英语新闻听写 星巴克推出南瓜拿铁咖啡

Ready or not Starbucks customers — Pumpkin¹ Spice Latte season is back!

准备好了么，星巴克的粉丝们——南瓜拿铁咖啡回归啦！

Although the frothy drinks are reportedly not on the Starbucks menu, according to Business Insider, people on social media have already begun posting shots with their seasonal² lattes.

虽然据Business Insider称，40款饮料将从星巴克菜单中下架，但是已经有人开始在社交媒体上po出星巴克季节性拿铁的照片。

Online rumors³ say that the official launch date of the treat is September 5th.

网上有人称官方公布的该款饮料的推出时间为9月5日。

But Business Insider explains that Starbucks' Twitter account has "hinted at an early Friday reveal of the drink" since last week.

但是Business Insider解释称，自上周星巴克的推特账号已经‘于周五早些时候暗示了该款饮料的推出时间’。

Starbucks reportedly times the annual debut⁴ of the favored beverage⁵ around Labor⁶ Day.

据称星巴克将于劳动节左右安排口味饮料的年度初次登场。

1 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

2 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

3 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

5 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

6 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。