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Dan: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English.

I'm Dan and joining me today is Catherine.

Hey Catherine.

Catherine: Hey Dan.

Dan: So Catherine, do you prefer

a brew or a cup of joe in the morning?

Catherine: Well, if you are referring to whether I prefer

a cup of tea, which we sometimes call ‘a brew',

or a cup of coffee, sometimes called ‘a cup of joe',

I prefer my coffee in the morning.

Dan: I only drink coffee

when I really need to wake up quickly.

Catherine: And, why are you asking, Dan?

Dan: Because it's part of this 6 minute English.

Catherine: Coffee. I see.

So how do you take it then, Dan?

Dan: Well, I'm an instant coffee kind of guy.

And I like mine with a dash of milk.

How about you?

Catherine: A dash of something

is a small amount of something,

especially liquid.

Personally, I prefer

freshly-ground coffee beans,

and I like my coffee dark and strong -

preferably Colombian or maybe Brazilian.

Dan: Wow. A coffee aficionado, eh?

Catherine: An aficionado is a person who's

very enthusiastic about, or interested in,

a particular subject.

Dan: Well, let me test your knowledge

with this week's quiz question.

The specialty coffee, Kopi luwak,

is made from coffee beans which have already passed

through an animal's digestive system.

But which animal?

Is it a) an elephant

b) a cat

or c) a weasel?

Catherine: I'm always going to answer b) a cat.

Did you say this coffee actually goes

through the animal?

As in, it eats it

and then it comes out the other end,

and that's what we use for the coffee?

Dan: Well, yes.

It is actually one of the most expensive coffees

in the world.

Anyway, we'll find out if you're right or not later on.

So, talking of expensive,

do you tend to pay more for your coffee

or are you happy with the cheap as chips stuff?

Catherine: Cheap as chips means very cheap.

And personally, I do actually like a quality product,

and I am willing to pay a bit more for it.

Dan: Would you be willing to pay

even more than you already do

if it meant that the farmer who grew the beans

was getting a fairer price?

Catherine: I would

because I think that that sort of thing is important.

Dan: And you aren't alone.

There is a growing trend among many

Western customers of artisan cafes

to be willing to pay more for ethically produced coffee.

Catherine: Ethical means morally right.

So, Dan, why is this trend happening at the moment?

Dan: Well, it's probably been going on for a while,

but a new report from the UN's

World Intellectual Property Organisation

has observed the effect that smarter processing,

branding and marketing has had on the farmers

and their communities.

Catherine: And because of this,

coffee drinkers are better able to choose

ethically produced coffee that puts more money in the

hands of the farmers.

But, Dan, do the farmers actually see any of this money?

Dan: Well, it's complicated.

The price of the coffee is relatively cheap until it's

been roasted – or cooked in an oven.

As a result, roasters take most of the profits.

But there is still a difference.

I'll let Johnathan Josephs,

a business reporter for the BBC News explain.

Jonathan Josephs: For a pound of coffee beans

that end up in the instants sold in supermarkets,

the roaster can get over $4.

But the export price is just $1.45.

The farmer gets most of that.

But when the new wave of socially-aware

customer pays a premium for higher standards,

the roaster can get $17.45,

but the export price also rises to $5.14.

Catherine: A premium

is an amount that's more than usual.

So the farmer makes

three-and-a-half times as much money.

Dan: Which means a better quality of life for the farmer,

their family and their community.

Catherine: That's good news!

I will definitely look for the

ethically produced coffee from now on.

As long as, Dan, it doesn't come out of some animal!

Dan: Yes, actually that reminds me.

Our quiz question.

I asked you which animal

the speciality coffee Kopi luwak comes from.

Is it a) an elephant

b) a cat

or c) a weasel?

Catherine: And I said a cat.

Dan: And you are wrong I'm afraid.

Kopi luwak comes from a type of weasel.

Catherine: I'm kind of relieved about that.

Dan: Let's try not to think about it,

and have a look at the vocabulary instead.

Catherine: OK. So, first we had dash.

A dash of something is a small amount of something,

usually a liquid.

Where might we talk about a dash of something, Dan?

