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Everbrown is a small town with a history of 1400 years.
埃弗布朗是一个有1400年历史的小镇。
Each summer, the 300 hot springs nearby attract about 40000 tourists.
每年夏天，附近的300个温泉能够吸引大约4万名游客。
For the rest of the year, it is home to just 3000 people.
在每年剩下的时间里，这里只有3000人居住。
It is not the kind of place you'd expect to find Kitten Coffee, a famous food company.
你不会认为这种地方会出现一家著名的食品公司Kitten Coffee。
After university in 1992, Miss Rosemary, founder of the company, wanted nothing more than to live in a small town.
1992年大学毕业后，这家公司的创始人罗斯玛丽唯一的梦想就是住在一个小镇上。
With jobs hard to come by in Everbrown, she and her husband had to move into a cabin with no electricity or running water, and began to run a fruit stand specifically for tourists during the summer months.
由于在埃弗布朗很难找到工作，她和丈夫不得不搬到一个没有电和自来水的小屋里，开始经营主要在夏季向游客售卖水果的水果摊。
They quickly realized that they needed to set up a business that could be successful all year round.
他们很快意识到，必须找到一个全年都能营收的工作。
In 1996, they began roasting coffee beans in their garage, giving the business the name Kitten Coffee.
1996年，他们开始在自家车库里烘焙咖啡豆，把公司命名为Kitten Coffee。
As sales quickly took off, it soon became apparent that their product was going to be better known than the town from which it came.
随着销售的迅速增长，很快，他们的产品变得比它的来源地更出名。
Since then, Kitten Coffee has become one of the biggest success stories.
从那时起，Kitten Coffee就成为了最成功的故事之一。
Its special image of a brown kitten appears in grocery stores and cafés across the country.
棕色小猫的特殊形象出现在全国各地的杂货店和咖啡馆。
Now listen again.
现在再听一遍。
Everbrown is a small town with a history of 1400 years.
埃弗布朗是一个有1400年历史的小镇。
Each summer, the 300 hot springs nearby attract about 40000 tourists.
每年夏天，附近的300个温泉能够吸引大约4万名游客。
For the rest of the year, it is home to just 3000 people.
在每年剩下的时间里，这里只有3000人居住。
It is not the kind of place you'd expect to find Kitten Coffee, a famous food company.
你不会认为这种地方会出现一家著名的食品公司Kitten Coffee。
After university in 1992, Miss Rosemary, founder of the company, wanted nothing more than to live in a small town.
1992年大学毕业后，这家公司的创始人罗斯玛丽唯一的梦想就是住在一个小镇上。
With jobs hard to come by in Everbrown, she and her husband had to move into a cabin with no electricity or running water, and began to run a fruit stand specifically for tourists during the summer months.
由于在埃弗布朗很难找到工作，她和丈夫不得不搬到一个没有电和自来水的小屋里，开始经营主要在夏季向游客售卖水果的水果摊。
They quickly realized that they needed to set up a business that could be successful all year round.
他们很快意识到，必须找到一个全年都能营收的工作。
In 1996, they began roasting coffee beans in their garage, giving the business the name Kitten Coffee.
1996年，他们开始在自家车库里烘焙咖啡豆，把公司命名为Kitten Coffee。
As sales quickly took off, it soon became apparent that their product was going to be better known than the town from which it came.
随着销售的迅速增长，很快，他们的产品变得比它的来源地更出名。
Since then, Kitten Coffee has become one of the biggest success stories.
从那时起，Kitten Coffee就成为了最成功的故事之一。
Its special image of a brown kitten appears in grocery stores and cafés across the country.
棕色小猫的特殊形象出现在全国各地的杂货店和咖啡馆。
Questions 11. What is the population of the town Everbrown?
问题11. 埃弗布朗镇的人口有多少？
12. What can be learned about the company, Kitten Coffee?
12. 关于Kitten Coffee这家公司，我们可以了解到什么？
13. What is the talk mainly about?
13.本文的主要内容是什么？
