Dating app Bumble will open its first café in New York in July
约会软件 Bumble 旗下第一家咖啡馆将于（今年）7 月在纽约开业
On July 24, Bumble Inc., the women-make-the-first-move app, will open its inaugural Bumble Brew in New York. The café and wine bar for daters, networkers, and friends was first announced two years ago as slated to open in fall 2019 in Manhattan's SoHo. Permitting issues and then the pandemic delayed the launch.
Bumble 是一个提倡“女性主动跨出第一步”的（约会）软件公司，今年 7 月 24 日，其在纽约设立的首家咖啡厅 Bumble Brew 就将开门营业。这家咖啡馆兼酒吧面向约会人士、想要扩充人脉的人和聚会的朋友。两年前，Bumble 就曾首次宣布，这家店计划于 2019 年秋天在纽约曼哈顿的 SOHO 商业区开业。然而它先是在获取经营许可时碰了一些问题，之后又遭遇了新冠疫情，所以开业时间就被推迟了。
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Originally, Bumble Brew was focused on "date-friendly" food meant for sharing. That is: no sauce-laden burgers or any dish that had the potential for embarrassment at the table. "No spaghetti — nothing that would be awkward on a first date," said Caroline Ellis Roche, Bumble's chief of staff, in 2019.
起先，Bumble Brew 的关注点在于提供便于分享的、“约会友好型”食物。具体来说也就是，它不提供满是酱汁的汉堡，或任何可能让人在餐桌上感到尴尬的菜肴。2019 年，Bumble 的高级顾问卡罗琳·埃利斯·罗氏曾说：“（我们）不提供意大利面，任何在初次约会时可能让人尴尬的食物都不提供。”
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That's changed. As Julia Smith, head of brand partnerships at Bumble describes it, the café has been reconceived as a "safe space for healthy and equitable relationships and connections." This equates to a more robust dining experience for people who have been stuck at home too long and need an escape.
然而，如今这个关注点已经改变。正如朱莉娅·史密斯——Bumble 的品牌合作负责人所描述的那样，这间咖啡厅被重新定位为了“一个用于构建健康、平等的人际、人脉关系的安全空间”。这就意味着，它需要为那些被困在家里太久、需要逃离的人提供更加无懈可击的就餐体验。
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Despite the popularity of online interaction during the pandemic — video calls on Bumble increased 70% from the week ending on March 13, the day a national state of emergency was declared, to the week ending on May 1, for instance — the company perceives an uptick in real-life interaction.
在疫情期间，人们在线上的互动变得频繁起来。例如，美国在（2020 年）3 月 13 日宣布全国进入紧急状态，从那一周开始，截至到（2020 年）5 月 1 号为止的那周，人们在 Bumble 上的视频通话总量上涨了 70%。尽管如此，Bumble 公司还是察觉到人们在现实生活中的互动出现了小幅的增长。
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The space, outfitted in Bumble's signature yellow, includes an 80-seat dining room, plus a cocktail bar, patio seats, and private dining room. Eventually, there will be events like the ones that have taken place at Bumble Hive, the pop-up precursor to Bumble Brew that offers seminars, along with food and drinks.
Bumble Brew 的主题色是 Bumble 标志性的黄色，里面设有 80 个座位的餐厅、鸡尾酒吧台、露天座位，以及私人包间。最终，这里会和它的前身 Bumble Hive（Bumble 举办临时活动的平台） 类似，也会举办一些研讨会，并提供食物和饮料。
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"As a multifunctional home base for Bumble to have in Manhattan, we can envision it as a programming hub," says Smith about the restaurant.
史密斯在谈到这间餐厅时说：“作为 Bumble 在曼哈顿的一个多功能基地，我们可以把它想象成一个活动中心。”
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inaugural
/ɪˈnɑː.ɡjə.rəl/
adj. 首次的
拓展发音：/ɪˈnɑː.ɡə.rəl/
近义词：first
搭配短语：the President's inaugural address（address 这里指“演讲”）
networker
/ˈnetˌwɜːkər/
n. 设法扩充人脉的人
相关词汇：network（v. 建立人脉）
slate
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v. 计划，安排
近义词：schedule
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sauce-laden
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adj. 满是酱汁的
相关词汇：sauce（n. 酱汁）
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reconceive
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v. 重新构思
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equitable
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adj. 待人公平的，公正的
英文释义：treating people in a fair and equal way
搭配短语：the equitable distribution of resources
connection
/kəˈnek.ʃən/
n. 人脉关系
词义辨析：connection, relationship
名词 connection 和 relationship 一样，也是指人与人之间的关系，不过 connection 更侧重指人脉这种能带来好处的关系。
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robust
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adj.（身体）强健的；（系统等）强大的，稳固的
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perceive
/pɚˈsiːv/
v. 注意到，察觉到
近义词：notice
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uptick
/ˈʌptɪk/
n. 小幅上涨
英文释义：a small increase
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outfit
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v. 装饰，布置
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signature
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n. 特色，特征；签名
搭配短语：Batman's signature voice
搭配短语：the restaurant's signature dish
patio
/ˈpæt̬.i.oʊ/
n. 挨着房屋的露台
precursor
/ˌpriːˈkɝː.sɚ/
n. 前身
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envision
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v. 想象，设想
词根词缀：en-（使……处于某种状态）
词根词缀：vision（v. 想象，构想）
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program
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v. 安排（活动）
英文释义：to arrange events or activities
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hub
/hʌb/
n. 中心，枢纽；轮毂
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