这茶怎么闻起来是茶味
“This smells like tea,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
无
“No...”
这茶 怎么 闻起来是茶味
“This smells like tea,”
喝起来有点
“but tastes somewhat...”
“Something is strange about this drink; the smell seems normal, but I suspect foul play.”
Appreciating tea involves examining aroma, liquor color, and finish; discrepancies between aroma and taste often signal poor quality, tampering, or adulteration.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
smells like / to smell
Followed by an adjective or noun to describe olfactory perception, analogous to 'looks like' (看起来) or 'tastes like' (尝起来).
how come it is... / why is it that...
Used to express perplexity or an unexpected contradiction in perception.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What, have you never seen tea before?”
“What kind of tea is it?”
“yet you didn't know about the tea parties.”
“Try this tea flavor. It's good too.”
“I think it's the same for tea and ink.”
“And the village head told me this tea has an orchid scent.”