Steaming hot drink

中國人喜歡喝熱騰騰的茶、熱騰騰的湯，要趁熱飲才有益。這說法恐怕不正確，世衞剛發表報告，宣布將高溫飲品列為2A級致癌物，即可能令人致癌。湯茶溫熱喝便可，同樣美味有益。

「熱騰騰」英文怎樣說﹖飲品非常熱時，會熱得有一股水蒸氣（steam）向上升，所以英文用steaming hot指「熱騰騰的」。例如，Experts believe that drinking steaming hot beverages can cause people to develop cancer of their oesophagus.（專家認為，喝熱氣騰騰的飲料可能會導致食道癌。）What are the risks of having a steaming hot bath？（浸熱水澡有甚麼風險﹖）

中文會說「嬲到出煙」，怒到面紅耳赤、頭頂冒煙。英文不形容為「冒煙」，而是形容為steaming。其實都挺相似，同樣是怒得火紅熱辣，熱得冒煙或蒸氣。

例句：When I broke his watch, he was furious. He was literally steaming and spitting fire！（當我弄破了他的手錶，他非常憤怒，簡直是怒到出煙和噴火！）

（本欄逢周一、三、五刊登）