全网最酷美语怎么说:第33期 TA不是我的菜

 　　Nick: Hi everybody, this is Nick. Welcome to teaching¹ series "how do you say this in American English."大家好，我是Nick.

　　David: Hi guys. My name is David

　　Nick: 现在呢春天到了，万物复苏的季节又到了。春意盎然，难免会让人有种想谈恋爱的感觉。相信我的听众魅力肯定都很大，所以很多人追，那不是人人你都有感觉的，对吧。所以呢，有些人可能就不会是你的款，或者说不会是你的菜，言下之意就是说，我不太喜欢TA这种类型。那TA不是我的菜，用美语怎么说呢

　　Nick: We got a new guest, David. Hi David, I heard that you've got a girl chasing² you. Is that true?

　　David: Yeah, kinda. I mean she's nice, she's smart, she's a good person. It's just I don't have feelings for her. I mean, we just don't have chemistry together.

　　Nick: Oh really. But to be honest, in my eyes, I think she's pretty good. She's, like you said, smart. She's beautiful. She's caring. I mean, how can you find a better one? She's good enough

　　David: Yeah I'm not saying she's not good person. It's just she's not my cup of tea.

　　Nick: What? Wait wait wait, I thought you liked the cup of tea. What do you mean "cup of tea"?

　　David: Oh no. she's not my cup of tea is a phrase you can use in America. It means you may like someone but their personality just doesn't match your own, or if they do something that you can't really live with, then the person just isn't your type. You can just say, they are not my cup of tea-it's a simpler way of saying that.

　　Nick: Oh can you just say, something is not my cup of tea? Or it's not restricted³ to some people.

　　David: No, it could apply to a lot of different things. For example, it can be used to describe undesirable⁴ relationships. You could also use it to apply to food, for example. Say you like white wine that's sweet but are given a dry red wine. To politely turn down the glass, you could say, "no thank you, it's not my cup of tea."

　　Nick: Oh so tea here is not like the actual tea.

　　David: No, it can apply to any different things. Not just tea.

　　Nick: So I like sandwiches. I don't like burgers. I could say, "burgers, they are not my cup of tea."

　　David: Yeah you can say that.

　　Nick: Ok, thank you.

　　Nick: David刚刚就是说，cup of tea 或者说my type, 在这里可以表示你喜欢的东西。不一定非得是tea相关，并不一定是茶。你可以说食物，比如我举的例子，我喜欢吃burger，不喜欢吃sandwich，那我就会说the burger is my cup of tea／my thing. So this is pretty much it for today's class. I'll see you guys next time. Bye

　　David: See you guys.

1 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

2 chasing   

n.雕镂术，雕刻工作；车螺丝；抛光；螺旋板

参考例句：

• My dog likes chasing rabbits. 我的狗喜欢追捕兔子。
• The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. 孩子们追逐着彼此的影子，玩得很开心。

3 restricted   

adj.有限的；受约束的

参考例句：

• Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns. 在城里车速不得超过每小时30英里。
• a restricted range of foods 有限的食物种类

4 undesirable   

adj.不受欢迎的，不良的，不合意的，讨厌的；n.不受欢迎的人，不良分子

参考例句：

• They are the undesirable elements among the employees.他们是雇员中的不良分子。
• Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system.有些化学物质能在神经系统中引起不良变化。