突破英語口語練習：cold coffee竟然不是“冷咖啡”，而是這個…

不少小伙伴說，早上起床只有喝掉一杯咖啡后，大腦才能逐漸開啟正常運轉(zhuǎn)模式。
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。
 
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。
 
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。