原汁原味商务英语播客第117课:咖啡店里的故事

 　　For many people, visiting a cafe or coffee shop is a normal part of business travel, if not everyday life.

　　对于很多人来说，去咖啡店或者咖啡商店是他们商业旅途中很正常的一部分，当然出差工作不是每天都会有。

　　Not only are coffee shops a good place to get a cup of espresso, they are also a great location¹ to have a quick meeting with a customer, take a short break, and - most importantly for the business traveler – get online to check your email.

　　去咖啡店不仅是为了喝一杯浓浓的咖啡，咖啡店还是一个能够和客户谈生意的好地方。人们可以在这里放松自己。对于出差旅途中的人来说，他们还可以在那里上网查收邮件。

　　Many cafes are now equipped² with WiFi, or wireless³ internet. So while you sip⁴ on your latte or your mocha, you can surf the web⁵ and keep connected.

　　很多咖啡店都装有WiFi，或者说无线网络。因此你可以在啜饮拿铁或者摩卡咖啡的同时，浏览网页并且保持网络通畅。

　　But despite people' s attempts to make WiFi services user-friendly, or easy to use, they are sometimes difficult to connect to. So in this lesson, we' ll not only look at ordering coffee, we' ll also practice troubleshooting an internet connection.

　　但是尽管人们提高WiFi的用户体验，使得它更加容易，他们有时会很难连接上网络。因此在这一课中，我们不仅是在点咖啡，而且是练习如何能故障排解，保证网络畅通。

　　For today' s lesson, we' ll be rejoining our friend Honesto as he stops by a coffee shop at the airport. We' ll hear to Honesto ordering a drink and attempting to connect to the cafe's WiFi. As you listen, try to answer the following questions.

　　今天的这个课，结合我们的朋友埃斯特在机场的咖啡店里边点咖啡边上网的情节，来回答下面的问题。

　　Listening Questions:

　　1. What kind of drink does Honesto order?

　　2. What "deal" does the coffee shop offer Honesto?

　　3. Why can' t he get online?

　　espresso n. （用汽加压煮出的）浓咖啡

　　latte n. 拿铁咖啡，拿铁

　　mocha n. 穆哈咖啡；穆哈（也门一港口）adj. 用咖啡调味的；深咖啡色的

　　WiFi abbr. 无线网络 无线上网 无线局域网

　　troubleshoot vt. 寻找故障；故障排解 vi. 充当故障检修员

1 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。

2 equipped   

装备的

参考例句：

• The kitchen was compact but well equipped. 这间厨房虽然空间小但设备齐全。
• Rooms vary in size and come equipped with hairdriers, television and telephone. 房间大小不同，均配有吹风机、电视和电话。

3 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

4 sip   

v.小口地喝，抿，呷；n.一小口的量

参考例句：

• She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
• Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。

5 web   

n.网，蛛丝，蹼，织物，圈套，卷筒纸；vi.生蹼，形成网；vt.织蜘蛛网于，使落入圈套

参考例句：

• The spider weaves a web.蜘蛛织网。
• You mean the World Wide Web?你是说国际互联网？