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| Coffee Culture 咖啡文化(下) |
| 2003年05月30日16:20:32 空中美语 |
Conversation A
Hillary is introducing her friend James to her new favorite coffee shop.
James: Cappuccino, mocha, café au lait... I never knew a cup of coffee had so many names!
Hillary: Not only that, but in Vienna, people think the kind of coffee you drink says something about your personality.1
James: So for them, coffee is more than a drink. It’s also a lifestyle2 statement?3
Hillary: It sure is. Drinking coffee is a way to connect with the romantic lives of artists and philosophers, like Brahms and Voltaire.
希拉里正介绍她的朋友詹姆斯去她近来喜欢去的一家咖啡馆。
詹姆斯：卡布其诺、摩卡、牛奶咖啡……我从来不知道一杯咖啡有这么多名堂！
希拉里：不止如此呢，在维也纳，人们认为你选择的咖啡的种类会透露出你的性格。
詹姆斯：那么对他们来说，咖啡不仅仅是种饮料。它也是生活方式的一种表达喽？
希拉里：当然是啦。喝咖啡是一种和像勃拉姆斯和伏尔泰那样的艺术家、哲学家的浪漫生活联系的方式。
Conversation B
James: Did they drink a lot of coffee?
Hillary: Oh, yes! Brahms had a regular4 table at his favorite
coffeehouse in Vienna, and Voltaire used to drink 50 cups a day.
James: We’d better hurry up and order. I have to get back to work!
Hillary: Relax! As the Viennese would say: If you don’t have time for a coffee break, then your life needs changing.
by Francise Raunet
詹姆斯：他们喝很多的咖啡吗？
希拉里：噢，是的！勃拉姆斯在他最喜爱的维也纳的咖啡馆里有固定的座位，而伏尔泰常常一天喝50杯咖啡。
詹姆斯：我们最好赶快点咖啡。我得回去工作了！
希拉里：放轻松！如同维也纳人所说的：“如果你连喝杯咖啡的时间都没有，那么你的生活需要改变一下了。”
活用词汇
1. personality n. the way a person is 个性；性格
Audrey has a friendly personality. She is nice to everyone.
2. lifestyle n. the way sb. lives and works 生活方式
When you get married, your lifestyle will change a lot.
3. statement n. sth. that tells about the ideas or beliefs sb. has 表达；声明
By not eating meat, Joseph was making a statement about his love for animals.
4. regular adj. usual; normal 有规律的
I had my regular meal for lunch today: vegetable soup and bread.
词汇小补贴：仅供参考
● Brahms 勃拉姆斯（1833-1897，德国作曲家）
● Voltaire 伏尔泰（1694-1778，法国哲学家）
Sentence 4U
hurry up “快一点”，例如：
Hurry up! We don’t want to be late for the party!
快一点！这晚会我们可不想迟到！
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