为陌生人买一杯温暖的待用咖啡：什么是 Suspended Coffee_英美文化

为陌生人买一杯温暖的待用咖啡：什么是 Suspended Coffee

How about buying a cup of coffee for someone you’ll never meet? It may sound like the latest trend in showy barista techniques, but a suspended coffee is much more heartwarming than a snazzy latte.

给你可能从未见过的人买杯咖啡，这个想法你觉得怎么样？“待用咖啡” 光听名字，像是时下最流行的花哨咖啡技艺，但其实一杯“待用咖啡” 比一杯拉花漂亮的拿铁要温暖得多。

Born in the cafes of Italy’s southern city of Naples, the caffe sospeso (which literally means “suspended coffee”) is a tradition in which someone pays in advance for an extra cup or two, which can then be consumed by a coffee-drinker-in-need later in the day.

“待用咖啡” 的意大利语是caffe sospeso，这个传统起源于意大利南部城市那不勒斯的咖啡馆，在那里人们可以提前多买一两杯咖啡，给其他可能比较贫困的咖啡爱好者享用。

A customer-in-need can then later ask if there is a “suspended coffee” available and have a hot drink without having to pay for it.

后来的囊中羞涩的顾客可以问问是否有“待用咖啡”，如果有就可以不用付钱也能喝上一杯热热的咖啡。

The idea has become an international internet sensation with coffee shops in Europe and North America participating in the movement. The Facebook page alone has more than 28,000 “likes.”