Tea is the number one drink in Britain and the average person has about four cups of tea a day. In times of disaster or tragedy 'a nice cup of tea' is offered as a kind of universal cure.
A: Would you care for a cup of tea?
В: Only if you're having one.
A: Do you take milk and sugar?
B: A dash of milk1 and two lumps 2, please.
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1a dash of milk: a very little milk.
2two lumps: two sugar cubes.
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– I expect you could do with a cup of tea, couldn't you?
– I'd rather have a cup of coffee, if you don't mind.
– Milk and sugar?
– A milky one without sugar, please.
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– How about a nice cup of tea before you go?
– Yes, I'd love one.
– How do you like it?
– A strong one with three spoons for me, please.
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– Would you like a cup of tea?
– Only if it's not too much trouble.
– Do you like it with milk and sugar?
– Not too much milk and just half a spoonful, please.