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Published: Apr 18, 2022 07:16 PM
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latte / 拿铁咖啡 / (nátiě kāfēi )

A: I heard that you are a coffee lover. Do you have a favorite coffee? 

听说你是一个咖啡爱好者,你有最喜欢喝的咖啡类型吗?

(tīnɡshuō nǐshì yīɡè kāfēi àihǎozhě, nǐ yǒu zuì xǐhuān hē de kāfēi lèixínɡ ma?)

B: I really like drinking lattes. Having a cup of coffee every morning gives me energy. 

我非常喜欢喝拿铁咖啡。每天早上一杯咖啡会让我感到很精神。

(wǒ fēichánɡ xǐhuān hē nátiě kāfēi.měitiān zǎoshànɡ yībēi kāfēi huì rànɡwǒ ɡǎndào hěn jīnɡshén.)

A: So what is your favorite latte flavor?   

那你最喜欢喝哪种风味的拿铁咖啡呢?

(nà nǐ zuì xǐhuān hē nǎzhǒnɡ fēnɡwèi de nátiě kāfēi ne?)

B: My favorite is the traditional black coffee and milk, but I know that there are a lot of new and interesting lattes being sold.

我喜欢最传统的黑咖啡加牛奶,但是我知道现在市面上也有了很多口味新奇的拿铁咖啡。

(wǒ xǐhuān zuì chuántǒnɡ de hēikāfēi jiā niúnǎi, dànshì wǒ zhīdào xiànzài shìmiànshànɡ yěyǒu le hěnduō kǒuwèi xīnqí de nátiě kāfēi.)

A: Really? Tell me about them, I'm very interested in this. 

是吗?那你说来听听呢, 我很感兴趣。

(shìma?nànǐ shuōlái tīnɡtīnɡ ne, wǒ hěnɡǎn xīnɡqù.)

B: From what I know, coconut lattes and mocha lattes are favorites of many Chinese consumers, especially young people.   

就我所知,椰汁拿铁和抹茶拿铁就受到很多中国消费者的喜爱,特别是年轻人。 

(jiùwǒ suǒzhī, yēzhī nátiě hé mòchá nátiě jiù shòudào hěnduō zhōnɡɡuó xiāofèizhě de xǐài, tèbié shì niánqīnɡ rén.)

A: I've never tried them before. I'll have to give it a go next time.

我都没尝试过,下次我想要都试试。

(wǒ dōuméi chánɡshì ɡuò,xiàcì wǒ xiǎnɡyào dōu shìshì.)
Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT

Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT