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Last year our small coffee place changed a lot.去年我们那家小「咖啡馆」变了很多。 At first, I did not regard the change as real.一开始，我并没有把这种变化「当回事」。 Then the owner put a new machine near the door, and I began to see it.后来店主在门边放了一台新机器，我才开始看见它。 The machine could take an order and make a cup by itself.那台机器能接单，还能自己做出一杯「咖啡」。

I was not sure that I liked it.我不确定自己是否喜欢它。 The owner said it was not stupid to try new things.店主说，尝试新东西并不「愚蠢」。 He had to refuse more workers, because he could not afford them.他只好「拒绝」再多请工人，因为他「负担不起」。 So one machine was cheaper, and it had plenty of work to do.所以一台机器比一个人便宜，而且有「很多」活要它干。

An honest friend said the coffee tasted the same.一位「诚实」的朋友说，「咖啡」的味道是一样的。 He said I only wanted an excuse to talk to people.他说我只是想找个「借口」和人说说话。 One morning the machine did not work at all.一天早上，那台机器完全不能用了。 The owner gave me a free drink, and I smiled at him.店主给了我一杯免费的饮品，我朝他笑了笑。

Now I still go there every day.现在我还是每天去那里。 I put my bottle on the table and wait a little.我把「瓶子」放在桌上，稍微等一会儿。 That little wait does reveal how much I need the talk.那一点等待确实「揭示」了我有多么需要这场交谈。