"Almost anything can be preserved in alcohol, except health, happiness, and money."- Mary Wilson Little
preserved [prɪˈzɜːrvd] 保存,腌制(食物) 保险
This chimpanzee stumbles across a windfall of overripe plums.
这只黑猩猩意外发现熟透的李子。
chaimpanzee [ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː] 黑猩猩
stumbles [ˈstʌmblz] 绊倒 结结巴巴
stumble across 意外发现 偶然发现 to stumble across sth
overripe [ˌoʊvərˈraɪp] 过熟的
windfall [ˈwɪndfɔːl] 意外之财; 风吹落的果子(尤指苹果)
plums [plʌmz] 李子 梅子 紫红色
Many of them have split open, drawing him to their intoxicating fruity odor.
它们中好多已经裂开,散发令人陶醉的果香
split open [splɪt ˈoʊpən]裂开 劈开
intoxicating [ɪnˈtɑːksɪkeɪtɪŋ] 令人陶醉的
drawing [ˈdrɔːɪŋ] 吸引
fruit odor [ˈfruːti ˈoʊdər] 果香
fruity果香味浓郁的 古怪的 有点疯癫的 圆润的 甜美的
odor [ˈoʊdər] 气味 臭味 名声
He gorges himself and begins to experience some... strange effects.
它偿其大欲,并开始有了一些特殊的反应。
gorges [ˈɡɔːrdʒɪz] 狼吞虎咽 贪婪地吃
gorge oneself 偿其大欲,满足他最大的欲望或达到野心
This unwitting ape has stumbled on a process that humans will eventually harness to create beer, wine, and other alcoholic drinks.
这只毫不知情的黑猩猩碰巧经历了一种作用过程,这个人们最终将其用以酿造啤酒、红酒和其他酒精饮料。
unwitting [ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ]不知情的;不知不觉的;无意的
ape [eɪp] 类人猿
stumble on 意外发现
harness [ˈhɑːrnɪs] 控制 利用(以产生能量等)
The sugars in overripe fruit attract microscopic organisms know as yeasts.
过熟水果里的糖会吸引被称为酵母的微生物。
microscopic [ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑːpɪk]极小的,微小的
organisms [ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz] 有机体 微生物
yeasts[jists] 酵母 酵母菌
As the yeasts feed on the fruit sugars they produce a compound called ethanol the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages. This process is called fermentation.
当酵母以果糖为食,他们制造出称为乙醇的化合物,即酒精饮料里的酒精。这一过程称之为发酵。
feed on (使)以……为食;以……为能源;从……中得到增强(满足)
compound [ˈkɑːmpaʊnd , kəmˈpaʊnd] 复合物 化合物
ethanol [ˈeθənɔːl]乙醇
alcoholic beverages [ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk ˈbɛvrɪdʒɪz] 酒精饮料
fermentation [ˌfɜːrmenˈteɪʃn] 发酵
Nobody knows exactly when humans began to create fermented beverages.
没人知道人类究竟何时开始制造发酵饮料。
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