English Original
The two-week vacation at the end of summer school ended yesterday. Kevin had gone nowhere during his vacation. He had the money, but he hated to travel alone. He used to take vacations with Gary, his youngest brother, but they had a big argument at the end of their last vacation. Each of them had spent the last three years waiting for the other to apologize.
Kevin did not feel good about being on non-speaking terms with his favorite brother. But he was not going to ask for forgiveness when, in his mind, this whole misunderstanding was his brother's fault.
So Kevin's summer vacation was spent in his own "back yard". As usual, he had planned to clean up his apartment. As usual, two weeks later his apartment looked just as it had two weeks before.
He did do one thing new and different during his vacation. He went to a new coffee shop on Foothill Street. It served 25 varieties of delicious coffee at reasonable prices, and the staff were genuinely friendly.
The coffee shop had a do-it-yourself counter near the entrance. On the counter were lids, straws, and wooden stirrers. There were wraps to insulate your hands against the hot coffee inside the cup. There were also individual servings of sugar, sweeteners, and creamers. Kevin used the lids and wraps, but drank his coffee black.
The shop was air-conditioned at a slightly chilly temperature. About eight small round tables were inside. Outside were four bigger tables. Each had four white metal chairs around it, and several big umbrellas provided shade. Even on hot afternoons, there was usually a pleasant breeze.
Kevin visited the coffee shop four times during his vacation. He always sat at a table outside by himself and read the free daily paper. Each day he was there, he read most of the newspaper articles while he enjoyed two cups of coffee.
Between articles, he took breaks by watching the nearby traffic and pedestrians. The coffee shop was next to a huge parking lot. The lot was for customers of a grocery store, movie rental store, pharmacy, bank, and restaurant. Kevin considered his outdoor seat the perfect place for one of his favorite activities—people watching.
The coffee shop, with its excellent location and coffee, had helped make his vacation a pleasant one. But he knew in his heart, had his brother been there to join him just one day, his vacation would have been a perfect one.
中文翻译
为期两周的暑期学校假期于昨日结束。凯文在假期里哪儿也没去。他有钱，但讨厌独自旅行。他过去常和他最小的弟弟加里一起度假，但他们在上一次假期结束时大吵了一架。过去的三年里，他们俩都在等着对方先道歉。
凯文与最喜爱的弟弟互不说话，这让他感觉不好。但他不打算请求原谅，因为在他看来，这整个误会都是他弟弟的错。
因此，凯文的暑假是在他自己的“后院”度过的。和往常一样，他计划打扫公寓。也和往常一样，两周后他的公寓看起来和两周前一模一样。
不过，假期里他确实做了一件新鲜事。他去了富特希尔街上的一家新咖啡店。这家店以合理的价格供应25种美味的咖啡，而且店员真心友好。
咖啡店入口附近有一个自助服务台。台子上放着杯盖、吸管和木制搅拌棒。有杯套可以隔热，防止你被杯子里滚烫的咖啡烫到手。还有独立包装的糖、甜味剂和奶精。凯文用了杯盖和杯套，但喝的是黑咖啡。
店内空调温度开得略低，有点凉飕飕的。里面大约有八张小圆桌。外面有四张更大的桌子。每张桌子周围有四把白色金属椅子，几把大伞提供阴凉。即使在炎热的下午，通常也会有宜人的微风。
凯文在假期里去了这家咖啡店四次。他总是独自坐在外面的一张桌子旁，阅读免费的日报。每次在那里，他都会一边享用两杯咖啡，一边读完报纸上的大部分文章。
在阅读文章的间隙，他会通过观察附近的车辆和行人来休息。咖啡店旁边是一个巨大的停车场。这个停车场供一家杂货店、一家电影租赁店、一家药店、一家银行和一家餐厅的顾客使用。凯文认为他的户外座位是他最喜爱的活动之一——观察人群的绝佳地点。
这家咖啡店，凭借其优越的地理位置和美味的咖啡，帮助他的假期变得愉快。但他心里知道，如果他的弟弟能来陪他哪怕一天，他的假期就会是完美的。