Dan: Well, I like my tea with a dash of milk.

My gin with a dash of tonic,

and my soup with a dash of salt.

Then we had aficionado.

An aficionado is someone who is very interested

or enthusiastic about a subject.

What are you an aficionado of?

Catherine: I'm working on becoming

a bit of an accordion aficionado actually, Dan.

Dan: Wow, cool!

Catherine: Yeah!

After that, we had as cheap as chips.

Is something as cheap as chips?

Then it is very cheap indeed.

Dan: Like my shoes!

I bought them at a market for next to nothing.

They were as cheap as chips.

Then we had ethical.

Something which is ethical is morally right.

Do you consider yourself

to be an ethical person, Catherine?

Catherine: Well, I try, Dan. I don't always get it right,

but I do attempt to be.

After that we heard roasted.

Roasted means cooked in an oven.

Like our coffee beans!

Dan: And of course our very famous English roast.

Finally, we had a premium.

If you pay a premium, you pay more than usual -

usually for a better quality or service.

Can you think of an example?

Catherine: If you're going to the cinema,

you might pay a premium

to get more comfortable seats.

Dan: And that's the end of this 6 Minute English.

Don't forget to check out our YouTube,

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages,

and we'll see you next time.

Goodbye.

Catherine: Bye!

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Dan: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. ダン：こんにちは、6分間の英語へようこそ。

I'm Dan and joining me today is Catherine. |||||||キャサリン من دن هستم و امروز کاترین به من می پیوندد. 私はダンです。今日はキャサリンです。

Hey Catherine.

Catherine: Hey Dan.

Dan: So Catherine, do you prefer ダン：キャサリン、好きですか

a brew or a cup of joe in the morning? |一杯咖啡|||||||| |Brew|||||||| |a cup of coffee|||||||| |コーヒー|||コーヒー||コーヒー||| |café preparado|||||café||| si po ránu dát kávu nebo šálek kávy? 朝の醸造または一杯のジョー？ uma cerveja ou uma chávena de café pela manhã?

Catherine: Well, if you are referring to whether I prefer |||||||if I prefer|| |||||言及している|||| کاترین: خوب، اگر منظورتان این است که آیا من ترجیح می دهم キャサリン：まあ、あなたが私が好むかどうかについて言及しているなら凯瑟琳：好吧，如果你指的是我是否更喜欢

a cup of tea, which we sometimes call ‘a brew', |||||||||一杯茶 |||お茶|||時々|呼ぶ|| |||||||||napar 私たちが時々「醸造」と呼ぶお茶、一杯茶，我们有时称之为“泡茶”，

or a cup of coffee, sometimes called ‘a cup of joe', ||||||コーヒーのこと|||| nebo šálek kávy, někdy nazývaný "a cup of joe", یا یک فنجان قهوه، که گاهی اوقات "فنجان جو" نامیده می شود، または「一杯のジョー」と呼ばれることもある一杯のコーヒー、

I prefer my coffee in the morning. 私は朝のコーヒーが好きです。

Dan: I only drink coffee |||飲む| ダン：私はコーヒーしか飲みません

when I really need to wake up quickly. |||||起きる|| وقتی واقعاً باید سریع بیدار شوم 本当に早く目を覚ます必要があるとき。当我真的需要快速醒来的时候。

Catherine: And, why are you asking, Dan? |||||尋ねている| キャサリン：そして、なぜあなたはダンに尋ねているのですか？凯瑟琳：那你为什么问这个问题呢，丹？

Dan: Because it's part of this 6 minute English. ダン：それはこの6分間の英語の一部だからです。丹：因为它是这六分钟英语的一部分。

Catherine: Coffee. I see.

So how do you take it then, Dan? ||||受け取る||| 那么，丹，你怎么看待这件事？

Dan: Well, I'm an instant coffee kind of guy. ||||即溶|||| ||||インスタント||種類||男 Dan: No, já mám rád instantní kávu. دن: خب، من یک آدم قهوه فوری هستم. Дэн: Ну, я предпочитаю растворимый кофе. 丹：嗯，我是一个喜欢速溶咖啡的人。

And I like mine with a dash of milk. ||||||一點|| ||||||einem Schuss|| ||||||small amount|| |||自分の|||少し||牛乳 ||||||um pouco de|| و من مال خودم را با کمی شیر دوست دارم. 我喜欢加一点牛奶。

How about you?

