生活英语|叫人惊愕的coffee spitter

电影、电视剧里面常常会出现如此的场景：主人公穿着高端睡袍慢步来到餐桌前坐定，一手拿起当天的早报，一手端起冒着热气的咖啡喝了起来；就在此时，报纸头条的一则报道让他大吃一惊，喝到嘴里的咖啡一下子喷了出来看来那个报道肯定让他非常不安、非常诧异，it is a real coffee spitter.

Coffee spitter is an item in the morning news that's so surprising it causes you to spit out your coffee. A similar effect can be achieved with tea and other breakfast beverages^1.

Coffee spitter一般指早报上叫你惊诧到把喝到嘴里的咖啡吐出来的新闻。茶或者其他早餐饮品都可以用在这个表达中表示相同的意思。

Now, it can mean something that is outrageous^{2, shocking, or upsetting, particularly a newspaper headline or article.}

目前coffee spitter指叫人愤怒、惊愕或不安的事情，特别指报纸头条或者报道。