Coffee

Coffee is a popular brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the coffee plant. They are seeds of coffee cherries that grow on trees in over 70 countries. Green unroasted coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world. Due to its caffeine content, coffee often has a stimulating effect on humans. Today, coffee is one of the most popular beverages worldwide.

An important export commodity, coffee was the top agricultural export for twelve countries in 2004, and it was the world's seventh-largest legal agricultural export by value in 2005. Some controversy is associated with coffee cultivation and its impact on the environment. Many studies have examined the relationship between coffee consumption and certain medical conditions; whether the overall effects of coffee are ultimately positive or negative has been widely disputed. The method of brewing coffee has been found to be important to its health effects.

Coffee berries, which contain the coffee seed, or "bean", are produced by several species of small evergreen bush of the genus Coffea. The two most commonly grown are the highly regarded Coffea arabica, and the 'robusta' form of the hardier Coffea canephora. The latter is resistant to the devastating coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix). Both are cultivated primarily in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Once ripe, coffee berries are picked, processed, and dried. The seeds are then roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor. They are then ground and brewed to create coffee. Coffee can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways.

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Anyway, coffee is a popular drink over the world. Coffee has many different taste and type. It is fit to everyone. Drinking coffee can make you to reinvigorate. It has many different flavours. Some type of coffee are expensive, but some are not. I love to drink capuchino , the taste is sweet. ^^~ GDGD</sup>

Poem

王維 送別(Send-off) 

 

下馬飲君酒 問君何所之

Dismount and go drink with Mr. Mr. the liquor to ask Mr. where it

君言不得意 歸臥南山陲

 Mr. says is not self-satisfied turns over to lie Mt.

但去莫復聞 白雲無盡時

Nan frontier But goes not duplicate to hear the white clouds inexhaustible time.

 I like this poem because this poem is telling us about send-off when we have to leave your friends. He goes drink with his friend because he wants to stay with his friend some more time. That shows they have a very deep friendship. And he also ask his friend where is he going. He knows his friend have to leave and give him a comfort. He is sad because his friend has to leave, but he doesn't want his friend to worry about him, instead give comfort to his friend. The meaning of this poem in chinese is very meaningful.