Coffee Houses (3)

Some of the world's coolest coffee houses offer more than just good coffee. 
At Brother Baba Budan in Melbourne Australia, customers are rewarded with a unique environment as well as great coffee. Wooden chairs hang from the ceiling. The door handle is a silver coffee shovel. Those who prefer to share their coffee with something furry can visit Usagi-to-Cafe in Japan. People there can sip their coffee and pet one of the 21 bunnies for about US $1 per minute.

At Wash & Coffee in Munich, Germany, patrons enjoy a coup of coffee and use the Internet as they do their laundry. 
This place aims to make people feel at home! At the Big Knit Cafe' in Bangkok, Thailand, customers are served yarn along with their coffee. The cafe' attracts all levels of knitters - experienced staff offer help to the novices. A coffee house may just serve great coffee, or it may offer something extra. Either way, there's nothing like the rich smell of coffee.

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It's the last day of the month, and it's high time to do the laundry.

I hope you were joking Steve. I do my laundry at least twice a week.

Yes, yes, Ken. I was joking. Let's talk about laundry for a minute. It can be a confusing word.

Yes, it can be. Laundry can either refer to dirty clothes that will be washed or clean clothes that have just been washed.

Right! We can do the laundry, hang the laundry out to dry, and finally fold the laundry.

Another word for laundry is wash. So, instead of do the laundry, you can do the wash. Notice wash is use as a noun.

And, that should not be confused with washer which is short for the washing machine. So, you will put the wash in the washer.

And, you do the wash because you want all the dirt and stains to come out in the wash.

Nice one, Ken. Coming out in the wash is also an idiom. Just like a clothing stain that can be removed by washing, a problem can come out in the wash, meaning that it will be revealed or it will turn out well in the end.

do their laundry 清洗衣服
laundry 指未清洗的髒衣服, 也指清洗好的衣服
I have to do the laundry - 指髒的衣服
Can you hang up the laundry? 清洗好的乾淨衣服
laundry = the wash (n)
come out in the wash 字面是在洗洗滌的過程中被除去, 意指真相大白, 水落石出

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reward v.獎勵, 獎賞
to give something to someone because they have done something good or helpful or have worked for it
- The hikers who reached the summit were rewarded with a magnificent view.
reward n.
something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard 
- Nathan was given a great bonus as a reward for his hard work.

furry adj. hairy, things has fur or long hair. 有毛的， 毛茸茸的
- These furry toys might causes allergies.
- Kids love to play with furry puppies.
fur  n. hair skin.毛皮，軟毛
- The lady was wearing a fox fur around her neck.

patron  n. 旅館或是餐館的主顧，顧客
/ˈpeɪtrən/
someone who uses a particular shop, restaurant, or hotel
- These parking spaces are for our patrons only.
- Many patrons came for the chef's delicious beef stew.
patron n. 藝術家的贊助者
someone who supports the activities of an organization, for example by giving money
- Jeffrey is an enthusiastic patron for local artists.

novice n.新手，初學者 [nove -有‘新’之意]
someone who has no experience in a skill, subject, or activity [= beginner]
- I'm a novice driver. I get lost all the time.
novice at - 那方面的新手，初學者用“at”
- As a novice at directing, he still has a lot to learn.

yarn n.
/ˈjɑɚn/
a long, thin piece of cotton, wool, etc., that is thicker than thread and that is used for knitting and weaving;
an exciting or interesting story ; especially : a story that is so surprising or unusual that it is difficult to believe

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