Beethoven and coffee beans

a.Words or expressions I did not know.


1.particular

Context:
He was also very particular about food.

Definition:
very careful about choosing exactly what you like and not easily satisfied [= fussy]
＝好みがやかましい、几帳面な、気難しい、特別の、特殊の、


2.servant

Context:
He said to his servants,

Definition:
someone, especially in the past, who was paid to clean someone's house, cook for them, answer the door etc, and who often lived in the house
＝召使い


3.exactly

Context:
"You must make my coffee with exactly sixty coffee beans."

Definition:
used to emphasize that a number, amount, or piece of information is or should be completely correct in every detail
＝正確に、まったくその通り、


4.expression

Context:
I wonder if Beethoven's bitter expression was due to his coffee habit.

Definition:
a look on someone's face that shows what they are thinking or feeling
＝表情


5.due (to~)

Context:
I wonder if Beethoven's bitter expression was due to his coffee habit.

Definition:
proper or suitable
because of something
＝適切な、～のために、～のせいで、


6.habit

Context:
I wonder if Beethoven's bitter expression was due to his coffee habit.

Definition:
something that you do regularly or usually, often without thinking about it because you have done it so many times before
＝癖、習慣



c.Comments about.

I could guess the mean of several words of (a), but I wanted to confirm and record to search these words. Particular and exactly are I had heard many many times, but I could not remenber the means. I thought I have to be carefully more and more.
About this text, I love coffee too, so I can understand him. Of course I am not as particular as he. The last sentence is so funny. It is joke, isn't it?



(This time the article I read is too short, so I wrote the body text not as short summary.)

Beethoven was a coffee lover. He was also very particular about food. He limited his food and he drank only wine, mineral water, and coffee. He said to his servants, "You must make my coffee with exactly sixty coffee beans." Then, he counted the beans one by one. I hear that the only thing he had for breakfast was his cup of coffee. I wonder if Beethoven's bitter expression was due to his coffee habit.


使用教材：『速読英単語(入門編)／Z会出版社』———「ベートーベンとコーヒー豆」