随大山万里行 2 A Fine Wine.docVIP

Episode 2 A Fine Wine Act One mess: 一团糟 vintage：（酒的）生产年份 winery：葡萄酒厂，酿造厂 vineyard：葡萄园 aroma：芳香，香气 destem：去梗 ferment：发酵 stainless：用不锈钢制的 clarified：经静置澄清的 vault：地窖 chamber：室 pinot noir：黑比诺葡萄酒（一种干红） barrel：桶，一桶之量 complexity：增加香味 trapped：被困的 curiosity：好奇心 be direct：（说话、办事）直截了当 start off：开始活动 not to mention：更不必说 be on tour：在参观 proceed to：去到某个地方 pull it off：成功地完成 That will be perfect. 那再好不过了。 Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇伤身。Act Two extension: 放宽的期限 give sb an extension: 给某人放宽期限 bottle: v. 把什么装入瓶中 wedding: 婚礼 gone: 卖光了，用完了，没有了 celebration: 庆祝，庆祝活动 gracious:慈祥的，好心的 adventure: 异乎寻常的经历 deadline: 最后期限 a few years back: 几年前 win the award: 获奖 Hang on a sec: 请稍等。 be dying to do sth: 很想做某事 send sb a thank you note: 给某人写感谢信。 This might just work. 这个办法也许行得通。 All’s well that ends well. 结果不错，一切都好（收场好，万事都好）。 Besides, with the new deadline, you’ve got bigger fish to fry. 再说，最后期限又提前了，你还得忙别的大事儿呢。 Culture notes: Wines 葡萄酒 英语中酒的说法有liquor, spirits 和wine。 Liquor: 经过蒸馏而酿成的酒。 Spirits: 酒精含量高的烈性酒，如whisky, brandy, gin(杜松子酒)等。 Wine: 由果汁经发酵而制成的酒，多指葡萄酒。谈到葡萄酒，我们经常用到以下几个修饰词：white, red, dry 和sweet. White wine: 用浅色的普通或深色的葡萄去皮后酿成的。 Red wine: 将皮、籽和果汁放在一起发酵的。 Sweet wine: 有甜味的果酒。 Dry wine: 没有甜味的果酒。 Act One Leah: Okay, Ive thought about your offer and Ive decided to take the job. D: Leah, thats fantastic. Leah: But, as you know, I’m still a student at the university, so this job can only be part-time. I was thinking three evenings a week and all day Fridays. D: That will be perfect. L: but, theres only one other thing. I dont quite know how to say it. D: Listen, be direct. If were going to work together, its important that we communicate. Leah: Well, I like to be organised. And this place is a mess. D: youre right. Ive had a lot on my mind lately. L: You said it was okay for me to speak my mind, right? You look terrible. D: It was my anniversary last night. I had the best of intentions, but things didnt start off very well. You see, Id been saving this fabulous bottle of wine from my wedding. I wa