02月 Ask(西洋镜)

    编辑_朱一翔

    编者按：关于咖啡的来历，有种说法是因为一场野火，烧毁了一片咖啡林，烧烤咖啡的香味引起周围居民的注意……于是就有了咖啡和咖啡文化。无论源自何方，流光溢彩的咖啡文化在历史的长河中有着不可取代的魅力。

    Coffee Culture

    "Give me a decaf triple vente, 2 pump vanilla, non-fat, extra hot, stirred, no foam caramel macchiato with whip cream and caramel sauce top and bottom."

    “给我一杯热的、无咖啡因和泡沫的香草糖浆脱脂加奶油浓缩式焦糖玛奇朵咖啡。”

    If you happen to be standing in one of the ubiquitous Starbucks or Coffee Bean chains in the US, chances are pretty good you might hear someone order something like this. The advent of big business coffee powerhouses like Starbucks has transformed coffee-drinking into an extremely popular and profitable industry that is quickly spreading across the globe. Like other successful consumer-oriented businesses with a stranglehold on modern culture (iPod and Google come to mind), big coffeehouse businesses have made their product increasingly user-friendly, highly customizable, and readily accessible to people all around the world.

    如果你碰巧在随处可见的星巴克或者香啡缤之类的咖啡连锁店附近 ......