BBC全文解說及補充資料Episode 3: At the pub
這篇發生在在英國的pub裡，
一群英國人pub喝酒的習慣，會輪流買單，英文的用法如下
to buy a round (v):
often when people are in a group, each person takes it in turn to buy drinks for
everyone in the group
就一人一輪大家輪流買單的意思。
這課簡單的把啤酒分成lager (fizzy and light) or bitter (non-fizzy and dark).
lager=有泡泡比較淡, bitter=沒泡泡比較厚
事實上英文裡啤酒名堂很多，本篇最後會附上相關字。
真的對喝酒很有興趣的可以參閱英文版 Esquire 君子 調酒酒譜資料庫
形容酒可以透過顏色(red or white 紅酒或白酒...)或味道(sweet or dry 甜或苦澀)
偏苦澀的酒可以用bitter或dry來形容
dry wine/sherry etc
wine etc that is not sweet :
a glass of dry white wine 一杯口味偏澀的白酒
或是用bitter
Enjoy the beer’s bitter taste as you slowly drink it.
慢慢喝，品嚐這啤酒苦澀的口感。
最近很流行玩Google翻譯
a glass of bitter white wine=一杯苦澀的白葡萄酒 (嗯，還不錯。)
改用dry的時候，呃...
另外Tim稱呼Alice "love",這是不正式的稱呼，
有點像台語叫人家"勾錐ㄟ"，如果不是很熟，這樣不太禮貌。
本集的最後是Tim說Alice很可愛，然後問Michal的意見。
What does Michal say next?
1: She's beautiful.
2: She reminds me of my mother.
3: She's not my type really.
下面啤酒類相關單字來自 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English:
beer a general word for an alcoholic drink made from malt and hops :
a bottle of beer | Let’s go and have a beer in the pub.
lager a light-coloured beer, which often has a lot of bubbles in it :
A pint of lager, please.
ale a type of beer which is usually sold in a bottle or a can :
Beers and fine ales were brewed here for over a hundred years. | Newcastle Brown Ale
draught beer British English , draft beer American English beer that is served from a large
container rather than a bottle, especially good quality beer :
The pub serves a range of draught beers.
real ale British English beer that has been made in the, traditional way, not in a large factory:
The pub has real ale and live music most nights.
bitter British English a type of dark strong beer that is popular in Britain :
I'll have a pint of bitter.
shandy a drink made of beer mixed with lemonade :
I'd better have a shandy - I'm driving.
cider an alcoholic drink made from apples :
His clothes were old and dirty, and he stank of cider.
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