【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 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.sop吸水。be sopped 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。