【生詞預覽】

espresso濃咖啡，chef廚師，upscale高檔的

【笑話原文】

A Double Espresso

The chef of the upscale restaurant collided with a waiter one day and spilled coffee all over our computer. The liquid poured into the processing unit, and resulted in some dramatic crackling and popping sounds. After sopping up the mess, we gathered around the terminal as the computer was turned back on. “Please let it work,” pleaded the guilt-ridden waiter. A waiter replied, “Should be faster than ever. That was a double espresso.”

【中文譯文】

雙料咖啡

一天，一家高級餐館的大廚和一個服務員撞到一起，把咖啡撞翻在電腦上。液體流進處理器，引起不尋常的噼噼啪啪的響聲。把這場混亂收拾干凈以后，大家都圍著電腦，等著它重新啟動。那個闖禍的服務員祈求說：“拜托拜托，讓它正常運作吧。”一個女服務員回答說：“應該比以往更快，這可是一杯雙料濃咖啡。”

【詞匯講解】

1. chef廚師。He is one of the top chefs in Britain.他是英國最好的廚師之一。

2.upscale高檔的;高收入的。an upscale neighborhood高消費社區

3.collide相撞。The ships collided in the fog.輪船在霧中相撞。也可以指“(人、意見等 )沖突, 抵觸, 不一致”：The interests of the two countries collide.兩國的利益發生沖突。

4.dramatic戲劇性的，非尋常的。He enjoys the dramatic arts.他喜愛戲劇藝術。“引人注目的, 給人深刻印象的”：She plays a very dramatic woman with flashing eyes.她飾演一位雙眼閃光的引人注目的婦人。

5.sop吸水。be sopped through the skin 渾身濕透；用海綿、布等吸起(液體等)：sop up the water with a towel 用毛巾吸水

6.plead懇求。 She wept and pleaded until he agreed to do as she wished.她哭著懇求他, 一直到他答應按她的愿望去做。