
咖啡冠軍親手打造
In Taiwan, you can find coffee shops all over the place in every major city.
咖啡廳已經橫掃台灣各大城市,
all over the place到處都是=everywheremajor(adj.)主要的
This fact reflects not only the unique place of coffee in our food culture, but also its connection with fashion and art.
這不僅反映了咖啡在我們飲食文化中特殊的地位也和我們的時尚還有藝術品味有關聯。
fact(n.)事實reflect(v.)反射、映照、reflection(n.)倒影unique(adj.)獨一無二的connection(n.)連結、connect(v.)連結fashion(n.)時尚、fashionable(adj.)時尚的
With this in mind, the Big 7 Travel website recently released its ranking of the 50 best coffee shops in Asia.
有了這樣的背景,國外旅遊網站 Big 7 Travel日前公布了亞洲50間最佳咖啡店的排名。
release(v.)發布、釋出ranking(n.)排名
Three Taiwanese coffee shops made the list for both their coffee as well as their decor.
而台灣有3家咖啡店更因咖啡品質還有裝飾風格而上榜。
as well as=and以及decor(n.)裝飾風格
At the top of the list is Simple Kaffa.
榜上第一名是興波咖啡。
It is located in the basement of Hotel V and is operated by champion barista Berg Wu.
位在知名精裝服飾店Hotel V的地下室,由咖啡冠軍吳則霖一手打造。
be located in or at位於basement(n.)地下室operate(v.)營運champion(n.)冠軍barista(n.)咖啡師
While the place is not easy to find, it is definitely worth a visit.
儘管隱身在東區之中,興波咖啡絕對值得一訪。
while(conj.)儘管=although、despite the fact thatdefinitely(adv.)一定be worth(adj.)值得+n.
If you don’t know what to order there, you could do worse than having a cup of cappuccino or dark brown sugar latte.
如果不知道要點些什麼,不如就點杯卡布奇諾或是黑糖拿鐵。
order(v., n.)點餐、take orderyou could do worse than最糟也只會、是正面肯定的意思
The place is also well known for its courtyard, which features a raised rooftop and a view of maple trees and other plants.
這間咖啡廳還以庭園以及挑高的屋頂配上楓葉和其他植栽妝點而聞名。
be known for以什麼聞名courtyard(n.)庭園、garden(n.)花園feature(v.)以什麼為特色raised rooftop挑高屋頂maple tree楓樹plant(n.)植栽
The other two Taiwanese coffee shops that were selected are Rufous Coffee and Fika Fika Cafe.
另外兩間則分別是Rufous以及Fika Fika咖啡廳。
select(v.)挑選、selection(n.)挑選
At No. 16, Rufous Coffee looks like a 1960s diner with its wooden furnishings.
排名第16的Rufous看起來就像1960年代的原木小餐館。
diner(n.)餐館wooden(adj.)木質的furnishings(n.)家具、室內陳設、furniture(n.)家具
It also boasts a vast collection of coffee beans from South America.
它也以來自南美的啡豆系列而聞名。
boast(v.)以什麼自豪vast(adj.)廣大的collection(n.)收藏、一系列=a series of~a selection of~
At No. 29, Fika Fika Cafe features a minimalist design along the lines of the Swedish furniture maker IKEA.
至於拿下第29名的Fika Fika咖啡廳則主打極簡約設計和與來自瑞典國民品牌宜家家居一樣風格的擺設。
minimalist(adj., n.)簡約主義的、簡約主義者、minimal(adj.)極小的along the lines of近似於Swedish(adj.)瑞典的、Sweden瑞典、Swede(n.)瑞典人
Perhaps fittingly, its founder, James Chen, was champion of the Nordic Roaster Competition in 2013.
無獨有偶地,它的老闆陳志煌其實也得過2013年北歐盃咖啡烘豆冠軍。
perhaps或許fittingly(adv.)合適地founder(n.)創辦人Nordic(adj.)北歐的
With these fashionable coffee shops in Taipei, if you haven’t had your coffee fix yet, what are you waiting for?
有了這些台北時尚的咖啡店,你卻還沒點一杯咖啡來嘗嘗的話,到底在等什麼呢?
fix(n.)修理、確定