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This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English dot com.
这里是bbclearningenglish.com英语六分钟节目。
Rob:
Mmm! A quick sip of my coffee to get me in the mood for today’s
programme! Welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I’m
Rob.
快速的喝一口我的咖啡让我开始今天的节目！欢迎收听英语六分钟。我是罗伯。
Finn: And I’m Finn. Rob, you seem to be enjoying that cup of coffee…
我是菲恩。罗伯，你看上去很享受那杯咖啡...
Rob: Yes, indeed. I love all styles of coffee – that’s coffee made in different ways – you could say I am a coffee addict.
是的。我喜欢所有类型的咖啡--以不同的形式做成的咖啡--你可以说我是一个有咖啡瘾的人。
Finn:
An addict. That’s someone who likes doing a particular activity very
much and they can’t stop doing it. And if you have a strong need to keep
drinking coffee then we could say you have an addiction
有瘾的人。这是指某人非常喜欢做一件事，无法自拔。如果你有强烈的需求要一直不停地喝咖啡，我们或许会说你有瘾。
Rob:
That’s me! And that’s what we’re talking about today – coffee addiction
– and we’ll be talking about the dangers of drinking too much.
我就这样！而且这也是我们今天要谈论的--咖啡上瘾--我们也将会谈谈喝太多咖啡的危险。
Finn:
Another word for drinking here is consuming. We’ll look at some other
coffee-related language in today’s programme, too. But first, Rob, how
about a question?
在这里喝的另一个单词是“消费”。在今天的节目我们也将会看一些跟咖啡相关的其他词语。但是，罗伯，先来个问题怎么样？
Rob:
Yes, of course. I have a coffee-related question to ask you. Do you
know which country drinks the most coffee per person? Is it: a) Egypt b)
Finland c) Italy
好的，当然。我问你一个跟咖啡相关的问题。你知道人均喝咖啡最多的是哪个国家吗？选项有：a) 埃及b） 芬兰c） 意大利
Finn: I think they’re all coffee-drinking countries but I’ll say b) Finland.
我想这些都是喝咖啡的国家，我选b)芬兰。
Rob:
OK. As always, I will let you know the answer at the end of the
programme. OK Finn, I haven’t asked you yet if you drink coffee. So do
you?
好的，像往常一样，我会在节目的最后告诉你答案。好的 菲恩，我还没问你你是否喝咖啡。你喝吗？
Finn:
I do Rob, yes, but only in moderation – so that means not too much. I
love the taste and the smell especially – we could call that the aroma –
but it’s the caffeine contained in the drink that can have a bad
effect. If I drink too much it can give me headaches.
罗伯，我喝咖啡，但是是有节制的喝，也就是说不会喝太多。我尤其喜欢咖啡的味道和气味——我们可以称之为香气--但是里面的咖啡因有不好的影响。如果喝太多，我会头疼。
Rob:
Right. Well, for me, it’s the caffeine that keeps me awake. It
stimulates my brain – it makes me more alert – that’s why we call
caffeine a stimulant. Caffeine can also be found in energy and cola
drinks and even in tea.
是的。对我来说，咖啡因让我保持清醒。它刺激我的大脑--让我更警觉-这就是为什么我们称咖啡因是一种兴奋剂。在能量类和可乐类的饮料、甚至是茶中也能发现咖啡因。
Finn:
The New Scientist magazine says caffeine is a ‘psychoactive drug’ and
that 90% of people in the United States consume it every day.
新科学杂志称咖啡因是“精神类药物”并且在美国有90%的人每天都在用它。
Rob: Psychoactive drug – so what does that mean?
精神药物--那是什么意思？
Finn:
It’s a drug that affects how a person feels and sometimes how they
behave. The drug can be found in food like waffles and chewing gum,
surprisingly – not just in drinks.
是一种药物，可以影响一个人的感觉，有时候还会影响一个人的行为。食品中也有这种药物，例如华夫饼干和口香糖，惊讶吧，并不仅在饮料中有。
Rob: That’s why scientists who study public health are worried people don’t know how much caffeine they are taking.
这就是为什么研究公共健康的科学家们会担心，人们并不知道他们摄入了多少咖啡因。
Finn: Indeed. Too much caffeine can lead to insomnia.
