第一讲 coffee talk 喝咖啡 侃大山
喝咖啡不仅是当今时尚一族的休闲方式，更具有进行自由交流信息的功能。其话题无所不包，有鲜明的通俗口语的特点。因而横跨美国大陆的coffee talk已成时尚。想加入，就快快疯狂背诵下面的文章吧！
★ Pull someone’s leg: 习语。字面含义是拉某人的后腿，在口语中表示为寻开心骗某人，开某人的玩笑。
★ I’m dead serious: 我绝不是开玩笑。dead一词是副词，意思是“完全地，绝对地”.
★ Switch to: 转向…；变换…
★ I’m swearing off coffee: 我发誓戒咖啡。
★ Are you kidding?: 你在开玩笑吧？相近的用法有: No kidding 别骗人.
经典对话实战演练：
Julian : Would you like a cup of coffee?
Jane : No, thanks. I don’t want it.
Julian: Why not? Are you Mormon ？（摩门教徒）
Jane : No, but I am trying to cut down on my caffeine consumptiom.
Julian : Oh, I can’t do a thing until i’ve had my morning cup of coffee.
Jane : I used to drink coffee until I read it contains too much chemicals, such as tannins（丹宁酸）, carbon dioxide.
Julian : No way, you are ①pulling my leg.
Jane :② I’ m dead serious.
Julian : I think I’ m going to③ switch to decaf.（已去除大部分咖啡因的咖啡）
Jane : Even decaf contains a small amount of caffeine.
Julian : Ok,Ok .I’m ④swearing off coffee. So how about a Coke?
Jane :⑤ Are you kidding? Coke has twice as much caffeine as coffee.
Julian : All right. Forget that. You’re turning into a real health fanatic, you know.
Jane : I just want to take care of myself.
Julian : Ok. You are right. How about a walk in the park?
Jane : I thought you’d never ask.
记忆小窍门：
1． 每天熟记两三句，不要贪多，有空就说。
2． 每月总复习一次，看中文，说英语。
3． 坚持最关键，要有恒心。常此以往，即能脱口而出。
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