以下是一些跟葡萄酒相关的英文表达,可根据不同情况灵活运用。为什么选择数字33呢?勃艮第爱好者你们懂的。如果大家感兴趣,我会继续出进阶版。
品尝葡萄酒 Wine Tasting
1. How would you describe this wine?
你会怎么形容这款酒?
2. The color is amazingly intense. It’s very classic red Bordeaux.
这款酒的颜色令人惊讶的深,是非常经典的波尔多红酒。
(intense强烈的,浓的)
3. The older the white wine is, the deeper thecolour it exhibits.
白葡萄酒的年份越久,颜色往往就会越深。
(红葡萄酒与之相反。exhibit展现,显示)
4. The wine was aged for 12 months in oak.
这款酒在橡木桶中陈酿了12个月。
(发酵/陈年容器:不锈钢罐stainless steel tank, 橡木桶oak barrel, 栗木桶chestnut barrel, 陶瓮amphora, 蛋形混凝土罐concrete egg)
5. Typical chardonnay with apples, pears, a touch of citrus fruit. Excellent acidity. Avery long finish.
典型的霞多丽,有苹果、梨、还有一些柑橘类果香。很棒的酸度,回味悠长。
(斜体部分可根据不同酒款特征替换成其它的词。)
6. It is a lot richer than I thought it would be.
这款酒比我想象中的浓郁多了。
(a lot后面要加形容词的比较级哦。)
7. It's got more depths to it.
它的口感更加有层次。
(depth本意是‘深度’,也可以引伸为‘层次感’。)
8. I’ve had the time of my life.
我喝得超级愉快。
(酒局喝到了令人激动的酒款,在结束时不妨用它来表达自己的心情。have the time of one’s life固定用法:过得非常愉快)
酒庄&葡萄园 Winery & Vineyard
9. The winery got a reputation for sparklingwine.
这个酒庄因起泡酒而闻名。
(reputation名誉,名声get/have a reputation for以……而出名,相当于be famous/known for)
10. The winery had already been passed down to its fourth generation.
酒庄已经传承到第四代了。
(许多历史悠久的酒庄都是世代传承的家族酒庄。pass down代代相传,使流传)
11. Different wines from different vineyards do taste different.
不同葡萄园的葡萄酒味道确实不同。
(在法国勃艮第这种表现尤为突出,就是人们常说的‘terroir’,法语:风土条件。)
12. A warm dry summer really helps to create good quality wine.
一个温暖而干燥的夏天确实有助于酿出高品质葡萄酒。
(论年份的重要性。)
13. Every year harvest falls sometime in September.
葡萄采收会在每年九月的某个时候来临。
(全球变暖也会导致葡萄采收期提前。)
餐酒搭配 Food & Wine Pairing
14. I’d like to do the wine pairing with each course.
我想为每道菜配酒。
(wine pairing固定用法:葡萄酒搭配)
15. About 75% of cheeses are best with white wine.
大约75%的奶酪最好用白葡萄酒来搭。
16. I’d like to do a red wine pairing with the steak.
我想给牛排配款红酒。
17. I think steak goes a lot better with cabernet sauvignon.
我觉得牛排配上赤霞珠之后好吃得多。
(老外很喜欢用go这个万能词)
18. Wine makes food taste better.
葡萄酒使食物的味道变得更好。
(make也是个万能词)
19. Everyone has their own preference.
每个人的偏好不同。
(类似我们常说的‘萝卜青菜,各有所爱’。)
购买葡萄酒 Buying Wine
20. Which do you think is more suitable for girls?
你认为哪款酒更适合女生?
21. What kind of wine makes a good gift?
哪种酒适合送人?
(还记得万能词make吗?)
22. What’s your most popular wine that you sell?
你们卖得最好的酒是哪一款?
23. I like light, delicate reds with a lot of red fruits, like cherry, strawberry... Do you have anything like that?
我喜欢清淡雅致、有很多红色果香的红酒,比如樱桃、草莓……你们有这样的酒吗?
(斜体部分尽情地替换吧!)
24. I really like Pinot Noir, but not so sure about California ones. What would you recommend?
我很喜欢黑比诺,但不太喜欢加州的。你有什么推荐?
25. I've tried this before and I enjoyed it. But maybe I want to try something new today.
我以前喝过这款酒,挺喜欢的,不过也许我今天想尝试些新款。
(真正的葡萄酒爱好者对不同风格都会十分开放。)
26. I'm looking for some wines in the 100 to 200 RMB range.
我想要100~200元的葡萄酒。
(in the range在……范围内)
27. Do you guys accept WeChat Pay or Alipay?
可以用微信或支付宝付款吗?
(这应该是全篇最常用的一句了,还不赶快记起来~)
其它 Others
28. How's your alcohol tolerance?
你的酒量如何?
(tolerance指对某物的耐受力,alcohol tolerance即酒量。)
29. You can definitely drink me under the table.
你绝对可以把我喝趴下。
(drink sb. under the table不是字面上‘跟某人在桌子底下喝酒’,而是表示酒量胜人一筹,千杯不倒。)
30. It’s the hair of the dog.
这就是一杯解宿醉的酒。
(the hair of the dog源于一个古老的说法:如果被狗咬了,可以用它身上的毛治疗伤口,有‘以毒攻毒’的意味。也可以说This wine got me restarted。)
31. You can’t go wrong with merlot.
选梅洛总没错的。
(跟别人推荐某种酒的时候可以用上这个句型。第17句也用到了go这个万能词。)
32. Any thing but chardonnay!
除了霞多丽什么都行!
(跟上面一句话刚好相反,表示强烈拒绝某种类型的酒。霞多丽只是举例说明哦。)
33. Bordeaux vs Burgundy is an argument that can never be won.
波尔多与勃艮第是一场永远赢不了的争论。
(波尔多和勃艮第两个产区暗自较量,又各自孤芳自赏。到底谁更胜一筹,每个人心中都有不同的答案。vs读作versus,对比,比较。)
Tips:Don’t drink and drive./No drinking before driving. 饮酒别开车。
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