溫暖的待用咖啡

How about buying a cup of coffee for someone you’ll never meet? It may sound like the latest trend in showy barista techniques, but a "suspended coffee" is much more heartwarming than a snazzy latte.

給你可能從未見過(guò)的人買杯咖啡，這個(gè)想法你覺得怎么樣?“待用咖啡” 光聽名字，像是時(shí)下最流行的花哨咖啡技藝，但其實(shí)一杯“待用咖啡” 比一杯拉花漂亮的拿鐵要溫暖得多。

Born in the cafes of Italy’s southern city of Naples, the "caffe sospeso" (which literally means “suspended coffee”) is a tradition in which someone pays in advance for an extra cup or two, which can then be consumed by a coffee-drinker-in-need later in the day.

“待用咖啡” 的意大利語(yǔ)是caffe sospeso，這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)起源于意大利南部城市那不勒斯的咖啡館，在那里人們可以提前多買一兩杯咖啡，給其他可能比較貧困的咖啡愛好者享用。

A customer-in-need can then later ask if there is a “suspended coffee” available and have a hot drink without having to pay for it.

后來(lái)的囊中羞澀的顧客可以問問是否有“待用咖啡”，如果有就可以不用付錢也能喝上一杯熱熱的咖啡。

The idea has become an international internet sensation with coffee shops in Europe and North America participating in the movement. The Facebook page alone has more than 28,000 “likes.”

這個(gè)主意如今已經(jīng)在全球范圍內(nèi)在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上引起了轟動(dòng)，歐洲和北美的咖啡店也都加入到了“待用咖啡”運(yùn)動(dòng)中來(lái)，該活動(dòng)的臉書主頁(yè)獲得了超過(guò)2.8萬(wàn)個(gè)“贊”。

The tradition of “suspended coffee” is a long-standing tradition in Italy that increased in popularity after the Second World War. Agence France-Presse reported last week that the practice was starting to take hold in other European countries hit hard economically. More than 150 cafés in Bulgaria were taking part.

“待用咖啡” 在意大利有著悠久的傳統(tǒng)，從二戰(zhàn)開始慢慢流行起來(lái)。法新社上周報(bào)道稱，在歐洲經(jīng)濟(jì)受到重創(chuàng)的情況下，這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)在其他歐洲國(guó)家也漸漸固定下來(lái)。在保加利亞超過(guò)150家咖啡館加入進(jìn)來(lái)。

At cafes that participate in the custom, customers can ask if there are any “suspended coffees” available, and if so, they are supplied with a beverage, thanks to the kindness of a stranger.

在加入此項(xiàng)傳統(tǒng)的咖啡館里，顧客們可以問問是否有“待用咖啡”提供，如果有就可以給他們提供咖啡飲品，這都是因?yàn)槟澄荒吧说纳菩闹e。