Starbucks, the omni-present purveyor of lattes and espressos was probably most responsible for raising the bar on what constitutes good coffee.

应该说，是星巴克提高了“好咖啡”的门槛，星巴克在北美可谓无处不在，而快餐店提供的咖啡只能算是品质一般的咖啡了。

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Just like Starbucks, each coffee bar would have its own barista, the person who makes and serves the drinks.

就像星巴克一样，每个咖啡吧都会有自己的服务生(Barista)，这位服务生为顾客制作咖啡和提供服务。

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Liu Dadao buy two cups of Starbucks coffee on the bar.

就溜达到星巴克去买两杯咖啡吧。

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Among the cool new features, iPhone 5 will come with a new Maps app with Siri-powered turn-by-turn directions and a Passport app that will store digital versions of your affinity cards, boarding passes, tickets, coupons and, eventually credit and debit cards, so you can get on a plane or into a stadium or pay for a Starbucks coffee by flashing a bar code on the phone.

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The announcement comes amid growing competition in the coffee bar market, where the likes of Starbucks, Costa Coffee and Coffee Republic are also attempting to grab market shares.

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Coffee Republic, along with Starbucks, Costa Coffee, and Caffee Nero, makes up the "Big Four" UK coffee bar chains.

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