Catherine: A dash of something ||一點|| ||a small amount||

is a small amount of something, ||小さい||| مقدار کمی از چیزی است،

especially liquid. |液体

Personally, I prefer 個人的に|| من شخصا ترجیح می دهم 就我个人而言，我更喜欢

freshly-ground coffee beans, 新鮮に|挽いた||豆 recentemente moídos|moído na hora|| دانه های قهوه تازه آسیاب شده، 现磨咖啡豆，

and I like my coffee dark and strong - |||||濃い||

preferably Colombian or maybe Brazilian. ideally|||| できれば|コロンビアの|||ブラジルの najlepiej|||| |colombiana|||

Dan: Wow. A coffee aficionado, eh? ||||愛好者| ||||enthusiast| ||||愛好家|ねえ ||||aficionado de café|

Catherine: An aficionado is a person who's ||a fan|||| ||enthusiast or expert|||| |||||愛好者| ||miłośnik|||| کاترین: یک علاقه مند کسی است که

very enthusiastic about, or interested in, |非常熱衷|||| |highly interested|||| |熱心な|||興味がある| 非常热衷或感兴趣

a particular subject. ||主題一個特定的主題。

Dan: Well, let me test your knowledge ||||テスト|| دن: خب، اجازه بده من دانشت را تست کنم

with this week's quiz question. ||今週の|| با سوال مسابقه این هفته

The specialty coffee, Kopi luwak, |||coffee| |||Civet coffee beans|Civet cat |特別なコーヒー||コピ|ジャコウネコ |especialidade||| قهوه تخصصی، Kopi luwak،

is made from coffee beans which have already passed |作られた||||||すでに|通過した از دانه های قهوه که قبلاً گذشته است ساخته می شود jest wytwarzany z ziaren kawy, które już przeszły 采用已经经过

through an animal's digestive system. |||Verdauungssystem| |||Digestive tract| ||動物の|消化の|システム از طریق دستگاه گوارش حیوان

But which animal? ||動物 اما کدام حیوان؟

Is it a) an elephant ||||象

b) a cat ||猫 ب) گربه

or c) a weasel? |||small carnivorous mammal |||uma doninha |||黃鼠狼 |||Wiesel |||イタチ |||łasica یا ج) راسو؟

Catherine: I'm always going to answer b) a cat.

Did you say this coffee actually goes |||||実際に| آیا گفتید این قهوه واقعاً خوب می شود؟

through the animal? através do||

As in, it eats it |||食べる|

and then it comes out the other end, و سپس از انتهای دیگر بیرون می آید، と言って、もう一方の端から出てくる、然后它从另一端出来，

and that's what we use for the coffee?

Dan: Well, yes. دن: خب، بله.

It is actually one of the most expensive coffees |||||||高価な|コーヒー它实际上是最昂贵的咖啡之一

in the world.

Anyway, we'll find out if you're right or not later on. とにかく||||||||||

So, talking of expensive,

do you tend to pay more for your coffee ||usually choose to|||||| آیا تمایل دارید برای قهوه خود پول بیشتری بپردازید؟ 你会花更多钱买咖啡吗

or are you happy with the cheap as chips stuff? ||||||安い||チップ|もの ||||||||barato|coisa barata nebo jste spokojeni s levnými věcmi? یا از چیزهای ارزان به عنوان چیپس راضی هستید؟ 或者你对便宜的薯片东西感到满意吗？

Catherine: Cheap as chips means very cheap. |sehr günstig|||||

And personally, I do actually like a quality product, |||||||品質|製品就我个人而言，我确实喜欢高质量的产品，

and I am willing to pay a bit more for it. |||prepared||||||| |||喜んで||||少し||| |||disposto a|||||||

