跟艾米莉一起学口语 第573期:各种常见饮品必须了解一下

 coffee咖啡
tea茶
soda¹苏打汽水
diet Sprite/Coke低卡雪碧/可乐
cappuccino卡普奇诺
latte拿铁
mochaccino摩卡奇诺
jasmine tea茉莉花茶
barley² tea大麦茶
chrysanthemum³ tea菊花茶
green tea绿茶
black tea红茶

A: I'm so tired. I don't know how I'm going to make it through this lecture.
累死我了，我不知道该怎么熬过这一节课。
B: The professor is a bit boring today. You need something to perk⁴ yourself up. How about a coffee?
今天讲课的教授的确有点枯燥乏味。你需要点东西来提神，咖啡怎么样？
A: I don't really like coffee, to be honest. It's too bitter for me.
老实说，我不爱喝咖啡，那东西对我来说太苦了。
B: Well, you need something to wake you up. How about a soda?
你需要提神，苏打水怎么样？
A: Most soda drinks have too much sugar in them.
大多数苏打水都糖分太高。
B: The diet sodas⁵ don't have any sugar in them. Which one would you like?
低卡汽水里没有那么多糖了，你爱喝哪一种？
A: I like diet Sprite. Does that have any caffeine in it?
我爱喝雪碧，里面含咖啡因吗？
B: Unfortunately, it doesn't. How about some diet Coke?
可惜不含。健怡可乐怎么样？
A: I don't care for Coke. I heard that Coke was first used as a medicine and I don't like medicine. What else has caffeine?
我不喜欢喝可乐，据说可乐原来是药用的，我可不喜欢喝药。还有什么饮料里面有咖啡因？
B: Maybe you should try a cappuccino or a latte, they taste much better than plain brewed⁶ coffee.
也许你可以来一杯卡普奇诺或者拿铁咖啡，这两种都比普通咖啡好喝。
A: Maybe. How about a mochaccino? Are they any good?
也许吧，摩卡奇诺怎么样，好喝吗？
B: You'll love that. It's just a shot of espresso beans mixed with steam milk and some chocolate syrup⁷.
你一定会喜欢的，是少许意大利特浓咖啡豆煮好之后，配上鲜奶打成的泡沫，再加巧克力酱调配而成的。
A: That's perfect. Would you like one, too? My treat.
好极了，你也来一杯吧，我请客。
B: Thanks. But I'll stick with some jasmine tea. I'm trying to watch my diet.
谢谢，不过我还是喝茉莉花茶吧，我正在节食。

1 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

2 barley   

n.大麦，大麦粒

参考例句：

• They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
• He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。

3 chrysanthemum   

n.菊，菊花

参考例句：

• Each mourner wore a black armband and a white paper chrysanthemum.每个吊唁的人都佩带着黑纱和一朵白纸菊花。
• There are many species of chrysanthemum.菊花品种很多。

4 perk   

n.额外津贴；赏钱；小费；

参考例句：

• His perks include a car provided by the firm.他的额外津贴包括公司提供的一辆汽车。
• And the money is,of course,a perk.当然钱是额外津贴。

5 sodas   

n.苏打( soda的名词复数 )；碱；苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• There are plenty of sodas in the refrigerator. 冰箱里有很多碳酸饮料。 来自辞典例句
• Two whisky and sodas, please. 请来两杯威士忌苏打。 来自辞典例句

6 brewed   

调制( brew的过去式和过去分词 )； 酝酿； 沏（茶）； 煮（咖啡）

参考例句：

• The beer is brewed in the Czech Republic. 这种啤酒是在捷克共和国酿造的。
• The boy brewed a cup of coffee for his mother. 这男孩给他妈妈冲了一杯咖啡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。