 | | | Who doesn't love a cuppa? |
Diarmuid: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of Authentic Real English from the BBC. Feifei: 大家好，我是冯菲菲。在地道英语里你会学到英国人日常生活中常用到，而且通常在字典和课本里找不到的单词和短语。 Diarmuid: And I’m Diarmuid. Now I’ve got a question for you Feifei. What is the UK’s favourite drink? Feifei: Hmm, let me think. Is it beer? Diarmuid: That’s a good guess, but it’s not correct. In fact, the most popular drink in the UK is the great British cup of tea. Feifei: Tea 茶。We love tea in China too. Diarmuid: Well, here in the UK we sometimes call a cup of tea, a cuppa. Feifei: A cuppa? Diarmuid: Yes, a cuppa. C.U.P.P.A. Cuppa. Feifei: Cuppa 这个词的意思就是一杯茶。 Diarmuid: That’s correct. A cuppa is simply a shortened form of the phrase cup of tea. Feifei: Cup of tea. Cuppa tea. Cuppa. Example A: I’m so thirsty. B: Me too. I really want a cuppa. A: Fancy a cuppa? I’m just putting the kettle on. B: Yes, please. Can I have milk and one sugar in mine? Feifei: All this talk of cups of tea is making me thirsty. Diarmuid: Me too. Shall we go for a cuppa after this? Feifei: What a good idea. But before we go, answer me this: are there any other words we can use to talk about tea? Diarmuid: Well, some people might use the word brew to talk about tea. Feifei: Brew 沏茶，泡茶。I see why they use that word, because when we make tea we brew it in a pot or a cup. Diarmuid: That’s absolutely right. Now what about that cuppa then? Feifei: Mmm, let’s go. 欢迎登陆我们每天更新的网站学习更多的地道英语。 Diarmuid: www.bbcchina.com.cn. Bye for now. Feifei: See you later. | 
