英语常用口语每天学 第72课:咖啡名字的由来

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(Rita makes the espresso)

Rita: OK, Dead Man. If this doesn't start your engine, nothing will.

Robert: Thank you. Hey, do you know how espresso got its name?

Rita: No, I don't.

Robert: It's because of the way the steam and boiling water are pressed through the coffee. Es-PRESS-o, get it?

Rita: Uh, are you sure about that? I thought espresso was an Italian word.

★ start your engine 动力全开，意指‘让你精力充沛’

★ because of 因为

★ press v.挤压

★ espresso 意大利文Italian，这里罗伯用美语中的press (v.) 挤压，玩了一个文字游戏

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(莉塔开始做浓咖啡)

莉塔：好了，死人。要是这不能让你精力充沛，也就别无他法了。

罗伯：谢谢。你知道意大利浓缩这名字是怎么来的?

莉塔：不，我不知道。

罗伯：那是因为蒸汽和滚水是被‘压’进咖啡粉。 Es-PRESS-o，懂了吧?

莉塔：呃，你确定吗?我以为espresso是意大利文。