英國(guó)學(xué)生科學(xué)讀本 Lesson 46 一杯咖啡(2)

When the coffee-berries are ripe, they are either picked or shaken off the tree into cloths spread out below.

咖啡漿果成熟的時(shí)候, 就讓工人摘下來(lái), 或者從樹(shù)上搖下來(lái), 落到樹(shù)下面鋪著的布上。

The berries are then dried in the sun until the soft outside pulp becomes dry and hard.

然后把咖啡漿果在太陽(yáng)底下曬干, 直到外面柔軟的果肉變得又干又硬。

This dry huskis removed by rolling the berries in a machine.

把漿果在一臺(tái)機(jī)器里滾一遍, 除去這層干燥的外殼。

The seeds or "coffee-beans" are then sorted into different sizes, and are sent to Great Britain and other countries.

種子, 或者叫“咖啡豆”, 按照大小分好類, 運(yùn)往大不列顛和其他國(guó)家。

Have you ever noticed these words on the bag or tin of coffee which you have bought: "This is sold as a mixture of coffee and chicory"?

你注意到?jīng)]有, 自己買的咖啡包或者咖啡罐上, 印著這樣的字：“以咖啡和菊苣粉的混合物出售”?

Chicory is a brown powder some what like coffee, but it is got from a very different plant.

菊苣粉, 是一種有點(diǎn)像咖啡粉的棕色粉末, 但卻來(lái)自一種非常不同的植物。

The chicory plant grows in this country.

菊苣草是長(zhǎng)在英國(guó)的,

It has a flower like that of the dandelion, and a thick root.

有著像蒲公英一樣的花, 根非常粗。

The root is dried and roasted, and is then ground into a brown powder.

把根曬干, 烤熟, 碾成一種棕色的粉末。

Chicory is much cheaper than coffee.

菊苣比咖啡便宜多了,

It makes the coffee very dark in colour, and gives it a slightly bitter taste, which many people like.

可以讓咖啡顏色變深, 還帶上點(diǎn)兒苦味。很多人喜歡這種苦味。

Be sure to add plenty of hot milk to your coffee before you drink it.

喝咖啡之前, 一定要往里加上足夠的熱牛奶。

The mixture of coffee and milk is a good food, and will nourish your body.

咖啡和牛奶的混合物, 是一種很好的飲料, 對(duì)身體有好處。

Do not drink strong coffee just before going to bed.

在睡覺(jué)之前可不要喝濃咖啡,

If you do, it will keep you awake for some time.

喝了就會(huì)有一段時(shí)間睡不著覺(jué)的。

Coffee has been used in our country for more than two hundred years.

英國(guó)人喝咖啡已經(jīng)有200多年的歷史了。

The first coffee-house was opened in London, in the year 165Coffee was then very dear, but it can now be bought for one shilling a pound.

最早的咖啡屋是1652年在倫敦開(kāi)的。那時(shí)候咖啡還很貴, 但是現(xiàn)在, 一先令就可以買到一磅了。

 

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