❷Italian coffee culture

◆语篇导读

在西方国家，很多人都喜欢在咖啡的芳香中醒来，也有在工作期间喝咖啡或晚上去咖啡馆喝一杯的习惯。你了解意式咖啡的代表卡布奇诺吗？英式咖啡和意式咖啡哪个便宜？英式咖啡杯和意式咖啡杯哪个小呢？

Coffee is an important part of Italian culture and since arriving here over six months ago,I have drunk a lot of it!

In Italy,when you order a coffee in a café or bar,you are served with a tiny,bitter espresso.This is“normal coffee” for Italians and they don’t like the huge coffees that we drink in the UK.In addition,while takeaway coffee is very popular among the British,it is not very common at all in Italy,especially in non-touristy areas.Generally,Italians prefer to drink their tiny coffees while standing at the bar and,for many,this short break is an important part of their day.

Typically,breakfast in a bar in Italy includes a coffee and a cake.I have so many choices with lovely cafés in Italian town I’m living in.These cafés sell quite a few mouth-watering cakes—either common or filled with cream,chocolate,jam or nutella—as well as delicious coffee.Cappuccinos are very popular at breakfast time and,for me,a creamy cappuccino and a pastry（糕点）full of nutella is the perfect way to start the day.I think it’s a nice habit to head to a bar to drink a coffee and a kind of French bread for breakfast before work and it’s a luxury to take more time to indulge in such a breakfast at the weekend.

Finally,I have found that coffee in Italy is so much cheaper than coffee in the UK.Normally,an espresso or a macchiato (an espresso with a drop of milk)costs around a euro and a cappuccino about£1.50!They are small,of course,but this means that in Italy it is possible to go out for coffee regularly without breaking the bank.

◆词语积淀

espresso/e'spresəʊ/n.浓咖啡

in addition另外；此外

non-touristy areas非旅游区

mouth-watering令人流口水的

nutella n.榛子酱；能多益（巧克力酱品牌）

cappuccino/,kæpʊ'tʃiːnəʊ/n.卡布奇诺；意大利咖啡

luxury/'lʌkʃ(ə)rI/n.奢侈；奢华

indulge in沉溺于

euro/'jʊərəʊ/n.欧元

◆典句赏析

1.Cappuccinos are very popular at breakfast time and,for me,a creamy cappuccino and a pastry full of nutella is the perfect way to start the day.卡布奇诺在早餐时间很受欢迎，对我来说，奶油卡布奇诺和满是榛子酱的糕点是开始一天的完美方式。

a creamy cappuccino和a pastry作并列主语，full of nutella是形容词短语作后置定语，修饰前面的名词pastry；to start the day为不定式短语作定语，修饰前面的名词way。

【即时尝试】昨天我在地上发现一个满是铅笔的文具盒。

2.I think it’s a nice habit to head to a bar to drink a coffee and a kind of French bread for breakfast before work.我认为上班前去酒吧喝杯咖啡和吃块法式面包是一种很好的习惯。

这是个主从复合句，think后面的是宾语从句。在宾语从句中it是形式主语，指代后面的真正主语，即不定式短语。“it’s a nice habit to head....”属于常见句型“It be+n.+to do sth.”，这里的head 为动词，意为“朝……方向去”，to drink a coffee and...breakfast为不定式短语，作动词head to的目的状语。

【即时尝试】早睡早起是个好习惯。

3....but this means that in Italy it is possible to go out for coffee regularly without breaking the bank.但这意味着在意大利，经常出去喝咖啡是有可能的，而且不会让你破产。

that引导的是宾语从句，其中的it为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式短语to go out...，这属于常见句型“It be+adj.+to do sth.”，意为“做某事是……”；go out后接for coffee 表目的，without breaking the bank 表示方式。

【即时尝试】要他在三小时内完成这项工作是可能的。

译文助读

咖啡是意大利文化很重要的一部分，自从六个月前来到这里，我经常喝咖啡。

在意大利，当你在咖啡馆或酒吧里点一杯咖啡时，你会看到一份小小的、苦涩的意式浓咖啡。这对意大利人来说是“正常的咖啡”，他们不喜欢我们在英国喝的那种大杯咖啡。此外，虽然外卖咖啡在英国人中非常流行，但在意大利一点也不常见，尤其是在非旅游区。一般来说，意大利人喜欢站在吧台前喝小杯咖啡，对很多人来说，这种短暂的休息是他们一天中很重要的一部分。

通常在意大利，酒吧的早餐通常包括咖啡和糕点。在我居住的意大利小镇上，有许多可爱的咖啡馆供我选择。这些咖啡馆出售各种令人垂涎三尺的糕点——要么是普通的，要么是用奶油、巧克力、果酱或榛子酱做成的——还有美味的咖啡。卡布奇诺在早餐时间很受欢迎，对我来说，奶油卡布奇诺和满是榛子酱的糕点是开始一天的完美方式。我认为上班前去酒吧喝杯咖啡和吃块法式面包是一种很好的习惯，在周末花更多的时间来享受这样的早餐是一种奢侈。

最后，我发现意大利的咖啡比英国的便宜多了。通常情况下,一杯浓咖啡或玛奇朵雅咖啡(含一滴牛奶的浓咖啡)成本约1欧元，一杯卡布奇诺大约1.50欧元!当然，它们很小，但这意味着在意大利，经常出去喝咖啡是有可能的，而且不会让你破产。