Leaving aside the question of which of the American, Japanese and local companies competing for control of Taiwan's coffee cups is gaining the upper hand, three years down the road these rapidly spreading chains have become a conspicuous feature of street corners in every large Taiwanese city.
幾年過去了，姑不論美、日、本土各家公司競逐的這杯咖啡由誰奪魁，咖啡連鎖店如雨後春筍般迅速蔓延已成為台灣城市街角不可忽視的一景。