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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Coffee house chain Starbucks has started to offer strawless cups and paper straws instead of plastic straws in almost 1,000 stores in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

咖啡连锁店星巴克在上海和深圳的近1000家门店开始提供无吸管的杯子和纸质吸管，用来代替塑料吸管。

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Keep in mind that a Venti Starbucks is like having about three cups of home brewed.

务必牢记：大杯的星巴克咖啡等于三杯家中所泡咖啡之量。

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If the reusable cups can bring more repeat visits from card-holding customers, Starbucks could claim more of its card revenue sooner.

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Similarly, corporate behemoths such as Starbucks have patented everything from the paper sleeves that surround their cups to the shape and composition of their chocolates.

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The idea that four cups of coffee a day might be enough to turn law-abiding people into killers might make your next trip to Starbucks more exciting, at least.

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