英语口语大赢家Topic278:咖啡 Coffee

阿美和咖啡厅的一个老顾客聊起了咖啡，从世界最著名的咖啡到时下流行的速溶咖啡，聊得还真欢呢。

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May: Good afternoon, sir. You are really a regular customer here. May I ask you why you come here so often?

Customer: I'm a newspaper columnist¹. I write comments for a living. I enjoy working in a coffeehouse.

May: I see. But isn't it a bit too noisy?

Customer: I don't mind. By contrast, I quite like the circumstances, as I can see a variety of people here, who can always give me tremendous² inspiration³. And the most important thing is coffee as it is my life.

May: I can see that. Then what is your favorite coffee?

Customer: Irish coffee is my favorite. But I can drink any other. I'm not particular on it.

May: All right. Would you make coffee yourself when you are at home?

Customer: Not very often. Making coffee is a bit troublesome. Most of the time, I just buy takeout at Starbucks. And also, I quite like instant coffee.

May: I think instant coffee is becoming more and more popular. Though its taste is not perfect, it's really cheap and convenient.

Customer: Exactly. Nescafe is the world's favorite coffee. People love it all over the world?

May: Which country makes the best coffee in the world?

Customer: Many people think Brazil makes the best coffee. Brazil exports a lot of coffee. But I love Irish coffee. So it's hard to say. Just depends on your taste.

May: I agree. I heard in the western countries, almost everyone likes coffee. Is that true?

Customer: Yes. No doubt about that. For us, coffee is more a living style rather than a simple drink. I heard Chinese people don't drink that much coffee.

May: No, we don't, especially the old people. But more and more young people fall for coffee.

Customer: I suppose so. That's probably why there are so many wonderful coffeehouses in China now.

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阿美: 早上好，先生。您可真是我们这里的常客啊。我能问一下您为什么常常来这里啊？

顾客: 我是报纸的专栏作家。我靠写评论为生。我喜欢在咖啡厅里工作啊。

阿美: 知道了。但是这里不会有点吵吗？

顾客: 我不介意。相反，我喜欢这样的环境，因为在这里我可以看到不同的人，他们会给我带来很多的灵感。而且最重要的是咖啡可是我的生命啊。

阿美: 可以看得出来。那您最喜欢的咖啡是哪种？

顾客: 爱尔兰咖啡是我的最爱。但是我也可以喝别的。我并不挑剔的。

阿美: 嗯。那您在家的时候会自己煮咖啡喝吗？

顾客: 不经常煮。煮咖啡其实有点麻烦。大多数时候，我就喝星巴克的外卖咖啡。而且，我也喜欢速溶咖啡。

阿美: 我觉得速溶咖啡变得越来越流行了。尽管它的味道可能不是很完美，但真是便宜方便。

顾客: 没错。雀巢咖啡是全世界最受欢迎的咖啡。全世界的人都喜欢呢？

阿美: 世界上哪个国家出产最好的咖啡呢？

顾客: 很多人觉得巴西出产最好的咖啡，巴西也出口很多的咖啡。但是我喜欢爱尔兰咖啡。所以很难说。要看个人的口味吧。

阿美: 我同意。我听说在西方国家，几乎每个人都喜欢咖啡。这是真的吗？

顾客: 是的。那是毫无疑问的。对我们来说，咖啡不仅仅是一种饮料，更加是一种生活方式。我听说中国人不喝那么多咖啡。

阿美: 是的，尤其是老一辈的人。但是现在越来越多的人喜欢上咖啡了。

顾客: 我猜也是。这可能就是为什么中国现在有那么多很棒的咖啡厅的原因吧。

经典背诵 Recitation
Customer: I am a newspaper columnist and I love coffee. So I spend most of my daytime in a coffeehouse where I can enjoy good coffee and also do my writing. Well, my favorite coffee is Irish coffee but I do drink other coffee, too. When I'm alone at home, I just drink the instant coffee which is really convenient. For me, coffee means more than a simple drink.

生词小结
columnist n. 报纸专栏作家

comment n. 评论

living n. 生计

tremendous adj. 极大的

Irish adj. 爱尔兰的

particular adj. 挑剔的

instant adj. 速溶的

Brazil n. 巴西

fall for 爱上

注释
Starbucks 星巴克，著名的咖啡连锁店

Nescafe 雀巢，著名的咖啡品牌

Material 语素
Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation⁴ was founded in 1985. The origins of Starbucks reach back to 1971, when the Starbucks Coffee Company was founded by three students in Seattle. The Company is committed to offering the highest quality coffee, meanwhile, Starbucks is not only a coffeehouse, but offers a unique experience. Maybe that's why Starbucks Corporation had great success in the USA and the number of stores increased rapidly. Nowadays they have even more stores in the United States than McDonald's.

星巴克

星巴克公司成立于1985年，而它的起源要追溯到1971年，当时有三个学生在西雅图成立了一个星巴克咖啡公司。公司主要致力于提供最高品质的咖啡，与此同时，星巴克不只是一个普通的咖啡厅，而是承诺要奉献一种特有的体验。可能这就是为什么星巴克可以在美国取得巨大的成功，而且分店数目迅速扩增的原因。现在它在美国的分店数目已经超过了麦当劳。

Instant Coffee

Instant coffee is drunk⁵ all over the world, largely⁶ because its simplicity⁷ of use compared to other forms of coffee making. No time is required for infusing the instant coffee- it is ready as soon as the hot water is added. Moreover⁸, instant coffee is also convenient for preparing iced coffee, which is popular in hot seasons. Ironically, instant coffee is the only form of coffee available in certain coffee exporting countries.

速溶咖啡

全世界的人都在喝速溶咖啡，主要因为跟其他咖啡制作相比，冲速溶咖啡非常简单。冲一杯速溶咖啡根本就不需要花时间——只要加热水就可以喝了。而且用速溶咖啡制作冰咖啡也很方便，这在天热的季节里非常流行。具有讽刺意味的是，速溶咖啡竟然是一些咖啡出口国家里唯一能够找到的咖啡产品。

 

 

1 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

2 tremendous   

adj.巨大的，极大的；很好的，非常好的

参考例句：

• This book was the outcome of a tremendous amount of scientific work.这本书是大量科学研究工作的成果。
• There is a tremendous difference between them.他们之间有着极大的差别。

3 inspiration   

n.灵感，鼓励者，吸气

参考例句：

• These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
• What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！

4 corporation   

n.公司，企业&n.社团，团体

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. 这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• The inflation did the corporation up. 通货膨胀使这个公司破产了。

5 drunk   

adj.醉酒的；(喻)陶醉的；n.酗酒者，醉汉

参考例句：

• People who drives when they are drunk should be heavily penalised.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
• She found him drunk when she came home at night.她晚上回家时，经常发现他醉醺醺的。

6 largely   

adv.大部分，主要地

参考例句：

• It is largely dependent on the weather.这多半取决于天气情况。
• Their conclusions were largely founded on guesswork.他们的结论大部份基于猜测。

7 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。

8 moreover   

adv.再有，此外，而且

参考例句：

• The rent is reasonable, and moreover,the location is perfect.这房租合理，而且地点优越。
• The task is difficult, and moreover,time is pressing.任务艰巨，并且时间紧迫。