英语中关于酒吧和喝酒的说法你知道多少呢？

Johnny的这一篇博客将为你介绍一下这些用法，知道以后，以后看电影就不怕听不懂了！

My father can be annoyinglypedantic. He never says the word “pub”， he always calls it a “public house”. Strictly speaking he is right and when I say “I am going down the pub” I am just being lazy. I should say “I am going down the road to thepublic house。” Although I admit that my grammar issloppy， I will never get round to calling a “pub” by its full name。

He is not very consistent either， the abbreviation “telly” for “television” is not allowed but “the box” is!

“What’s on the box tonight?” “Nothing much， let’s leave thegoggle boxand go to the pub instead!”

When I get to the pub I often buya roundof drinks for my friends。

Drinking is a popular social activity in the UK but unfortunately， according to the press， there has been a big rise inbingedrinking， especially amongst young people. People drink deliberately to get drunk. There are various stages in the process of gettingintoxicated. After a couple of drinks you will feel a littletipsy. Because this is a nice feeling you think a couple more drinks will make you evenmerrier. The problem is often you have one too many and you end up totallylegless。

“Johndrinks like a fish. He was soplasteredlast night he wasseeing double!”

When you wake up next morning you will have ahangover. There is no cure for a hangover except time. Some people recommend “a hair of the dog”. This is an alcoholic drink similar to the one you had the night before you. It’s “a hair of the dog that bit you”. However this theory would seem to lead you down the path ofpink elephantsand alcoholism!

However if we drink responsibly we can enjoy a happy time together. Sometimes a group of friends will go on apub crawl. This involves a drink in one pub and then leaving to have a second drink in another pub. Traditionally the British drink beer. The beer can be bottled but normally we preferdraught beer.

“Excuse me， what kinds of beer do you haveon tap?”

Many people like a beer called Guinness. This dark beer with a thick creamy head was firstbrewedin Dublin， in Ireland. Now there arebreweriesall over the world making this kind ofstout。

When we are drinking in a group we often clink our glasses together and say “Cheers!” This is the most common expression， although there are others， such as “Bottoms up!” “Good health!”， “Down the hatch!” or even “Here’s mud in your eye!” The stories surrounding the origins of the last one are pretty funny ranging from horse racing to the bible. As is often the case nobody is really sure which one is true。

In more formal situations these “toasts” become much more elaborate. At a wedding for example somebody might say:

“Ladies and gentlemen I ask you to raise your glasses in a toast to the bride and groom!”

Apparently the word “toast” became associated with this custom of touching glasses because， in the 17th century， it was the fashion to flavour drinks with spiced toast。

Pedantic - Fussy over unimportant details

Public house - Building where alcoholic drinks are available

Sloppy - Untidy， lacking in order

Telly， the box， goggle box - Television

A round - A drink for each member of the group

Binge - Unrestrained， uncontrolled

Intoxicated - Drunk

Tipsy， merry - Slightly drunk

One too many - Went over the limit， too much to drink

Legless - Very drunk

Drinks like a fish - Drinks too much

Plastered - Very drunk

Seeing double - Being so drunk that you see double

Hangover - Headache after a night drinking

A hair of the dog - A similar drink to the one that got you drunk

Pink elephants - Visual hallucinations from heavy drinking

Pub crawl - Visit a series of bar

Draught beer - Beer served from a keg or small barrel

On tap - Ready to be served from a keg

Brewed - Made from hops and malt

Breweries - Places where beer is made

Stout - Type of strong， dark beer

Cheers! - A drinking toast

Toast - The act of raising your glass in honour or to the health of someone