F:弗蘭克先生,晚上好。來杯加冰的波本威士忌嗎?
M:No. This time I'll try Chinese wine.
M:不了。這次我要品嘗一下中國酒。
F:What about Mao Tai,one of the most famous liquors in China? It's good indeed. It never goes to the head.
F:茅臺酒怎么樣?這是中國最有名的酒之一。真的很不錯,(不管喝多少)它也不上頭。
M:Do people here drink a’lot of liquors?
M:這里的人很能喝酒嗎?
F:Some do,some don't. Many people in the North are fond of liquors. I think it has something to do with the climate.
F:有些喝得多,有些不多。許多北方人喜歡喝酒。我想這跟氣候有關(guān)。
M:Yes,it has. Some Mexicans are crazy. They drink a lot of liquors even on hot days. Have you ever heard of "Tequila Sauza"?
M:對,是有關(guān)。有些墨西哥人很瘋狂,他們甚至在大熱天也喝很多酒。你聽說過“特基拉索查”(龍舌蘭)嗎?
F:Yes,it's a very well-known kind of spirits in Mexico. People drink it with salt and lemon.
F:聽說過,一種很有名的墨西哥烈酒。人們喝這種酒時,還配上鹽和檸檬。
M:Right. It's very strong,just like alcohol.(Frank sips Mao Tai.)
M:對。這種酒是很烈性的,就像酒精。(弗蘭克呷了一口茅臺酒。)
M:Oh,it's good. Are there any other famous Chinese liquors?
M:哦,真好喝。還有其他的中國名酒嗎?
F:Yes,besides Mao Tai,we have Wu Liang Ye,F(xiàn)en Jiu and so on.
F:有,除茅臺酒外,還有五糧液、汾酒等。
M:They say that Shaoxing wine tastes quite good. What's it?
M:他們說紹興酒很不錯。這又是什么樣的酒?
F:It's rice wine,a kind of still wine,somewhat like Japanese Sake. Shaoxing is a city in China.
F:紹興酒是米酒,一種無揮發(fā)性的酒,有些像日本清酒。紹興是中國的一個城市。
M:I see.
M:我明白了。
F:By the way,we also have some good red wine and white wine,such as Great Wall White Wine.
F:另外,我們還有一些好的紅酒和白酒,如長城干白葡萄酒。
M:Thank you for telling me so much,I'll try them next time.
M:謝謝你告訴我這么多,下次我要嘗嘗這些酒。
F:I'm always at your service.
F:隨時為您服務(wù)。
重點詞匯
Bourbon【美】波本威士忌酒
I poured a little more bourbon into my glass.我又往酒杯里添了少許波旁威士忌。
liquor酒;酒精飲料
The room was filled with cases of liquor.房間里滿是一箱箱的烈性酒。
alcohol酒精
...low-alcohol beer.…低酒精度啤酒。
rice wine米酒
Obvious disclaimer: I am not a fan of Chinese rice wine.明確的聲明:我并不是一個中國米酒愛好者。
Japanese Sake日本清酒
We also drink Japanese sake and beer.我們也會喝日本的清酒和啤酒。
red wine紅酒
This is all washed down with a bottle of California red wine.這一切再加上一瓶加里福尼亞生產(chǎn)的紅葡萄酒。
white wine白酒
We have white wine. 我們有白葡萄酒。
Great Wall White Wine長城干白葡萄酒
One Great Wall white wine. 一杯長城白葡萄酒。