本栏目致力于提供新鲜有趣、饶有意味的时讯资料，致力于通过泛听与精听相结合的方式促进听力提高，致力于不断开阔眼界和深入了解美国观点。请多支持！
一、主餐一道：泛听练习
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泛听建议：
1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。
2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。
3、碰到听起来似曾相识的词汇，马上记录下来。
二、填空
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本文稿由湖蓝流苏听写，欢迎指出错误^^
People who love coffee say it’s more than just a drink. The morning coffee is---1----, part pick-me-up. At Washington coffee shop, Rich Warwinsky enjoys his. “It’s a habit. It’s a little bit of Jones. Sort of---2----. And if I manage it well, I drink 2 and 3 times a day, half and half, I am not too crazed. Not too crazed when he manages it well, with that description sounds like he could be talking about a drug. But caffeine, a drug? Absolutely, says researcher Laura Juliano. She’s ----3----at a coffee shop near her lab. “Caffeine is a drug that can affect our central nerve system and----4---- some pretty important parts of our lives. Juliano runs a caffeine research lab at American University. She says after years of relation ships with caffeine, she‘s still trying to figure out exactly how much she can-----5-----
三、讨论
1.Which kind of coffee do you prefer?
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答案：
part ritual; gives me a lift; taking a break; have effects on; personally tolerate
