老外想聊的100个口语话题 39 咖啡情调
dialogue 1
Jerry: Hello, Lucy. I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing now?
露西，好久不见，最近还好吧?
Lucy: Just so-so. I'm busy with my term papers.
就那样吧，忙着写论文呢.
J: Yeah, the deadline is drawing ncar. How are things going?
是啊，马上就要交了.你写得怎样了
L: Let me first get some coffee to gct my brain working.
我先喝杯咖啡，让脑子清醒一下
J: I could use one too.
那我也来.杯吧。
L What kind of coffee do you drink?
你想喝什么咖啡?
J: What have you got?
你有什么呀?
L Well I have cspresso, cappuccino, latte, skinny lattc, Americano and rcstrctto.
有意式浓缩咖啡，花式咖啡，拿铁咖啡，脱脂拿铁咖啡，荧式咖啡，还有restrctto。
J: Are you kidding mc? You haVc so many choices! What's restretto anyway?
你不是开玩笑吧?这么多种啊l另外，什么时候你变成咖啡专家了?什么是restretto?
L It's basically a Very strong espresso. Half the water pulled through the same amount of beans. Pure coffee esscnce.
Ristrctto咖啡是浓缩咖啡的再浓缩，相同份量的咖啡豆，只加入_半的水，是纯正的咖啡精华.
J: Sounds like it must be full of caffeinc. I want one of those.
肯定有很多咖啡因。那就给我来这种吧.
L: You fiend. It's about the flavor, not the fix. Try an Amcricano. Espresso with water.
你这个咖啡狂!这种咖啡讲求的是咖啡的香味，而不是刺激和快感.要不来点美式咖啡吧l就是浓缩咖啡加水。
J: Sounds a little weak.
好像不够刺激.
L: How about esprcsso mixed with drip coffee?
那就来点一般的伽啡加滴滤式咖啡.
J: Ok. Thanks.
好的，谢谢
dialogue 2
L What would you like to drink?Tea or coffee?
喝点什么?茶还是咖啡?
J: Coffee,plcase.
咖啡吧.
L: So, you also likc COffee?
你也喜欢喝咖啡吗?
J: Yes, of course. I can't go through a day without coffce in the morning.
是啊。一天不喝都不行.
L Me too, but I think we shouldn't drink too mucb of it, as it's not very bealthy.
我也是.不过我想以后我们应该少喝点咖啡，对身体不好.
J: I totally disagrce. The otber day I read in a book that a number of recent studics suggest that can be a highly bcncficial drink.Researchers have found strong evidence that coffee rcdruces the risk of sevcral seriousailmem3' including diabct, disease and cirrhosis of the livcr.
我不觉得啊。前不久我读了一本书，说最新研究表明咖啡是…种极健康的饮料.有充分的证据表明咖啡可以减少很多疾病的发病宰，像糖尿病、心脏病和肝硬化等。
L: But I also heard that coffcc and itS caffcinc contcnt, as a drug on the human body that negatively affects the central nervous system, as wen as other organs, and leads to addictiom
但我也听说咖啡和咖啡因是一种毒荮，对神经系统和身体器官不好，还会上瘾呢.
J: I don't think so Coffee helps mc wake up,keep alCrt, and impvc my shon term mcmory.
我不觉得啊.咖啡可以让我更清醒，提高我的短暂记忆，我觉得很有益处啊。
L: Wdl, I amjust going to have to dis4gree with you. A bealthy body wakes up without caffeine!
并不是这样的。健康的体魄是不需要咖啡来帮助你清醒的。
J: Maybe you are rigbt to some extent.
有点道理.
L You may try to ha,re some alternatives and see how you feel.
你可以试着喝一些别的饮料，然后看看效果如何.
J: Maybe I could have a try.
好吧，我可以试一下
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