宇宙咖啡因：太空人快要有espresso咖啡機了 Cosmic caffeine：Astronauts getting espresso maker

The astronauts in space will soon be sipping some good coffee. The International Space Station is getting a real Italian espresso machine.

太空中的太空人很快就能啜飲一些好咖啡了。國際太空站即將有一台真正的義大利espresso咖啡機。

They’ll still have to use the pouches but at least the freshly brewed coffee will pack some zero-gravity punch.

他們還是得用袋子喝，但至少這種新鮮煮好的咖啡可以包進一些零重力的活力。

The specially-designed-for-space espresso machine is dubbed ISSpresso — ISS for International Space Station.

這種專為太空環境設計的espresso咖啡機名為 ISSpresso，也就是國際太空站裡的espresso。

Its launch early next year from Wallops Island, Virginia, is timed to coincide with the six-month mission of Italy’s first female astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti.

這台機器明年將從維吉尼亞州沃洛普斯島升空，正好與義大利首位女性太空人珊蔓莎．克里斯托弗雷蒂展開6個月任務同一時間。

She’ll be the first out-of-this-world barista.

她將是第一位「只應天上有」的咖啡師。

新聞辭典

sip：動詞，啜飲。例句：This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully.（這茶很燙，喝的時候小心點。）

punch：名詞，活力。例句：I felt the performance lacked punch.（我覺得那場表演缺乏感染力。）

out-of-this-world：形容詞，非常棒的。例句：What a restaurant - the food was out of this world!（好棒的餐館呀——這食物只應天上有！）