Dan: Would you be willing to pay

even more than you already do 甚至比你已经做的还要多

if it meant that the farmer who grew the beans ||意味した|||豆を育てた農夫||育てた|| 如果这意味着种植豆子的农民

was getting a fairer price? |||更公道的| |||sprawiedliwszą| |得ていた||より公正な| |||um preço mais justo|

Catherine: I would

because I think that that sort of thing is important. 因为我认为那种事很重要。

Dan: And you aren't alone. |||ではない|一人じゃない丹：你并不孤单。

There is a growing trend among many |||増加している|傾向|の中で| 多くの人の間で増加傾向にあります许多人都存在着一种日益增长的趋势

Western customers of artisan cafes |||Handwerker| |||craftsman-style|coffee shops 西洋の|||職人の|カフェ |||artesão| Západní zákazníci řemeslných kaváren 職人カフェの欧米人客

to be willing to pay more for ethically produced coffee. |||||||道德上|| |||||||倫理的に|倫理的に生産された| 愿意为符合道德标准的咖啡支付更多钱。

Catherine: Ethical means morally right. |||道徳的に|

So, Dan, why is this trend happening at the moment? ||||||起こっている|||

Dan: Well, it's probably been going on for a while, |||おそらく|||||| ダン: まあ、おそらくしばらく続いていると思いますが、 Dan: Cóż, to prawdopodobnie trwa już od jakiegoś czasu,

but a new report from the UN's ||||||United Nations' |||報告|||国連の

World Intellectual Property Organisation |知的|知的財産|組織

has observed the effect that smarter processing, |観察した||効果||より賢い|処理能力 pozoroval účinek, který má chytřejší zpracování, hat die Wirkung beobachtet, die intelligenteres Processing, 已经观察到更智能的处理效果，

branding and marketing has had on the farmers 品牌塑造||||||| ブランディング||マーケティング|||||農家 značka a marketing na zemědělce Branding und Marketing auf die Bauern брендинг и маркетинг оказали влияние на фермеров 品牌和营销对农民的影响

and their communities. ||コミュニティ a jejich komunit. und ihre Gemeinden gehabt hat.

Catherine: And because of this, Catherine: A proto,

coffee drinkers are better able to choose |コーヒーを飲む人|||よりよく||

ethically produced coffee that puts more money in the ||||入れる|||| eticky produkovaná káva, která přináší více peněz do

hands of the farmers. 農民の手|||

But, Dan, do the farmers actually see any of this money? 但是，丹，农民们真的看到这些钱了吗？

Dan: Well, it's complicated. |||複雑だ

The price of the coffee is relatively cheap until it's ||||||比較的||まで| 咖啡的价格相对便宜，直到

been roasted – or cooked in an oven. |oven-cooked||||| |焼かれた||焼かれた|||

As a result, roasters take most of the profits. ||||||||利潤 |||Röster||||| ||結果|焙煎機|||||利益 |||os torrefatores||||| Většinu zisku si tak odnášejí pražírny. 其结果是，咖啡烘焙商占据了大部分利润。

But there is still a difference. |||||違い但还是有区别的。

I'll let Johnathan Josephs, ||Johnathan Josephs|Joseph's ||ジョナサン|ジョセフ Pozwolę Johnathanowi Josephsowi,

a business reporter for the BBC News explain. |ビジネス|ビジネス記者||||ニュース|

Jonathan Josephs: For a pound of coffee beans ジョナサン||||ポンド||| Jonathan Josephs: Za funt ziaren kawy

that end up in the instants sold in supermarkets, die|||||Momenten||| |||||瞬間|販売された||スーパーマーケット |||||moments||| スーパーで売られているインスタント食品に które trafiają do instantów sprzedawanych w supermarketach, 这些食物最终被放入超市销售，

the roaster can get over $4. |Röster|kann|| |ロースター||| |o torrador||| ロースターは4ドルを超えることができます。 roaster może przekroczyć 4 dolary.