的确。太多的咖啡因会导致失眠。
Rob: So that’s when you can’t sleep.
你会睡不着觉。
Finn: And indigestion.
还会消化不良。
Rob: So that’s a pain in your stomach when it can’t process the food that you’ve just eaten.
当你的胃不能消化你刚吃的东西，你就会胃疼。
Finn: And finally, high blood pressure.
最后，还会高血压。
Rob:
So blood flowing around your body at a higher pressure than is normal.
That’s dangerous. Well, sometimes drinking coffee does stop me sleeping
and sometimes I feel very alert and then very lethargic – you know,
that’s not having any energy. But I still can’t give up!
流过身体血压比正常情况下要高一些。那很危险。喝咖啡有时候确实可以让我不睡觉，有时候我感到很警觉，然后就很迟钝——你知道，没有精力。但我仍然不能放弃喝咖啡！
Finn:
And Rob, you’re not alone. We asked people on our BBC Learning English
Facebook page how they felt about coffee, and we had a lot of responses.
罗伯，不是只有你一个人这样。我们在BBC英语学习的脸书页面问了很多人是如何看待咖啡的，我们收到了很多回复。
Rob:
Yumiko says: “My happiest time is smelling coffee beans just after
grinding it. Fresh roasted coffee has a really good fragrance!”
Fragrance is a word usually associated with perfume – but I think she
just means the good smell.
由美子说“我最快乐的时光就是闻刚咖啡豆刚被磨出来时散发出的香味。新做出来的咖啡真的很香！”香味这个词通常和香水有关——但我认她只是指好闻的气味。
Finn: Samuele says: “One cup of good espresso is the daily energy for my body and mind”.
萨穆埃莱说“每天一杯浓咖啡给我的身体和心灵带来一天的能量”
Rob: And Rasha claims: “A cup of coffee every day is useful for our health”.
拉莎称：“每天一杯咖啡有益健康”。
Finn:
Ahmed loves coffee too, but he says: “Be aware that too much coffee is
not good for your health”. So there seem to be some good effects and
some bad – or negative – effects of drinking coffee, Rob.
艾哈迈德也喜欢咖啡，但他说“要知道喝太多的咖啡对你的身体并不好”。所以看起来喝咖啡既有好处也有坏处，罗伯。
Rob: Well, I find that if I try to give up drinking coffee, I’ll also get headaches and feel tired.
我发现如果我尝试戒掉咖啡，我还是会头疼，并且会感到疲惫。
Finn: And these are what we call withdrawal symptoms – the nasty physical and mental effects of stopping.
这些就是我们所说的脱瘾症状——停止严重影响生理和心理。
Rob:
Well, I may drink lots of coffee but not as much as people in another
country. Finn, earlier I asked you if you knew the people of which
country drink the most coffee?
我或许喝了很多咖啡，但并不像另一个国家的人那么多。菲恩，之前我问你是否知道哪个国家的人喝咖啡最多？
Finn: And I said b) Finland.
我选的是b)芬兰。
Rob:
And guess what – you were right! Yes, the people of Finland consume an
incredible 12 kilograms of coffee per person every year. That compares
with the average consumption of 1.3 kilograms per person. OK Finn,
before we go, there’s just time for you to remind us of some of the
words that we heard today.
你猜猜着——你答对了！是的，芬兰人每年每人要喝掉12千克的咖啡，难以置信。而世界平均水平是每人每年1.3千克。好了菲恩，在节目结束前，你还有一点时间帮助大家回顾一下今天我们听到的词汇。
Finn: We heard:
我们学习了：
addict
上瘾的
consuming
消费
in moderation
适中，有节制
aroma
香气
caffeine
咖啡因
stimulant
兴奋剂
psychoactive drug
精神药物
insomnia
失眠
indigestion
消化不良
high blood pressure
高血压
lethargic
迟钝的
withdrawal symptoms
脱瘾症状
Rob: Thanks, Finn.
谢谢菲恩。
Finn: Thank you, Rob.
谢谢你罗伯。
Rob: Do join us again for another edition of 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. Bye for now!
请记得收听我们下期的节目。再会。
Finn: Bye!
拜！
That was 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English dot com.
以上是bbclearningenglish.com英语六分钟节目。
