Recommending a Not-Too-Bitter Coffee
IntermediateCafe
At a busy downtown cafe, a customer who prefers sweet drinks asks the barista to recommend a coffee that isn't too bitter.
L
LiW
WeiL
你好，欢迎光临，请问想喝点什么？
nǐ hǎo, huān yíng guāng lín, qǐng wèn xiǎng hē diǎn shén me?
Hello, welcome. What would you like to drink?
W
我想喝杯咖啡，不过我不太喜欢太苦的。
wǒ xiǎng hē bēi kā fēi, bú guò wǒ bú tài xǐ huan tài kǔ de.
I'd like a coffee, but I don't really like ones that are too bitter.
L
好的，明白了。那你平时是喜欢喝甜一点的吗？
hǎo de, míng bai le. nà nǐ píng shí shì xǐ huan hē tián yì diǎn de ma?
Okay, got it. So do you usually like sweeter drinks?
W
对，我一般都点甜的，比如奶茶或者果汁什么的。
duì, wǒ yì bān dōu diǎn tián de, bǐ rú nǎi chá huò zhě guǒ zhī shén me de.
Right, I usually order sweet things, like milk tea or juice and so on.
L
那我建议你试试拿铁，口感比较顺，也没那么苦。
nà wǒ jiàn yì nǐ shì shì ná tiě, kǒu gǎn bǐ jiào shùn, yě méi nà me kǔ.
Then I'd suggest you try a latte—it's fairly smooth and not that bitter.
W
拿铁听起来不错，里面加了不少牛奶吧？
ná tiě tīng qǐ lái bú cuò, lǐ miàn jiā le bù shǎo niú nǎi ba?
A latte sounds good—there's quite a bit of milk in it, right?
L
没错，牛奶比较多，所以喝起来又香又顺滑。
méi cuò, niú nǎi bǐ jiào duō, suǒ yǐ hē qǐ lái yòu xiāng yòu shùn huá.
Exactly. There's more milk, so it tastes both fragrant and smooth.
W
那能帮我加点糖吗？我怕还是会有点苦。
nà néng bāng wǒ jiā diǎn táng ma? wǒ pà hái shì huì yǒu diǎn kǔ.
Then could you add some sugar for me? I'm worried it'll still be a bit bitter.
L
当然可以，我们还有香草糖浆，要不要给你加一点？
dāng rán kě yǐ, wǒ men hái yǒu xiāng cǎo táng jiāng, yào bú yào gěi nǐ jiā yì diǎn?
Of course. We also have vanilla syrup—would you like me to add a little for you?
W
好啊，那就加香草糖浆吧，应该会更甜更好喝。
hǎo a, nà jiù jiā xiāng cǎo táng jiāng ba, yīng gāi huì gèng tián gèng hǎo hē.
Sure, let's add vanilla syrup then—it should be sweeter and taste even better.
L
没问题，一杯香草拿铁，请稍等，马上就好。
méi wèn tí, yì bēi xiāng cǎo ná tiě, qǐng shāo děng, mǎ shàng jiù hǎo.
No problem—one vanilla latte. Please wait a moment, it'll be ready soon.
W
太谢谢你了，这下我就能喝到不苦又甜的咖啡了。
tài xiè xie nǐ le, zhè xià wǒ jiù néng hē dào bù kǔ yòu tián de kā fēi le.
Thank you so much—now I can finally have a coffee that's sweet and not bitter.