2017高中英语素材轻松阅读：全球最贵咖啡：象屎咖啡素材
<p> 全球最贵咖啡：象屎咖啡</p><p> <span word="Anantara">Anantara</span> <span word="Resorts">Resorts</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="chains">chains</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="debuted">debuted</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="costliest">costliest</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Maldives">Maldives</span> <span word="properties">properties</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="though">though</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="harvested">harvested</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="dung">dung</span>. 安纳塔拉度假村是世界上最昂贵的连锁酒店之一，它旗下位于马尔代夫的度假村现在推出世上最贵的咖啡。但最关键的是：这个咖啡豆产自大象的粪便。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Anantara">Anantara</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Triangle">Triangle</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>. 这款咖啡也在泰国的安纳塔拉金三角度假村销售。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="beans">beans</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Ivory">Ivory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="at">at</span> $1,100 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="kilogram">kilogram</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="digested">digested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> 50 <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="about">about</span> 110 <span word="pounds">pounds</span>, <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>. 这种名为“黑色象牙”的咖啡豆每公斤售价1100美元，在你喝进肚子里之前曾经过大象消化。现在可供出售的咖啡豆仅50公斤（大约110磅）。 <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resort">resort</span>, <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Ivory">Ivory</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="refined">refined</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Thai">Thai</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>. <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="digestion">digestion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enzymes">enzymes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="protein">protein</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resort">resort</span>. <span word="Protein">Protein</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bitterness">bitterness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>: <span word="less">less</span> <span word="protein">protein</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="bitterness">bitterness</span>. 据度假村介绍，“黑色象牙”咖啡豆是经泰国大象“自然提炼”出来的。他们说已经过研究证明，经过消化，大象体内的酶可以分解咖啡蛋白。而这种蛋白则是造成咖啡苦涩的一个因素：蛋白质越少，苦味越淡。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brewed">brewed</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fragrance">fragrance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="floral">floral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> "<span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span>, <span word="nutty">nutty</span>, <span word="earthy">earthy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hints">hints</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spice">spice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="berries">berries</span>." 咖啡由手工研磨，再在桌边经过4分钟的煮咖啡过程就完成了。据了解，这款咖啡具有花香与巧克力的混合香气，还有丰富口感：“牛奶巧克力、坚果、以及红浆果和少许香料的芳香。” <span word="Thai">Thai</span> <span word="Arabica">Arabica</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1500 <span word="meters">meters</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 5000 <span word="feet">feet</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>. "<span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="deposited">deposited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="handpicked">handpicked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mahouts">mahouts</span> (<span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="trainer">trainer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="giver">giver</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="dried">dried</span>." 这种咖啡豆采自生长在海拔1500米处（约5000英尺）的阿拉比卡咖啡树，然后喂给大象。“一经大象消化，由象夫（训练并照顾大象的人）精心挑选每一颗咖啡豆，然后再由他们的妻子晒干咖啡豆。 <span word="Refinement">Refinement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Triangle">Triangle</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Elephant">Elephant</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resort">resort</span>, 8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="veterinarian">veterinarian</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="Additional">Additional</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span>. 咖啡豆的提纯由金三角州象基金会负责，这是大象保育计划的一部分。据度假村介绍，8%的销售额会用于支持大象兽医专家为大象提供免费医疗。额外资金也会用于药品研发和建立新实验室。 <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Ivory">Ivory</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="dung">dung</span>. <span word="Civet">Civet</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>, <span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="pound">pound</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="harvested">harvested</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="civet">civet</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>' <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="excrement">excrement</span>. “黑色象牙”并非世界上最早的一款动物粪便咖啡。果子狸咖啡（俗称“猫屎咖啡”）每磅售价几百美元，也是产自东南亚果子狸的粪便。</p>
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