用美国人的一天学英语 Unit 35 去咖啡厅（谚语与惯用语）

Unit 35 去咖啡厅

谚语与惯用语

not someone's cup of tea 不是某人的菜，不是某人所喜爱的东西
Reading books is really not my cup of tea.I prefer doing sports.
阅读实在不是我喜欢的事情，我喜欢运动。

be in one's cup 酒醉时
When Jerry is in his cup, he would sit there and do nothing but laugh.
杰瑞喝醉的时候，会坐在那里什么事都不做，只会傻笑。

wake up and smell the coffee 注意并着手进行
The parents had better wake up and smell the coffee.It is very obvious that their children have got some serious problems.
这对父母亲最好要开始做一些事情了。很明显的，他们的孩子有一些严重的问题。

the flavor of the mouth 暂时或目前普遍流行
The frst music album of the rap artist just released and it suddenly became the flavor of the mouth.
那位说唱歌手酌第一张音乐专辑才刚发行，就马上变成目前最流行的音乐。

ltls no use crying over sp．lled milk． 木已成舟，于事无补
I know you do not like your new hairstyle, but you can*t change it since it is no use crying over spilled milk.
我知道你不喜欢新发型，但是你没有办法改变，因为木以成舟，于事无补。