如何优雅地喝下午茶?

Even teabags will taste better when consumed from fine bone china.

如果用精美的骨瓷杯享用，就连茶包喝起来都会更加美味的呢。

We use our thumb and our forefinger¹ to pince in between the handle and our middle finger supports.

举茶杯需要使用三根手指，均匀地分配拇指、食指和中指的力量：

When we're stirring our tea, we don't go round, and round, and round, and round, created a whirlpool. We go back and forth², back and forth.

当我们搅拌茶的时候，不要一圈一圈来回打转搅拌，弄出一个大漩涡，我们要以前后方向搅拌。

When we have drips on the teaspoon³ that we want to shake it out, we don't hit it on the side. That is some juvenile⁴ orchestra. We simply flick⁵ and replace at the back of the teacup.

当茶匙上有多余的茶水，我们不会在茶杯边缘这样敲打它，感觉像是很稚嫩的交响乐一样。我们只需要简单地轻弹一下，然后把它放在茶杯后面。

When we're drinking from our teacup, we look into the cup, not over it.

当我们端起茶杯喝茶的时候，要看向茶杯里面，而不是茶杯上方。

Take it and place it on your lap, with the crease⁶ folded towards you.

拿起餐巾，将它展开平铺于双腿，折痕朝向自己。

Always loose leaf tea please. So you'll need to use a tea strainer.

吃下午茶一定要用散装茶叶。因此，你会需要一个滤茶器。

You eat the sandwiches with your fingers, not with a knife and fork.

直接用手指拿起三明治食用，无需使用刀叉。

When you have finished, make sure you dab⁷ your month, not wipe.

当你享用完时，你应该轻拍嘴唇，而不能直接擦拭。

If they're adding sugar to coffee, it should be a brown sugar, because it's molasses sugar. As in coffee, a molasses sugar goes a lot better.

如果你想向咖啡里加糖，最好加黄糖，黄糖属于蔗糖，会使咖啡的味道变得更好。

If you were serving milk, I'd like to serve refreshed frothed milk.

如果你想向咖啡里加牛奶，我更推荐加入刚打完的奶泡。

Not some of that instant mud, you might serve a tradesman or one of your friends you don't like.

当然不用那种速溶垃圾啦，那种咖啡只能用来招待上门的推销员和你最讨厌的“朋友”。

1 forefinger   

n.食指

参考例句：

• He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger.他将叶子捏在拇指和食指之间。
• He held it between the tips of his thumb and forefinger.他用他大拇指和食指尖拿着它。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 teaspoon   

n.茶匙

参考例句：

• Add one teaspoon of sugar.加一小茶匙糖。
• I need a teaspoon to stir my tea.我需要一把茶匙搅一搅茶。

4 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

5 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

6 crease   

n.折缝，褶痕，皱褶；v.(使)起皱

参考例句：

• Does artificial silk crease more easily than natural silk?人造丝比天然丝更易起皱吗？
• Please don't crease the blouse when you pack it.包装时请不要将衬衫弄皱了。

7 dab   

v.轻触，轻拍，轻涂；n.(颜料等的)轻涂

参考例句：

• She returned wearing a dab of rouge on each cheekbone.她回来时，两边面颊上涂有一点淡淡的胭脂。
• She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper.她给我晚饭时，还给了一点土豆。