【话匣子英语】咖啡文化

在北美喝咖啡是很司空见惯的事情，人们喜欢自己研磨咖啡或者去咖啡馆.....

 

 Andrew: So the other day, I woke up, and maybe it was 7:00 or 7:30 in the morning. And I felt like a cup of coffee, like I usually do in the morning.

Suzanne:   Of course. Yes, definitely need a caffeine jolt¹.

Andrew: Exactly. So I went out to search for a café because I just moved here. I haven’t had time to buy a coffeemaker. I can’t brew² my own cup at home, so I had to go out and look for a cup of coffee. And I noticed in my neighbourhood, there are lots of cafés—cafés all over the place.

1 jolt   

v.（使）摇动，（使）震动，（使）颠簸

参考例句：

• We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
• They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。

2 brew   

v.酿造，调制

参考例句：

• Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
• The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。