基础的酒吧英语,大家应该不陌生。' [3 t7 k2 |! Q; n1 z D; ?( x
但是酒吧文化一直在变。比如现在流行的microbrewery, speakeasy,到底是什么? m# ?( m+ j. L9 J3 ^0 |( ~- o. O; m
今天,我们就说说2016年你必需知道的酒吧英语! d0 m) ?* n# r
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酒:英语说法有很多!
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酒的说法实在太多了,除了最常见的葡萄酒(wine),今天的节目里还提到了以下这些酒的说法,先给大家列出来,具体的解释都在节目里:
alcohol: 酒、酒精
booze (informal): 酒 (口语)
liquor: 烈酒
spirit: 烈酒,中国白酒就叫Chinese spirit
hooch: 烈酒 (口语)
moonshine: 自家私酿酒 - M" m5 w, \3 l$ E8 z" |6 o5 a
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We've got plenty of booze at the party: 我们开派对会有很多酒
He boozes too much/He boozes a lot/He hits the booze pretty hard: 他非常爱喝
BYOB (Bring your own booze): 自带酒出席,在派对的邀请里会缩写成BYOB
Booze, like alcohol, is an all-encompassing term: Booze跟alcohol一样,包括各种酒 ! x& B" \4 d/ Z, G" b1 W8 d8 k
$ n1 {2 S2 n- g0 X h2 v8 CIn some states, you have to go to the liquor store to get liquor; there’re some states thathave liquor in the grocery store: 在美国,有些州规定只有酒类专卖店才能出售酒。但有些州,超市里就有卖酒' M* q% ~9 \- \: k5 j3 K
There’re also beer stores that only sell beer and wine, but no liquor: 也有些店叫beer store, 只卖啤酒和红酒,不卖烈酒 ; c* k8 S5 F# f! H8 G' y. X. j2 Y+ h0 V2 a% D) Z$ T# |
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Liquorsomeone up: 灌醉一个人
He's all liquored up: 他喝多了! K+ B' j, z* z/ k# }$ t
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如何用英语形容酒量?
# _2 ~, W- A4 N- b$ s- }4 O形容酒量,千万别说I'm good at drinking或者bad at drinking.
最常用的说法是I can drink或I can't drink,后面不用再另加名词“酒”。很简单吧!
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I don’t drink/I’m not a drinker: 我不喝酒、我酒量不好 - Z+ H ^3 K- i. X" T; x* T) \
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I’m allergic to alcohol: 我酒精过敏
I turn red and itchy if I drink: 我喝酒就会皮肤发红发痒 ; `! Y* M; d5 ]" G, E
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I don’t really drink that much any more; I used to drink a bit more when I was younger: 我现在喝得少了,年轻的时候喝的比较多 ! v6 T3 u& Z4 KThe few times that I do drink now, I very quickly get headaches:我偶尔喝几次,但喝完都会头痛 ) t: n9 q) _6 S/ M [ L1 g( ~/ gMaybe I’m drinking crap: 可能我喝的都是劣质的酒8 s2 c' O: ^+ Q" R( y" v; Z
To turn red when you drink: 喝酒上脸 7 _: x0 v% T* d; BWhen some people get drunk, their eyes and noses turn red: 有些人喝醉了眼睛鼻子会发红. K3 P) N0 @" g/ }$ }
You don’t react to alcohol in the same way we do: 中国人和美国人对酒精的反应不同* j8 Y' R* l/ ]
You can spot an alcoholic from his red nose: 一个人是不是酒鬼看鼻子就知道啦 - @& X- l/ Y. e4 X9 [$ A6 s. ` ' `( T, ]7 W- H# s% R8 _ 9 i+ t, i1 u2 W
Moonshine: 不是月光族,是自家酿的酒
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在美国,什么都要DIY,从装修房子、组装家具、到酿酒。私酿酒也有个有趣的名字:moonshine。
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The government’s cool with it as long as the alcohol content is low: 只要你酿的酒度数不是太高,政府不会管 : N( k! G7 w* T. p& E, e) G7 jNow, you can still call home-made booze moonshine: 现在,自己家私酿的酒还是可以叫moonshine2 Y, i O, v. g% X8 h( I
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创新小礼物: DIY葡萄酒套装
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美国很多超市都有卖wine kit, 一个能让你自己在家酿葡萄酒的小套装。里面有葡萄汁、酵母等原料,还有器皿。
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You can buy wine kits in supermarkets and make your own wine at home: 超市里能买到葡萄酒DIY套装, 买回去自己酿
