咖啡趣聞
2015-04-29 00:00:00
瘋狂英語·口語版 2015年4期
咖啡最初被當(dāng)做小能量球食用。
Coffee was originally eaten as little energy balls.
歐洲人最初將咖啡稱為“阿拉伯酒”。
Europeans originally called coffee“1）Arabian wine”.
世界上所有的咖啡都生長在南北回歸線之間的咖啡種植帶。
All coffee in the world is grown in the bean belt， between the 2）Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
咖啡樹能長到30英尺高。
Coffee trees can grow up to 30 feet high.
咖啡豆實(shí)際上是一種亮紅色漿果里的種子。
A coffee bean is actually a seed inside of a bright， red berry.
當(dāng)你在烘焙咖啡豆時，你會聽到兩次爆裂的聲音，那時咖啡豆烘焙就完成了。
When you’re 3）roasting coffee beans， you’ll hear two popping sounds， and that’s when you know the bean is done.
往研磨好的咖啡粉里加入熱水，就可以得到一杯濃縮咖啡了。
4）Espresso is a way of preparing coffee by shooting hot water through finely ground coffee.
拿鐵是伴有很多奶和少許泡沫的濃縮咖啡。
A latte is espresso with lots of milk and a little foam.
卡布奇諾是伴有很多泡沫和少許奶的濃縮咖啡。
A cappuccino is espresso with lots of foam and a little milk.
二戰(zhàn)期間，美國人點(diǎn)意式濃縮咖啡時會加很多水——這就是為什么它被叫做“美式咖啡”。
During WWII， Americans would order espresso with lots of water—that’s why it’s called an“5）Americano”.
1794年，紐約證券交易所在華爾街和水街街角的唐提咖啡館里成立。
The New York Stock Exchange began in the Tontine Coffee House in 1794， on the corner of Wall and Water St.
深烘焙咖啡實(shí)際上比輕烘焙咖啡所含的咖啡因更少。
Dark roast coffee actually has less caffeine than lighter roast.
在全世界范圍內(nèi)，我們每天大約喝掉14億杯咖啡。
Worldwide， we drink about 1.4 billion cups of coffee a day.
低因咖啡中仍有咖啡因，但不是很多。
There’s still caffeine in decaf coffee， just not as much.
劍橋大學(xué)發(fā)明了第一臺網(wǎng)絡(luò)攝像機(jī)，用來監(jiān)視咖啡壺是否裝滿了。
The first webcam was invented at the University of Cambridge to let people know if the coffee pot was full.
和其他任何藥物一樣，咖啡因能置你于死地，但是你必須喝下100杯咖啡才能達(dá)到致命的劑量。
Like any other drug， caffeine can kill you， but you’d have to drink 100 cups of coffee to get a 6）lethal 7）dose.
咖啡儀式在埃塞俄比亞和厄立特里亞文化中非常重要。
The coffee ceremony is very important to 8）Ethiopian and 9）Eritrean culture.
