國立教育廣播電臺

Hope:

How’s your day, Joey?

Joey:

Pretty good. How about you, Hope?

Hope:

Not bad. Joey, I am going to grab a coffee at a convenience store. Do you want one?

Joey:

Wait, Hope. Don’t you know there is a new 咖啡機 in the 茶水間?

Hope:

Really? There is a new coffee maker in the break room?

Joey:

Yes. There is a new coffee maker in the break room. Our boss actually kept her word and got one for the office after we talked to her last week!

Hope:

That’s exciting!

Joey:

Let’s go check it out.

Hope:

Okay. …… Wow! It looks quite fancy.

Joey:

Doesn’t it?

Hope:

Now, how do we turn it on?

Joey:

You see, I was staring at it for five minutes before I figured it out. You need to press this button on the back of the machine.

Hope:

Then?

Joey:

Wait for ten seconds. Like this. Okay. It’s on. I am still learning how to use it.

Hope:

Look at all these buttons!

Joey:

Yes, they are all types of coffee this machine can make, like 美式咖啡.

Hope:

Americano.

Joey:

Right, Americano. It is black coffee, the simplest one to make. And then濃縮咖啡.

Hope:

Espresso

Joey:

Espresso. This is strong flavor. This coffee maker actually makes very good espresso. And next is拿鐵.

Hope:

Latte.

Joey:

Yes. Latte. After you make espresso, you add warm milk to it. You should pour milk into this container if you want to make a Latte. And the last one is卡布奇諾.

Hope:

Cappuccino.

Joey:

Cappuccino. So, you make espresso first. Then you pour milk into this 小壺.

Hope:

A pitcher.

Joey:

Okay. A pitcher. After you pour milk into the pitcher, place it under this 蒸氣棒.

Hope:

The steam wand.

Joey:

Right. Let the steam from the steam wand heat the milk until it becomes creamy with a thick 泡泡.

Hope:

Foam.

Joey:

Then pour the milk into the cup with espresso. The manual says the ideal cappuccino has one-third espresso, one-third steamed milk and one-third milk foam on top.

Hope:

Hey, Joey, you sound like a barista!

Joey:

A barista? What’s that?

Hope:

A barista is a person who makes coffee professionally. I mean, you sound like a professional barista to me!

Joey:

Oh, thanks. I just learn the knowledge of coffee from this manual. I haven’t tried to make any real coffee yet.

Hope:

Now that we have such a good coffee maker, we should start buying high-quality coffee beans.

Joey:

I have heard that coffee beans from 牙買加 and 伊索比亞 are really good.

Hope:

Yes, coffee beans from Jamaica and Ethiopia are high quality and they are sold over the world. Maybe I will bring in a packet of Jamaican coffee tomorrow.

Joey:

And I think I’ll get some sugar and cream for those who enjoy having their coffee sweet. And if possible, I will also buy a bottle of 焦糖, so we can make 焦糖瑪奇朵by ourselves.

Hope:

Hey, great! I like Caramel Macchiato.

Joey:

Me too. If I want a sweet coffee, I can just make myself a cup of Caramel Macchiato.