英语笑话听力+文本：双料浓咖啡

【生词预览】

espresso浓咖啡，chef厨师，upscale高档的

笑话原文】

A Double Espresso

The chef of the upscale restaurant collided with a waiter one day and spilled coffee all over our computer. The liquid poured into the processing unit, and resulted in some dramatic crackling and popping sounds. After sopping¹ up the mess, we gathered around the terminal as the computer was turned back on. “Please let it work,” pleaded the guilt-ridden waiter. A waiter replied, “Should be faster than ever. That was a double espresso.”

中文译文】

双料咖啡

一天，一家高级餐馆的大厨和一个服务员撞到一起，把咖啡撞翻在电脑上。液体流进处理器，引起不寻常的噼噼啪啪的响声。把这场混乱收拾干净以后，大家都围着电脑，等着它重新启动。那个闯祸的服务员祈求说：“拜托拜托，让它正常运作吧。”一个女服务员回答说：“应该比以往更快，这可是一杯双料浓咖啡。”

词汇讲解】

1. chef厨师。He is one of the top chefs in Britain.他是英国最好的厨师之一。

2.upscale高档的;高收入的。an upscale neighborhood高消费社区

3.collide相撞。The ships collided in the fog.轮船在雾中相撞。也可以指“(人、意见等 )冲突, 抵触, 不一致”：The interests of the two countries collide.两国的利益发生冲突。

4.dramatic戏剧性的，非寻常的。He enjoys the dramatic arts.他喜爱戏剧艺术。“引人注目的, 给人深刻印象的”：She plays a very dramatic woman with flashing eyes.她饰演一位双眼闪光的引人注目的妇人。

5.sop²吸水。be sopped³ through the skin 浑身湿透；用海绵、布等吸起(液体等)：sop up the water with a towel 用毛巾吸水

6.plead恳求。 She wept and pleaded until he agreed to do as she wished.她哭着恳求他, 一直到他答应按她的愿望去做。

1 sopping   

adj. 浑身湿透的 动词sop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• We are sopping with rain. 我们被雨淋湿了。
• His hair under his straw hat was sopping wet. 隔着草帽，他的头发已经全湿。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

2 sop   

n.湿透的东西，懦夫；v.浸，泡，浸湿

参考例句：

• I used a mop to sop up the spilled water.我用拖把把泼出的水擦干。
• The playground was a mere sop.操场很湿。

3 sopped   

adj.湿透的，浸透的v.将（面包等）在液体中蘸或浸泡( sop的过去式和过去分词 )；用海绵、布等吸起（液体等）

参考例句：

• The servant sopped up the water with a towel. 佣人用毛巾揩去水。 来自辞典例句
• She sopped up the spilt milk with a cloth. 她用一块布抹去溢出的牛奶。 来自辞典例句