阿美和咖啡厅的一个老顾客聊起了咖啡，从世界最著名的咖啡到时下流行的速溶咖啡，聊得还真欢呢。
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May: Good afternoon, sir. You are really a regular customer here. May I ask you why you come here so often?
Customer: I'm a newspaper columnist. I write comments for a living. I enjoy working in a coffeehouse.
May: I see. But isn't it a bit too noisy?
Customer: I don't mind. By contrast, I quite like the circumstances, as I can see a variety of people here, who can always give me tremendous inspiration. And the most important thing is coffee as it is my life.
May: I can see that. Then what is your favorite coffee?
Customer: Irish coffee is my favorite. But I can drink any other. I'm not particular on it.
May: All right. Would you make coffee yourself when you are at home?
Customer: Not very often. Making coffee is a bit troublesome. Most of the time, I just buy takeout at Starbucks. And also, I quite like instant coffee.
May: I think instant coffee is becoming more and more popular. Though its taste is not perfect, it's really cheap and convenient.
Customer: Exactly. Nescafe is the world's favorite coffee. People love it all over the world?
May: Which country makes the best coffee in the world?
Customer: Many people think Brazil makes the best coffee. Brazil exports a lot of coffee. But I love Irish coffee. So it's hard to say. Just depends on your taste.
May: I agree. I heard in the western countries, almost everyone likes coffee. Is that true?
Customer: Yes. No doubt about that. For us, coffee is more a living style rather than a simple drink. I heard Chinese people don't drink that much coffee.
May: No, we don't, especially the old people. But more and more young people fall for coffee.
Customer: I suppose so. That's probably why there are so many wonderful coffeehouses in China now.
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阿美: 早上好，先生。您可真是我们这里的常客啊。我能问一下您为什么常常来这里啊？
顾客: 我是报纸的专栏作家。我靠写评论为生。我喜欢在咖啡厅里工作啊。
阿美: 知道了。但是这里不会有点吵吗？
顾客: 我不介意。相反，我喜欢这样的环境，因为在这里我可以看到不同的人，他们会给我带来很多的灵感。而且最重要的是咖啡可是我的生命啊。
阿美: 可以看得出来。那您最喜欢的咖啡是哪种？
顾客: 爱尔兰咖啡是我的最爱。但是我也可以喝别的。我并不挑剔的。
阿美: 嗯。那您在家的时候会自己煮咖啡喝吗？
顾客: 不经常煮。煮咖啡其实有点麻烦。大多数时候，我就喝星巴克的外卖咖啡。而且，我也喜欢速溶咖啡。
阿美: 我觉得速溶咖啡变得越来越流行了。尽管它的味道可能不是很完美，但真是便宜方便。
顾客: 没错。雀巢咖啡是全世界最受欢迎的咖啡。全世界的人都喜欢呢？
阿美: 世界上哪个国家出产最好的咖啡呢？
顾客: 很多人觉得巴西出产最好的咖啡，巴西也出口很多的咖啡。但是我喜欢爱尔兰咖啡。所以很难说。要看个人的口味吧。
阿美: 我同意。我听说在西方国家，几乎每个人都喜欢咖啡。这是真的吗？
顾客: 是的。那是毫无疑问的。对我们来说，咖啡不仅仅是一种饮料，更加是一种生活方式。我听说中国人不喝那么多咖啡。
阿美: 是的，尤其是老一辈的人。但是现在越来越多的人喜欢上咖啡了。
顾客: 我猜也是。这可能就是为什么中国现在有那么多很棒的咖啡厅的原因吧。
