英语笑话听力+文本：双料浓咖啡

（单词翻译）

【生词预览】

espresso浓咖啡，chef厨师，upscale高档的

笑话原文】

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 sopping¹ 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.”

中文译文】

双料咖啡

一天，一家高级餐馆的大厨和一个服务员撞到一起，把咖啡撞翻在电脑上。液体流进处理器，引起不寻常的噼噼啪啪的响声。把这场混乱收拾干净以后，大家都围着电脑，等着它重新启动。那个闯祸的服务员祈求说：“拜托拜托，让它正常运作吧。”一个女服务员回答说：“应该比以往更快，这可是一杯双料浓咖啡。”

词汇讲解】

1. chef厨师。He is one of the top chefs in Britain.他是英国最好的厨师之一。

2.upscale高档的;高收入的。an upscale neighborhood高消费社区

3.collide相撞。The ships collided in the fog.轮船在雾中相撞。也可以指“(人、意见等 )冲突, 抵触, 不一致”：The interests of the two countries collide.两国的利益发生冲突。

4.dramatic戏剧性的，非寻常的。He enjoys the dramatic arts.他喜爱戏剧艺术。“引人注目的, 给人深刻印象的”：She plays a very dramatic woman with flashing eyes.她饰演一位双眼闪光的引人注目的妇人。

5.sop²吸水。be sopped³ through the skin 浑身湿透；用海绵、布等吸起(液体等)：sop up the water with a towel 用毛巾吸水

6.plead恳求。 She wept and pleaded until he agreed to do as she wished.她哭着恳求他, 一直到他答应按她的愿望去做。