英语新闻听写 星巴克咖啡涨价啦

On Tuesday, some Starbucks in certain US locations raised prices on 10% of menu items, including brewed¹ coffee, bacon Gouda breakfast sandwiches, and cookies.

周二，一些美国星巴克店内10%的菜单商品价格上涨，其中包括现煮咖啡、培根豪达奶酪特色早餐三明治以及饼干

Even though the price hike is not national, the company declined² to say how many of the chain's near 8,000 US locations raised prices.

虽然此次并非全国性提价，但星巴克拒绝告知在美国的近8,000所星巴克中有多少家会提价。

In a statement to Business Insider, a spokesperson for Starbucks said,

在发给Business Insider的一份声明中，星巴克发言人称，

"We expect 10% of the US customer’s average customer ticket to increase by about 0.5% as a result of these beverage³ adjustments."

“由于这些饮品的调整，我们预计10%的客户平均票价将上涨约0.5%。”

The spokesperson went on to add that the price hikes are a part of Starbucks' ongoing⁴ approach to determining prices.

该发言人继续说道，提价是星巴克决定商品定价的一种尝试。

1 brewed   

调制( brew的过去式和过去分词 )； 酝酿； 沏（茶）； 煮（咖啡）

参考例句：

• The beer is brewed in the Czech Republic. 这种啤酒是在捷克共和国酿造的。
• The boy brewed a cup of coffee for his mother. 这男孩给他妈妈冲了一杯咖啡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 declined   

v.辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）( decline的过去式和过去分词 )；（道路、物体等）下倾；（太阳）落下；（在品格、价值上）降低

参考例句：

• We asked her to come to our party, but she declined. 我们请她来参加我们的晚会，但是她谢绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He declined to charge his memory with so many details. 他不愿在脑中记这么多细枝末节。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。