Joe:

Sam, here is the document you want.
(Sam，这是你要的文件。)

Sam:

Thanks, mate. Are you in a hurry? Do you want to come in and have a cup of coffee? I’m making me some.
(谢啦，兄弟！你赶著走吗？要不要进来喝杯咖啡？我正在泡呢。)

Joe:

Sure!
(好啊！)

Joe:

I know you’re a wine buff, but I don’t know you also like coffee. I mean, look at the equipment you have! Wow! For me personally, instant coffee will be just fine.
(我知道你是酒迷，但我不知道你也爱喝咖啡耶！你泡咖啡的用具还真讲究，我都只喝即溶咖啡就好了。)

Sam:

That’s because you’ve never tasted good coffee. Besides, instant coffee doesn’t have the health benefits brewed coffee does.
(那是因为你从来没喝过好喝的咖啡，而且即溶咖啡没有冲煮咖啡的健康好处。)

Joe:

Is that so?
(是这样吗？)

Sam:

Yes. Drinking coffee is thought to be able to prevent aging and lower the risks of diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. But instant coffee doesn’t have all these benefits.
(是啊！一般认为咖啡可以预防老化，和降低糖尿病、癌症和老年痴呆症等风险。但是即溶咖啡则没有这些好处。)

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Joe:

Wow! I didn’t know all that.
(哇！我之前都不知道耶。)

Sam:

Here, let me show you how to make coffee. All you need is a filter cone, filter paper, a grinder, and of course, a mug.
(我来示范给你看怎么泡咖啡吧。你只要有锥形滤器、滤纸、咖啡研磨器、和马克杯。)

Joe:

Does it cost much to buy all these?
(买这些要花很多钱吗？)

Sam:

Actually no. This is the least expensive and one of the best ways to make a cup of coffee unless you can afford a coffee maker.
(其实不用。这是最便宜，和泡咖啡最好的方法之一，除非你有预算买一台咖啡机。)

Joe:

I see.
(我懂。)

Sam:

First, grind the beans with the grinder.
(首先，用研磨器把咖啡豆磨碎。)

图片来源：Bob Peters

Joe:

Isn’t it more convenient to use pre-ground coffee?
(用磨好的咖啡粉不是更方便吗？)

Sam:

Not really. Pre-ground coffee doesn’t have the aroma and flavor that freshly ground coffee does.
(不见得。磨好的咖啡粉并没有刚磨好的咖啡那么香、那么有味道。)

Joe:

I guess it’s like cutting open an apple, and it gets not so fresh with time?
(我猜那就像是切开苹果后，时间久了，苹果就没那么新鲜的道理是一样的？)

Sam:

Exactly. Then, place the filter paper into the cone. And here’s a tip. You can pour some hot water into the cone first, just to get rid of that paper flavor.
(没错。接著把滤纸放在锥形滤器里。小诀窍是你可以先加一点热水到滤器，洗掉滤纸的味道。)

Joe:

Duly noted.
(我记下来了。)

Sam:

Add the grounds and pour just a little hot water into the cone to soak the grounds evenly. Let the coffee bloom for about 20 seconds so that it will bring out the aroma.
(放入咖啡粉，然后倒一点热水倒滤器，让咖啡粉吸饱水。然后让咖啡粉膨胀约20秒，这样会带出咖啡的香味。)

Joe:

Bloom?
(膨胀？)

Sam:

Do you see the coffee grounds puff up after I pour the hot water? That’s called coffee bloom. If the coffee doesn’t bloom at all, it is probably stale.
(你看我加了热水后，咖啡粉是不是有胀起来？那就叫做咖啡膨胀。如果咖啡粉没有膨胀，那咖啡可能就不新鲜了。)

Joe:

I see.
(我瞭了。)

Sam:

Then, add more hot water, but keep it slow. The slower the dripping, the more flavor the coffee tastes.
(接著再加入热水，但要慢慢注入。滤滴越慢，咖啡味就越浓。)

图片来源：Dani Vázquez

Joe:

Hmm. It does smell good.
(嗯，闻起来真的不错耶。)

Sam:

And it tastes good, too. Here you go. Take a sip.
(喝起来也不错喔。这是你的，尝尝吧！)

Joe:

Hmm. It tastes way better than instant coffee.
(嗯，这真的比即溶咖啡好喝多了！)

Sam:

I told you!
(就跟你说了吧！)

instant coffee

即溶咖啡

brewed coffee

冲煮咖啡

make coffee

泡咖啡

filter cone

锥形滤器

filter paper

滤纸

coffee grinder

咖啡研磨器

coffee maker

咖啡机

coffee bean

咖啡豆

pre-ground coffee

预先磨好的咖啡粉（这里的ground是动词grind「磨碎」的过去分词当形容词用）

coffee grounds

咖啡粉

coffee bloom

咖啡膨胀（刚磨好的咖啡粉接触热水后，会释放二氧化碳，造成咖啡粉有膨胀的效果，膨胀的咖啡粉会产生香气）