咱们就以茶代酒了
“Let's toast with tea instead of wine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好好好
“Thank you.”
咱们就 以茶代酒 了
“Let's toast with tea instead of wine.”
请
“Please.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese drinking culture, refusing a toast can cause loss of face, but proposing to substitute tea for wine is widely accepted as a polite, respectful alternative.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to substitute tea for liquor (in a toast)
A vital social set phrase used when one cannot or chooses not to drink alcohol during a banquet or toast.
Marks the adoption of a mutual decision or settled plan for the toast.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll raise a toast with my tea.”
“Thank you. Not at all.”
“Our teahouse is a hub for travelers.”
“Then we'll toast with tea instead. Okay.”
“our envoy has been taken by the Three Judicial Offices”
“Today, I'll use tea in place of wine to toast”
“We'll toast with tea instead of wine. It's the same. Good.”
“let me salute everyone with a cup of tea. Today,”
“I'm using tea in place of wine to offer you a toast. We must enjoy this meal.”
“I'll drive. So let me toast with tea.”
“I overthought. Let me toast you with tea.”