Drinking a cup of coffee daily is a must for many people, especially for those who sit in the office and work all day. Without this cup of coffee, they don’t know if they can continue to work in the afternoon. So you can imagine why Starbucks can open stores all over the world, especially near office buildings. In addition to Starbucks in my town, there are some local coffee shops competing with Starbucks for a market share.
咖啡，对很多的人来说是每天必喝的一种饮料，特别是每天坐在办公室工作一天的人，没了这杯咖啡，下午都不知能不能办公下去。 大家也就可想而知为什么星巴克可以在世界遍地开店，特别是在办公大楼附近。除了星巴克， 我这里可也开了很多的本地特色的咖啡店来和星巴克争一席市场。
My office building is next to the California capital, where there are even more coffee shops. Many of us like to go to the coffee shop when we are taking breaks. We walk for ten minutes to get some fresh air outside, do some exercise, and drink a cup of coffee to refresh our minds. After returning to work, our efficiency is particularly better.
单位处在加州首府的旁边，那里的咖啡店开的特别多。很多的我们在休息的时候最喜欢去的就是咖啡店，走上十分钟，呼吸一下外面的新鲜空气，活动筋骨，再喝一杯咖啡提神醒脑，回来上班以后效率特别好。
After drinking coffee for more than ten years, I have learned how to enjoy coffee. If the coffee is stale and has that sour, bitter taste, I think it's a bad coffee and I even don't want to drink it. When I drink a cup of coffee containing a fresh fragrant, delicate taste, sour at first and then sweet, I am so satisfied and this feeling is so good.
喝了十几年咖啡，已经养成了自己喜欢喝咖啡的口感。 如果咖啡不新鲜，带有那种太酸，苦涩的味道， 我就觉得太难喝，不要喝了。 当喝到一杯闻到香香的，口感细腻，先酸后带点甜，这种感觉就最完美。
I am used to drinking Starbucks espresso, but sometimes going to a local coffee shop to drink a cup of their coffee may have some surprise. The surprise I am talking about is not only the taste of coffee, but also the surprise of the price.
喝惯了星巴克的浓咖啡， 久不久去本地的咖啡店喝上一杯他们的咖啡有时也会有一种惊喜。 我说的惊喜不但说的是咖啡的味道，还带有价格的惊喜呢。
The last time I went to a restaurant near my home to get takeout. I went too early and the waiter told me to wait ten minutes. Seeing a coffee shop next door, the environment was very nice from the outside, so I walked in. Their menu was unclear to me, so I told the waiter that I wanted an espresso with ice, milk and less sweet. When paying the bill, she said $7, which was the most expensive espresso I've ever had. I just need to pay for $4.25 in Starbucks. Fortunately, the coffee was pretty good.
上一次去家附近的餐厅拿外卖，我去得太早，服务员叫我等十分钟才回来。 见到隔壁有一家咖啡店，在外面望进去环境十分不错，我也就走了进去。 他家的menu对我来说不清不楚的，我就跟服务员说我要一杯浓浓的espresso 加冰，加奶和加少量糖精。当结算的时候，她说$7多美元，这算是我喝的最贵的espresso了，星巴克买的才四美元多一点呢，还好咖啡算冲的不错。
There is also a chain coffee shop called Dutch Bro that is opening more and more in my area, two opened near my house. It is a tiny coffee shop, usually drive through, and a worker will help us place an order in the driveway, then slowly follow the vehicle in front to get coffee at the front window. We can now also order online and just drive through to pick it up.
这里还有一间越开越多的连锁咖啡店叫Dutch Bro. 我家附近就开了两家。 它是一间店面小小的，我们一般是开着车，有服务员在车道帮我们下好单，再慢慢跟着前面的车辆开去前面的窗口拿咖啡。我们现在也可以在网上下单了，只开车去拿就行。
A cup of coffee is at least four or five dollars, the profit quite high, but the competition is very high too. After all, the Starbucks brand has opened to every corner, and there are six branches near my house. The local coffee shop next to the takeout restaurant should be hard to survive, there is a Starbucks nearby, and there are two smaller chain coffee shops, Preet and Dutch Bro there too.
一杯咖啡至少四五美元，利润相当高，但竞争就十分激烈，毕竟星巴克这个品牌开到每个角落，我家附近就有六间分店。 在外卖店隔壁的那间本地咖啡店应该是几难生存，它的附近有星巴克，还有两间小一点的连锁咖啡店，Preet 和 Dutch Bro。
When the economic environment is good, the business of coffee shops must be good because many people have reached the point where they can’t live without coffee every day. But if the economy is poor, everyone would rather make their own coffee at home. In the past few years of the epidemic, because the government locked down at the beginning, I could not go out to buy coffee, so I learned to brew coffee at home by myself. I start with grind fresh coffee beans, boil hot water, and then slowly pour into the coffee, and my hand crafted coffee taste so good!
咖啡店在经济环境好的时候生意肯定不错，毕竟很多人已到了每天不喝咖啡不行的地步， 但如果经济差的话，大家就情愿在家自己冲咖啡了。 在疫情这几年来，因为一开始的时候政府locked down， 不能出外买咖啡，我就学会了自己在家手冲咖啡。 每一次先磨新鲜咖啡豆，煮沸热开水，再慢慢的倒进咖啡中，冲出来的咖啡口感反而更加细腻柔滑。
Drinking a little coffee every day will bring certain benefits to our health, but don’t overdo it though. It contains niacin, vitamin B, caffeine, and anti-oxidation, which have a certain protective effect on many organs in our body. Not just that, it also helps reducing dementia in the elderly. With so many benefits, we should drink some coffee on the regular basis!
每天喝一点咖啡对身体健康会带来一定的好处，但就不要过量，它含有烟碱酸，维他命B，咖啡因，和抗痒化剂，对身体很多的器官有一定的保护作用，还有减少失智老人症。好处这么多，大家可也要平时喝点咖啡哦。