Say when

Say when is a phrase someone utters when pouring a drink for someone else, or pouring a liquid such as cream or syrup upon someone else s food, or adding an ingredient such as Parmesan cheese or pepper to a dish at the table.

Say when經常用在給别人倒飲料，或者把奶油或糖漿之類的液體倒在别人的食物上，或者在給菜加芝士或胡椒之類的配料時。

Say when is sometimes used by hosts or hostesses who are serving guests, by parents who are attempting to control their children’s consumption of sugar or other foods, and is often used by waiters.

Say when有時被招待客人的主人使用，被試圖控制孩子吃糖或其他食物的父母使用，也經常被服務員使用。

The correct response when one has been asked to say when may be either “stop”, “that’s enough”, “okay”, or to actually answer when.

當一個人被問say when的時候，正确的回答可能是“stop”，“that’s enough”，或者真的就去回答“when”當你覺得東西夠了的時候。

The answer when, used to answer say when, most probably began as a rather weak joke, but has now become an accepted response. The idiom say when was first used in the 1880s when pouring alcoholic beverages. While the idiom is still used when pouring alcoholic beverages, it is also used in any circumstance where one is serving food, drink or a garnish to someone else.

用when來回答say when，最開始可能是起源于一個很弱的笑話，但現在俨然成為一個被接受的回答。這個俚語最早是在19世紀80年代在給别人倒酒的時候使用的。而且現在依然用在倒酒的時候，但也可以用在給别人服務、倒飲料或其它調味料的場合。

所以在飯店，服務員在給你斟酒或者倒水的時候，

會對你說say when，

意思是說什麼時候不要了，

招呼一聲，

他就停止不倒了!

例：

How much whisky do you want? Say when.

你要多少威士忌酒?夠了請告訴我。

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