Level: upper-intermediate

Q&A Round 4

Some differences between tea shops and coffee shops.

Tea shops 茶館

第1個(gè)區(qū)別就是裝修風(fēng)格了。

Traditional Chinese decoration 傳統(tǒng)中式裝修

擴(kuò)展一個(gè)最近更流行的，Neo Chinese decoration 新中式裝修

Solid wood 實(shí)木

Chinese elements 中國元素

Chinese Knots 中國結(jié)
In particular 尤其

I wanna go to sleep early on then of course, I will have tea because if I have tea, I usually can not fall asleep.

哇，原來茶對(duì)于Adam來說，相比咖啡還挺助眠哈哈哈！

My parents are big tea drinkers. 很實(shí)用的表達(dá)喜歡的說法哦。

Caffein 咖啡因

It regulates your blood sugar. 它可以調(diào)節(jié)您的血糖。

Adam對(duì)于茶和咖啡的策略是:
If I want energy, I wll have coffee; if I want to relax, I will have tea.

You will rarely see people go to a traditional tea shop to have a formal business meeting. 你很少見人到一個(gè)非常傳統(tǒng)的茶館去開正式的商務(wù)會(huì)議。
Rarely 極少地，很少地

Courtyard 院子，庭院
Play mahjong 打麻將

Coffee is like, oh, you're gonna get your work done. 咖啡讓你感覺就是，哦，趕快把工作做完。(特別地道的口語用法，大家可以留意一下)

Enjoy the atmosphere of doing sth. 享受某種氛圍,比如: Enjoy the atmosphere of playing mahjong

Zen 禪

In China, Tea is more associated with Zen culture. 茶更多的是和禪文化相聯(lián)系的。

Coffee is more for sociality. 咖啡更多的是與社交相關(guān)。

Coffee and tea have become a regular part of our life.
You are expected to know about them irrespective of who you are. 不管你是誰，人們都期望你會(huì)對(duì)他們有所了解。

Task:
Do you prefer to drink tea or coffee?

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