英语常用口语每天学 第71期:咖啡名字的由来
(Rita makes the espresso)
Rita: OK, Dead Man. If this doesn't start your engine, nothing will.
Robert: Thank you. Hey, do you know how espresso got its name?
Rita: No, I don't.
Robert: It's because of the way the steam and boiling water are pressed through the coffee. Es-PRESS-o, get it?
Rita: Uh, are you sure about that? I thought espresso was an Italian word.
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★ start your engine 动力全开,意指‘让你精力充沛’
★ because of 因为
★ press v.挤压
★ espresso 意大利文Italian,这里罗伯用美语中的press (v.) 挤压,玩了一个文字游戏
【参考译文】
(莉塔开始做浓咖啡)
莉塔:好了,死人。要是这不能让你精力充沛,也就别无他法了。
罗伯:谢谢。你知道意大利浓缩这名字是怎么来的?
莉塔:不,我不知道。
罗伯:那是因为蒸汽和滚水是被‘压’进咖啡粉。 Es-PRESS-o,懂了吧?
莉塔:呃,你确定吗?我以为espresso是意大利文。
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