实用英语：咖啡文化
J: Hello, I’m Jody! Welcome to American Cafe!Y:
大家好!我是杨晨，欢迎来到美语咖啡屋!我们今天要到街对面的那家咖啡馆。我们今天要采访Jason，他是这家咖啡馆的一个雇员。我们先谈谈咖啡文化对美国人来说意味着什么。
J: Now we’re here with Jason who works at a cafe. And we’re to talk to him
about what he sees in the cafe culture in America.
实录1: Jason: My name is Jason and we are in Rockville, Maryland, which is a
suburb of Washington, D.C. — the nation’s capital actually.
Jody: So, Jason, what do you see people doing when they come into this
cafe?
实录2: Jason: There are all sorts of things. We have people that just come
in, get a cup of coffee, and go. We have people that, that linger and talk. Some
that read and do crossword puzzles, read books. It’s really a wide, wide ...
portrait of the community. It’s all different kinds of people really. But it
gives people vibrancy, friendship, and community. It’s a local outreach. It’s
many， many different things to many people.
Y: 就是，我觉得很多人来咖啡馆不仅是来喝咖啡。有的是来跟人聊天儿，还有的人坐在那儿看书，看报纸。其实他们是绝对要享受咖啡馆的气氛。
J: The atmosphere is so important. It’s just a great place to hang out.
Jason explains that he’s only worked here two months after leaving a high-stress
consulting job. Let’s hear about the reason why he chose to work at a cafe over
a high paying, high-stress job.
Y:
对，他原来在一家咨询公司工作。工资很高，但是他也说工作是“high-stress”，就是压力非常大。那么我们就听听在咖啡馆工作有什么享受。
实录3: Jason: You know, I’ve actually only worked here for about two and a
half months. And for about 15 years I worked in a very high-stress consulting
environment. And I decided to make a change to specifically come into a cafe
atmosphere. You know, while I don’t make as much money as I once did, my quality
of life and happiness level have certainly increased exponentially.
Y: 我得问问Jason是不是有的人常常到这个咖啡馆来，他们被称为“regular customer” 。
J: “Regulars” are people who come everyday or sometimes many times a day.
Again, here’s Jason.
实录4: Jason: Oh, ab...absolutely! One of the joys of working here is getting
to know people. And we have people that come in daily and sometimes multiple
times a day. So, it’s very funny. It’s more than a place to come and get a drink
and a muffin. It really is community-oriented in many ways and...and
person-oriented. It’s more personable than a normal commerce situation.
Y:
我想一定有很多人，特别是在周围工作的人，他们常到这个咖啡馆来。一个是方便，再一个这里给他们一种亲切的感觉。那么这些顾客我们叫他们是regulars。
J: It’s a great feeling to become a regular at a place, especially a coffee
shop, because the people who work there know your name and they know what you
like. And it’s easy to become friends.
Y: 对，他刚才说有的人一天来好几次。我想这些人一天来好几次，那他们的目的恐怕不光是为了一杯¬咖啡，可能是想来跟Jason聊聊天儿。
J: And community which is something Jason also talked about—having a place
to go where people know your name. That’s a great feeling. Now, let’s here again
from Jason.
实录5: Jason: I think it’s very important because there’s something about a
hot cup of coffee, or even a cold one, but especially a hot coffee or hot tea
that... that brings people to just slow down maybe for a few minutes during the
day and sit down without guilt and be able to just relax and read the paper or
talk to a friend or even a stranger.
Y: 到一个咖啡馆有一种让人轻松的气氛就是Jason刚才他也谈到“slow you
down”，指的是到咖啡馆坐一会儿，喝一杯¬自己喜欢的咖啡是一件很惬意的事。
J: Cafes are just a great place to start your day, to come in the middle of
your day or to end your day. You can hang out with friends, relax, read a book
... they’re just great places.
Y:
没错，这个咖啡馆你可以早上来，可以午休的时候来，也可以在下午下了班以后、回家之前再来，任何时间来都会让你放松。喝一杯又香又浓的咖啡，和你的朋友在咖啡馆聊天儿，看一本书，读一读报纸，非常地享受。
J: If you have a cafe, you have a community and a place where you can slow
down.
Y: 对，生活是很紧张的。那么这个咖啡馆是一个让你放松的地方
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