Learn Chinese-Drinks 1

 

♦A:累死我了!我不知道该怎么熬过这一整节课。
Lèi sǐ wǒ le! Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi zěnme áo guò zhè yī zhěng jié kè.
I’m so tired! I don’t know how I’m going to make it through this lecture.
♦B:今天讲课的教授的确有点枯燥乏味。你需要点东西来提提神。咖啡怎么样?
Jīntiān jiǎngkè de jiàoshòu díquè yǒudiǎn kūzào fáwèi. Nǐ xūyào diǎn dōngxi lái tí tíshén. Kāfēi zěnme yàng?
The professor is a bit boring today. You need something to perk yourself up. How about a coffee?
♦A:老实说我不怎么爱喝咖啡。那东西对我来说太苦了。
Lǎoshí shuō wǒ bù zě me ài hē kāfēi. Nà dōngxi duì wǒ lái shuō tài kǔ le.
I don’t really like coffee, to be honest. It’s too bitter for me.
♦B:哦,你需要提神。苏打水怎么样?
Ó, nǐ xūyào tíshén. Sūdǎ shuǐ zěnme yàng?
Well, you need something to wake you up. How about a soda?
♦A:大多数苏打汽水都糖分太高。
Dà duōshù sūdǎ qìshuǐ dū tángfēn tài gāo.
Most soft drinks have too much sugar in them.
♦B:低卡汽水里就没那么多糖了。你爱喝哪一种?
Dī kǎ qìshuǐ lǐ jiù méi nàme duōtáng le. Nǐ ài hē nǎ yī zhǒng?
The diet sodas don’t have any sugar in them. Which one would you like?
♦A:我爱喝雪碧。里面含咖啡因吗?
Wǒ ài hē xuěbì. Lǐmiàn hán kāfēi yīn ma?
I like diet Sprite.Does that have any caffeine in it?
♦B:可惜不含。健怡可乐怎么样?
Kěxí bù hán. Jiàn yí kělè zěnme yàng?
Unfortunately, it doesn’t. How about some diet coke?
♦A:我不喜欢喝可乐。据说可乐原来是药用的,我可不喜欢喝药。还有什么饮料里面有咖啡因呢?
Wǒ bù xǐhuan hē kělè. Jùshuō kělè yuánlái shì yào yòng de, wǒ kěbù xǐhuan hē yào. Hái yǒu shé me yǐnliào lǐmiàn yǒu kāfēi yīn ne?
I don’t care for coke. I heard that coke was first used as a medicine and I don’t like medicine. What else has caffeine?
♦B:也许你可以来一杯卡布奇诺或者拿铁咖啡。这两种都比普通咖啡好喝。
Yěxǔ nǐ kěyǐ lái yībēi kǎ bù jī nuò huòzhě ná tiě kāfēi. Zhè liǎng zhǒng dōu bǐ pǔtōng kāfēi hǎo hē.
Maybe you should try a cappuccino or a latte;they taste much better than plain brewed coffee.
♦A:也许吧。摩卡奇诺怎么样?好喝吗?
Yěxǔ ba. Mó kǎ jī nuò zěnme yàng? Hǎo hē ma?
Maybe. How about a mochaccino? Are they any good?
♦B:你一定会喜欢的。是少许意大利特浓咖啡豆煮好之后,配上鲜奶打成的泡沫,再加巧克力浆调配而成的。
Nǐ yīdìng huì xǐhuan de. Shì shǎoxǔ yìdàlì tè nóng kāfēi dòu zhǔ hǎo zhīhòu, pèi shàng xiān nǎi dǎ chéng de pàomò, zài jiā qiǎokèlì jiāng diàopèi ér chéng de.
You’ll love that. It’s just a shot of espresso beans mixed with steam milk and some chocolate syrup.
♦A:好极了!你也来一杯?我请客。
Hǎo jí le! Nǐ yě lái yībēi? Wǒ qǐngkè.
That’s perfect! Would you like one, too? My treat.