学进去

There is a special coffee shop in Shanghai. It is the 1． (one) coffee shop run by blind people in China. Twin brothers Yin Tianbao and Yin Tianyou serve as baristas (咖啡师) there. Tianbao is also the 2． (manage) of the shop. The brothers were born blind, but it has never stopped them from 3． (enjoy) their life. They like playing football and they are skilled marathon runners. Their latest effort to challenge 4． (they) is running the coffee shop.

Tianbao 5． (begin) to learn to make coffee in late 2021. It was no easy task for him. He practiced making over 100 cups of coffee every day. “There is no other way but to practice over and over again,” Tianbao said: Latte art (拿铁艺术) was the most challenging part for him. “The milk foam (奶泡) is 6． light that it’s hard for me to know whether the coffee cup is almost full by the sound. What I can do is to try 7． feeling slowly.” he said.

Tianbao’s hard work has paid off. Now he can make a great cup of coffee in two minutes. “Making coffee makes me full of hope for the future. 8． I can succeed in this, maybe I can succeed in many other things,” Tianbao said. It also encouraged his brother Tianyou to follow in his footsteps and become a barista.

The shop is specially designed (设计) to meet the brothers’ needs. It uses different materials in different work areas. For example, wood 9． (use) at the checkout and steel in the cleaning area. The coffee machine has buttons (按钮) in different shapes to help the baristas make different kinds of coffee. So far, they 10． (make) thousands of cups of coffee for the guests.

From overcoming physical challenges to running a coffee shop, the brothers are trying to make the impossible possible.