本周地道英语 Skinny Latte 脱脂拿铁咖啡

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（dialogue)
helen: hi, i am helen。
vicki: you know helen, i could really do with a coffee. i’d love a skinny latte.

helen: 你想喝什么?

vicki: a skinny latte.

helen: 是一种咖啡吗?

vicki: yes. coffee shops in the uk are getting more and more like american ones, with lots of different choices of coffee. you could have a cappuccino.

helen: 卡布奇诺咖啡。

vicki: or an espresso.

helen: espresso, 特别浓缩的咖啡。

vicki: or a latte ╟ that’s a shot of strong espresso coffee with a whole cup of hot milk.

helen: 听着可真香啊。

vicki: latte is actually the italian word for milk. so caffe latte really means a milky coffee.

helen: 那么 a skinny latte 又是什么意思呢?

vicki: well, because a latte has a lot of milk, it can be quite fattening, so people who are on a diet have it made with skimmed milk.

helen: 因为拿铁咖啡一般是用全脂牛奶做的，那么热量很高，容易长胖，所以很多爱美人士就要求用脱脂牛奶来代替。

vicki: and that’s a skinny latte.

helen: skinny 本意是形容人长得很瘦 ╟ 那么喝脱脂咖啡就给人感觉像是在减肥。

vicki: that’s right.

helen: 还有什么有趣的咖啡名称吗?

vicki: well, in the summer-time you might have a cafe frappe. that’s an iced coffee.

helen: 冰咖啡。

vicki: and the coffee chain starbucks sell frappucinos. they’re flavoured iced coffee drinks. they’ve made up that name by combining cappuccino with frappe.

helen: a frappucino 加了其它调料的卡布奇诺咖啡。

vicki: well, now you know about all the different types of coffee you could order.

helen: 是啊，咖啡品种可真是太多了。不过我们最初提到的那个品种是:

vicki: a skinny latte.

helen: 用脱脂牛奶冲出来的拿铁咖啡。

betterman

latte==拿铁？
id love a skinny latte.....