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adj. 可用的，可得到的，有用的，有效的
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我们先来看一下一位外国朋友对咖啡的看法。
I think it is the thing that keeps the western world functioning more than oil does. Really, I think so many people need their cup of coffee in the morning that if coffee suddenly was not available I think the western world would come to a grinding halt in 2 weeks! And a lot of people don't realize how addicted to coffee they really are... it is "only a drink".
But so many people get really tense until they get that coffee. I used to drink up to 6 or 7 cups a day but now I usually only have 1 or 2.
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这里我们重点讲解一下:a grinding halt这个片语的用法
a grinding halt: a situation in which something stops operating completely
come to a grinding halt 就是突然，紧急停止的意思。
这里可以看出，这位老外虽然有点夸张，但却用这个come to a grinding halt 表达出了咖啡对西方人的重要性。
Addicted: unable to stop taking harmful drugs, or using or doing sth as a habit; spending all your free time
doing sth because you are so interested in it上瘾，成瘾，有瘾;入迷
Tense: feeling worried, uncomfortable, and unable to relax 神经紧张的，担心的，不能松弛的；
| 重点单词 | 查看全部解释 | |||
| available | [ə'veiləbl] | 联想记忆 | ||
| uncomfortable | [ʌn'kʌmftəbl] |
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