A：Good afternoon, sir. You are really a regular customer here. May I ask you why you come here so often?

早上好，先生。您可真是我們這里的常客啊。我能問(wèn)一下您為什么常常來(lái)這里啊?

B：I'm a newspaper columnist. I write comments for a living. I enjoy working in a coffeehouse.

我是報(bào)紙的專(zhuān)欄作家。我靠寫(xiě)評(píng)論為生。我喜歡在咖啡廳里工作啊。

A：I see. But isn't it a bit too noisy?

知道了。但是這里不會(huì)有點(diǎn)吵嗎?

B：I don't mind. By contrast, I quite like the circumstances, as I can see a variety of people here, who can always give me tremendous inspiration. And the most important thing is coffee as it is my life.

我不介意。相反，我喜歡這樣的環(huán)境，因?yàn)樵谶@里我可以看到不同的人，他們會(huì)給我?guī)?lái)很多的靈感。而且最重要的是咖啡可是我的生命啊。

A：I can see that. Then what is your favorite coffee?

可以看得出來(lái)。那您最喜歡的咖啡是哪種?

B：Irish coffee is my favorite. But I can drink any other. I'm not particular on it.

愛(ài)爾蘭咖啡是我的最?lèi)?ài)。但是我也可以喝別的。我并不挑剔的。

A：All right. Would you make coffee yourself when you are at home?

嗯。那您在家的時(shí)候會(huì)自己煮咖啡喝嗎?

B：Not very often. Making coffee is a bit troublesome. Most of the time, I just buy takeout at Starbucks. And also, I quite like instant coffee.

不經(jīng)常煮。煮咖啡其實(shí)有點(diǎn)麻煩。大多數(shù)時(shí)候，我就喝星巴克的外賣(mài)咖啡。而且，我也喜歡速溶咖啡。

A：I think instant coffee is becoming more and more popular. Though its taste is not perfect, it's really cheap and convenient.

我覺(jué)得速溶咖啡變得越來(lái)越流行了。盡管它的味道可能不是很完美，但真是便宜方便。

B：Exactly. Nescafe is the world's favorite coffee. People love it all over the world?

沒(méi)錯(cuò)。雀巢咖啡是全世界最受歡迎的咖啡。全世界的人都喜歡呢?

A：Which country makes the best coffee in the world?

世界上哪個(gè)國(guó)家出產(chǎn)最好的咖啡呢?

B：Many people think Brazil makes the best coffee. Brazil exports a lot of coffee. But I love Irish coffee. So it's hard to say. Just depends on your taste.

很多人覺(jué)得巴西出產(chǎn)最好的咖啡，巴西也出口很多的咖啡。但是我喜歡愛(ài)爾蘭咖啡。所以很難說(shuō)。要看個(gè)人的口味吧。

A：I agree. I heard in the western countries, almost everyone likes coffee. Is that true?

我同意。我聽(tīng)說(shuō)在西方國(guó)家，幾乎每個(gè)人都喜歡咖啡。這是真的嗎?

B：Yes. No doubt about that. For us, coffee is more a living style rather than a simple drink. I heard Chinese people don't drink that much coffee.

是的。那是毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)的。對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)，咖啡不僅僅是一種飲料，更加是一種生活方式。我聽(tīng)說(shuō)中國(guó)人不喝那么多咖啡。

A：No, we don't, especially the old people. But more and more young people fall for coffee.

是的，尤其是老一輩的人。但是現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多的人喜歡上咖啡了。

B：I suppose so. That's probably why there are so many wonderful coffeehouses in China now.

我猜也是。這可能就是為什么中國(guó)現(xiàn)在有那么多很棒的咖啡廳的原因吧。

注釋:

columnist n. 報(bào)紙專(zhuān)欄作家

comment n. 評(píng)論

living n. 生計(jì)

tremendous adj. 極大的

Irish adj. 愛(ài)爾蘭的

particular adj. 挑剔的

instant adj. 速溶的

Brazil n. 巴西

fall for 愛(ài)上

Starbucks 星巴克，著名的咖啡連鎖店

Nestcafe 雀巢，著名的咖啡品牌