a cup of joe指的就是a cup of coffeelazy Susan指“圆形的旋转盘”，例如中国餐厅圆桌中间的旋转盘。plain Jane指“其貌不扬的少女”yawn/jɔːn/除了表示“打哈欠”，还可以指“令人厌烦的人”或者“无聊的事物”The movie was a complete yawn.这部电影无聊透顶。（注意单词重音的不同，名词/ˈriːfɪl/，动词/ˌriːˈfɪl/）I'd like a refill.（名）我想要续杯。Can you refill my coffee?（动）我的咖啡可以续杯吗？Could you refill my water, please?（动）可以帮我加水吗？Do you charge for refills?（名）续杯需要收费吗？cozy/ˈkəʊzi/舒适的nasty/ˈnæsti/令人不愉快的；糟糕的espresso/eˈspresəʊ/浓缩咖啡decaf/'dikæf/脱咖啡因咖啡aftertaste/ˈæftərteɪst/余味A: Thanks for taking me shopping, Dad. Let's stop in this cozy little cafe , and I'll buy you a cup of your favorite Joe. 爸爸，谢谢你带我来买东西。咱们在这家舒适的小咖啡店坐一下，然后我请你喝一杯你最爱的咖啡。B: Thanks, Joey. I've been here a few times before. They make a goodespresso.谢谢你，乔伊。我来过这儿几次，他们家的浓缩咖啡很棒。A: So you want an espresso?所以你要来杯浓缩咖啡吗？B: Actually, this time I might try the industrial-strength Turkish coffee. 实际上，这次我可能要试试超浓的土耳其咖啡。A: Oh, I tried one of those once. It was too bitter for my liking. It left a nastyaftertaste. 我喝过一次，我觉得他太苦涩了，喝完后在嘴里留下很难闻的气味。B: In that case, I'll have a short black.如果那样的话，我要点浓缩咖啡。A: I'll have a decaf. Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep tonight. Shall I call over the waiter and place our order?我要点无咖啡因的咖啡。不然，今晚我会很难入眠。我叫服务员来帮我们点单吗？B: Oh, I never ordered. I usually just yawn at the waiter. 我从不点单，我通常就只是对着服务员打哈欠。A: Really! Why?真的！为什么？B: They say a yawn is a silent scream for coffee. 他们的说法是，打哈欠是对咖啡无声的诉求。

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