跟艾米莉一起學(xué)口語 第818期:喝咖啡

實用短語

be busy with..(sth/doing sth)

忙于...

He is busy with cleaning the house.

他正忙于打掃房間。

I'm busy with my homework/doing my homework.

我正忙著寫作業(yè)。

It is convenient/a convenience for sb to do...

對于某人來說，做某事很便利/方便

It is convenient/a convenience for me to drive to the station.

對我來說，開車去車站很方便。

be esential to..

對...來說至關(guān)重要

Working experience is esential to this job.

工作經(jīng)驗對于這份工作很重要。

It is reported that...

據(jù)報道...

It is reported that the prince and the princess will get married next month.

據(jù)報道，王子和公主下個月要結(jié)婚了。

經(jīng)典對話

A: Hi, Jessica. Long time no see. How are you all keeping?

杰西卡，好久不見，一切都還好嗎？

How are you all keeping用于打招呼，表示“你最近怎么樣？你身體好嗎？”

B: Not bad. I'm busy with decorating the coffeeshop. I'm exhausted, but it is nearly finished.

還不錯，我正忙裝修咖啡店，真是快累死了，還好就快完成了。

exhausted表示“疲憊的；精疲力盡的”，相當(dāng)于“very tired”

A: Congratulations. I heard the coffee shop is near the park, it is a great convenience for most people.

祝賀你。我聽說咖啡店在公園附近，這對于大多數(shù)人來說是一種極大的方便。

B: Do you like drinking coffee?

你喜歡喝咖啡嗎？

A: Of course. Coffee is a good thing that can make my brain work.

當(dāng)然了，咖啡是個好東西，能讓我的大腦保持清醒。

B: Yes. What kind of coffee do you prefer? The white coffee or black coffee?

是啊，你更喜歡哪種咖啡，白咖啡還是清咖啡？

prefer表示“更喜歡...”，比如“Which do you prefer?你更喜歡哪個？”

white coffee指加牛奶的咖啡；black coffee指不加牛奶或糖的咖啡

A: The black coffee. But my wife likes the white coffee with two sugars. What kind of coffee have you got?

清咖啡，但是我妻子更喜歡加兩塊糖的白咖啡。你們的咖啡廳都有什么咖啡??？

B: We have espresso, cappuccino, latte, skinny latte and Americano.

我們有意式濃縮咖啡，卡布奇諾咖啡，拿鐵咖啡，脫脂拿鐵咖啡，還有美式咖啡。

A: Are you kidding me? You have so many choices. But environment is essential to a coffee shop.

你不是開玩笑吧？這么多種啊，但是環(huán)境對于咖啡店來說是很重要的。

B: You're right. A café can give people a comfortable environment.

對呀，一家好的咖啡館能給人一個舒適的環(huán)境。

A: Hmm, maybe. It is reported that drinking coffee is good for health.

或許吧。據(jù)報道，喝咖啡對健康是有益的。

B: Drinking coffee is not harmful, and in some cases may have benefits.

喝咖啡不僅無害，而且在某種情況下還有益處。