We used to have a neighbor who was from Italy: 我们家以前有个邻居是意大利人 1 \; D/ d7 v! k$ QThey family grew grapes so they would make their own wine: 他们自己种葡萄,所以也自己酿葡萄酒 2 v, q }3 v, b* x8 ]+ ^0 U& NThey would do it outdoors by putting grapes in a barrel and stepping on them to mash the grapes: 他们会在室外,把葡萄放到一个大桶里,然后拿脚把葡萄踩烂 4 E0 ~) D& a" h, f, y . A2 ?) ~2 A7 Q! K1 o5 W9 S7 v5 i1 Q. f7 `
Finger-guessing game: 划拳5 q. t3 y7 z5 K) h! t
We don't do that in America: 美国没有划拳1 W2 ^1 Y* p* n& V
Some Americans would do beer bong: 美国有种啤酒游戏,就是把酒灌倒一个漏斗状的容器中,然后一口气喝完 8 v% u% V& Y' e4 U0 }1 z7 L& E 3 G6 M4 X% |. y; U* |1 F0 m+ s* o" z/ l7 z5 X! G# U 一口闷怎么说?1 t/ L" \0 t( j) w
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Prohibition: 美国禁酒令时期
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仔细说说前面提到的禁酒令(prohibition)。1920年1月2日,禁止酿造和发售酒类的《沃尔斯特法令》在美国生效,理由是酒是犯罪的根源。
禁酒令在美国持续了十多年。最后终于在一波又一波的抗议声中瓦解。
但这段独特的历史也给我们留下了一种特殊的酒吧文化——speakeasy,而且现在又再次复兴。) U9 \# h" p( v: _4 S
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The Prohibition in the States started around 1920 and ended in the early 30s after the Great Depression hit: 禁酒令在美国始于1920年,在经济大萧条来袭后于30年代早期结束 9 a i K7 Z0 \4 h# d" N9 b! l' ?But people still drank; they just had these secret bars, known as speakeasies: 但老百姓还是照样喝酒,只不过要去地下黑酒吧, a9 E# o, a, Q0 L
Itr's called speakeasy because you can't tell people about it: 这种酒吧叫speakeasy, 因为你不能声张出去,跟之前说的moonshine异曲同工4 }; X I1 v8 j: l* F, I( P
Mobsters made a ton of money out of this: 黑帮靠非法卖酒发了大财 h& U' _& @, z$ ?Al Capone: 臭名昭著的美国黑帮头目,禁酒令时期的风云人物 C0 i% e2 j2 I+ r) Y 6 r0 }- w# r! `: _+ y& l6 J # m* s4 V$ r0 c7 w0 G
从纽约到魔都,speakeasy非常红
Speakeasy酒吧这两年在全球又红了起来。
在上海也有很多。通常规模较小、装修复古。当然,一定要有复古精致的鸡尾酒。
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Many of the hottest bars in Shanghai are speakeasy-style bars: 现在上海最红的就是禁酒令风格酒吧
They have retro decor: 装修很复古 7 i7 h5 d0 p& n) B9 o% |! I1 H7 C- s% Y; _4 {/ j5 O" a/ y9 i* k7 i6 m. x
They serve Prohibition-era cocktails: 他们专做禁酒令时代的鸡尾酒
Craft cocktails: "功夫"鸡尾酒
Don't order Cosmopolitan or Pina Colada in a speakeasy: 在speakeasy, 千万别点大都会、 椰林飘香这种大众化的鸡尾酒" y1 f* B( K g# L$ f) B5 X7 k& ~
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Microbrewery: 精酿啤酒
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大家对品质、手艺的要求越来越高。除了speakeasy, 还反映在啤酒上。
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Microbrewery has become a global craze in recent years: 精酿啤酒这几年来风靡全球
To brew beer: 酿啤酒
To distill: 蒸馏
Mass market beer doesn't taste good: 大众化、大厂牌的啤酒味道不好 8 C* B. z/ |3 n% K+ A8 |+ T, tFree-pour style cocktails: 不花心思随便调的鸡尾酒 ~) _0 L3 N9 f( O1 x" ?All of that goes hand in hand with the foodie culture: 酒文化的复兴和吃货文化的崛起紧密相连 3 H7 b) o( \& G& g9 v+ x$ iMicrobrewery beers, craft cocktails and good food, who can blame them? 精酿啤酒、功夫鸡尾酒、美食,这些谁不爱? E. Y/ g W. N
If anything’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right: 既然做一件事就应该把它做好
"Consumption upgrade": 消费升级" N. @$ S4 Y8 Y7 d
Consumers have become much more sophisticated: 消费者更讲究、更有品位了2 s% R0 a+ v1 n- a1 X: r, |7 |
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今天说了一下新的酒文化,大家喜欢吗?
你去过speakeasy吗?你爱喝什么鸡尾酒?快留言分享吧! * {6 s H/ P; Z3 m' b0 P