But the export price is just $1.45. ||輸出||| ||exportação|||

The farmer gets most of that. |Bauer|||| 农民得到了大部分。

But when the new wave of socially-aware ||||新しい波||社会的に|意識的な但当新一波具有社会意识的

customer pays a premium for higher standards, 顧客|支払い||プレミアム||より高い|基準客户愿意为更高的标准支付额外费用，

the roaster can get $17.45,

but the export price also rises to $5.14. ||出口|||| |||||上昇する|

Catherine: A premium ||高級 ||uma edição especial

is an amount that's more than usual. ||||||通常比平常要多。

So the farmer makes

three-and-a-half times as much money. drei||||||| |||半分|||| 三倍半的钱。

Dan: Which means a better quality of life for the farmer,

their family and their community. ||||コミュニティ

Catherine: That's good news!

I will definitely look for the Ich werde auf jeden Fall nach dem suchen.|werde|||| ||必ず探します|||

ethically produced coffee from now on. 从现在开始以道德的方式生产咖啡。

As long as, Dan, it doesn't come out of some animal! 丹，只要它不是从某种动物身上出来的就行！

Dan: Yes, actually that reminds me. ||||提醒| ||||思い出させる|

Our quiz question.

I asked you which animal

the speciality coffee Kopi luwak comes from. |Spezialität||||kommt| |特別なコーヒー|||||

Is it a) an elephant

b) a cat

or c) a weasel? |||黃鼠狼

Catherine: And I said a cat.

Dan: And you are wrong I'm afraid. ||||||残念ながら

Kopi luwak comes from a type of weasel. ||kommt|||||Wiesel |||||||łasica |||||||gato de algália

Catherine: I'm kind of relieved about that. |ich|||erleichtert|| ||||feeling better|| ||||ほっとした|| ||||aliviada|| Catherine: Trochę mi ulżyło. 凯瑟琳：对此我感到有点宽慰。

Dan: Let's try not to think about it,

and have a look at the vocabulary instead. |||||||代わりに

Catherine: OK. So, first we had dash. ||||||dash ||||||sudden movement

A dash of something is a small amount of something,

usually a liquid.

Where might we talk about a dash of something, Dan?

Dan: Well, I like my tea with a dash of milk. |||||Tee|||ein Spritzer||

My gin with a dash of tonic, |金酒||||| |gin drink|||||carbonated water |ジン|||||トニック |gin tônica|||||água tónica

and my soup with a dash of salt. ||スープ|||||塩

Then we had aficionado. |||Liebhaber |||enthusiast |||entuzjasta

An aficionado is someone who is very interested

or enthusiastic about a subject.

What are you an aficionado of? ||||愛好者| ||||Liebhaber|

Catherine: I'm working on becoming |ich bin|||

a bit of an accordion aficionado actually, Dan. ||||Akkordeon||| ||||musical instrument||| ||||アコーディオン||| ||||acordeão||| 事实上，丹是一位手风琴爱好者。

Dan: Wow, cool! ||すごい

Catherine: Yeah! |うん

After that, we had as cheap as chips.

Is something as cheap as chips?

Then it is very cheap indeed. |||||in der Tat |||||de fato

Dan: Like my shoes! |||靴

I bought them at a market for next to nothing. |買った|||||||| 我在市场上几乎不花什么钱就买到了它们。

They were as cheap as chips. Sie|||||

Then we had ethical.

Something which is ethical is morally right.

Do you consider yourself Tun||| ||考える|自分自身

to be an ethical person, Catherine? |||道德的||

Catherine: Well, I try, Dan. I don't always get it right,

but I do attempt to be. |||versuchen|| |||try|| |||試みる||

After that we heard roasted.

Roasted means cooked in an oven. ||gekocht|||

Like our coffee beans!

Dan: And of course our very famous English roast. ||||||||Braten ||||||有名な||ロースト

Finally, we had a premium.

If you pay a premium, you pay more than usual -

usually for a better quality or service. ||||||サービス

Can you think of an example?

Catherine: If you're going to the cinema, ||||||映画

you might pay a premium

to get more comfortable seats. |||快適な|座席

Dan: And that's the end of this 6 Minute English.

Don't forget to check out our YouTube,

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, Facebook page||||

and we'll see you next time.

Goodbye.

Catherine: Bye! |さようなら