。

Going shopping with friends every weekend is my cup of tea.

我喜欢每周末和朋友一起逛街。

as good as a chocolate teapot

as good as a chocolate teapot无用的

Something that is completely useless.

例句：

Your plan is as good as a chocolate teapot.

你的方案没有一点用。

I'm not taking your advice again, which was as good as a chocolate teapot.

我不会再接受你的建议了，那简直没有一点用。

a storm in a teacup

a storm in a teacup小题大做

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.

凯莉对婚礼蛋糕的抱怨简直就是小题大做。在我看来，蛋糕很好看。

If Robert doesn't drink enough coffee in the morning, everything is a storm in a teacup.

如果罗伯特早上没有喝足够的咖啡，他会对一切事情都小题大做。

（来源：早安英文公众号  编辑：yaning）