西雅圖咖啡文化 Seattle love coffee

05-31

　It is one o』clock in Seattle. You are walking down the street. A lot of people are outside for lunch. You see a woman. She is holding a white and green paper cup. You see another person. He is also holding a cup in his hands. You see another and another. Everyone has a cup in their hands！ What are they all drinking？ You smell the Seattle air. It』s coffee！

　　People in Seattle love coffee. Some say it』s because Seattle has many rainy days and people need coffee to be happy. Others say coffee shops are popular because Seattle people are very laid-back and relaxed.

　　Coffee shops in Seattle are a lot like teahouses in China. In Seattle， people go to coffee shops to talk to friends， read， play games， work on the computer， or relax. Coffee is an important part of people』s day.

　　The world』s largest coffee shop chain， Starbucks， first opened in Seattle in 1971. But Starbuck is not the only popular coffee shop in the city. There are other large chains， like Seattle』s Best Coffee， Caffe Ladro， or Tully』s. Seattle also has many small neighborhood coffee shops. Everyone has their favorite.

　　現西雅圖下午一點。你在街上閑逛。很多人都出來吃午飯。你看見一個女人。她手裡拿著一個白綠色的紙杯。你又看見另外一個人。他手裡也拿著一個杯子。再看其他人，每個人手裡都有杯子。他們都在喝什麼？聞一聞西雅圖的空氣——原來是咖啡！

　　西雅圖人喜愛咖啡。有人將這歸之於西雅圖氣候多雨，因此人們需要咖啡來保持心情愉快。也有人認為咖啡館之所以風行是因為西雅圖人生活閑適、愜意。

　　西雅圖的咖啡館和中國的茶館很像。在西雅圖，人們到咖啡館與朋友交談，在那裡讀書、做遊戲，攜帶電腦工作，或者休息、放鬆。咖啡是大家一天生活的重要組成部分。

　　星巴克，這個全球最大的咖啡連鎖店，1971年首先在西雅圖開張。不過西雅圖知名的咖啡館不止星巴克一家。還有其他大型連鎖店，比如西雅圖極品咖啡，Caffe Ladro和Tully』s.另外這裡也有許多小型社區咖啡館。每個人都有自己的最愛。