the beloved flavor

打起精神讀書喔! 文章前兩段，四句話，多讀幾次，細細品嚐特殊的英文味：

1. Whether they take their tea with milk, sugar, lemon or just plain, it’s clear that the British have a fondness for its flavour. 2. There’s something about that firm bitterness that sparks devotion: the British consume 60 billion cups per year, according to the Tea and Infusions Organisation. 3. That’s more than 900 cups a year for every man, woman and child in Great Britain—though we no doubt all know someone who likes many more than that. 4. Tea has become entrenched in the British way of life, from the humble tea break to the afternoon tea to be enjoyed—in a jacket and tie, of course, gentlemen—at the very swankiest of London hotels. from “Why do the British Love the Taste of Tea So Much?” http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160602-why-do-the-british-love-the-taste-of-tea-so-much

讀一次，感受到的是那驚人的數字，平均一年每人喝900杯茶，所以，可以想像或許有人每天喝10杯以上喔!

     第二次再讀，應該有幾個有趣的字和片語引起注意，例如：

plain

spark

firm bitterness

swanky

become entrenched in

翻翻字典，體會一下這些字的意思與用法。

字典的介紹:

推薦一本好的字典: 《牛津高階英漢雙解辭典》

http://rdcgu.blogspot.tw/2016/03/blog-post.html　

推薦學英文工具書兩本

http://rdcgu.blogspot.tw/2016/03/blog-post_15.html

讀兩次是不夠的，至少要讀第三次。讀了第三次，總有幾個用字遣詞或是想法縈繞腦海，是不是？　我特別喜歡that firm bitterness that sparks devotion，firm這個形容詞好妙，有堅實 (solid)、穩固（steady)、確定不變（definite and not likely to change)，茶的那種苦味，持續不變，令人覺得踏實，也因此點燃了終生的熱情（sparks devotion)。

　另外一個令我感動的句子是Tea has become entrenched in the British way of life... 茶已然成為日常生活一部分，這樣翻譯還不到味，因為become entrenched in意味深深植入，而且entrench (v.)意味逐漸用力加深的結果（to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly）。如果把the British 換成my，你會把tea換成哪一個字或事物？

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　has become entrenched in my way of life.

     美好的味道需要細細品味，英文之趣味，也是要讀三次以上才能慢慢體會。—
To enjoy the beloved flavor of that firm English taste, we have to read and reread.