美国国家公共电台 NPR--Beer lovers aren't going to be happy about the U.S. carbon dioxide shortage

Beer lovers aren't going to be happy about the U.S. carbon dioxide shortage

Transcript¹

A carbon dioxide shortage is starting to affect the beer brewing² industry.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

The U.S. is short on carbon dioxide, which could be a buzzkill for beer drinkers. But don't take my word for it. Listen to Rich Gottwald, president of the Compressed Gas Association.

RICH GOTTWALD: It provides the bubbles. It provides the foam⁴ in the beer. CO2 is used for carbonation.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

The Compressed Gas Association - this is a thing. He says the lack of CO2 is hurting breweries⁵.

GOTTWALD: That's the No. 1 reason why the beer industry is feeling that shortfall right now, 'cause there's really no good substitutes for that.

MART?NEZ: The pandemic drove up demand and prices for CO2. It was needed to make dry ice to transport COVID-19 vaccines⁶. It's another hit for small brewers, such as Bryan Van Den³ Oever of Red Bear Brewing in Washington, D.C.

BRYAN VAN DEN OEVER: We opened our doors in March of 2019, so we had one glorious, wonderful year of operations, and then everything went into lockdown.

INSKEEP: And then just as the pandemic lockdowns seem to be easing, this happened.

VAN DEN OEVER: We've talked to our supplier, and our supplier basically told us they were not taking on any new clients to make sure that their long-term clients have a steady supply of CO2.

MART?NEZ: So Van Den Oever has what he needs for now but still worries if his supply will hold up. He says bigger breweries are capturing the CO2 from their beer production and reusing it, but that's not an option for him.

VAN DEN OEVER: Unfortunately, that doesn't work for our size of brewery⁷. We're so small that equipment would be too costly⁸ and not efficient on our scale.

INSKEEP: Red Bear may have to keep looking for other ways to make sure their beer business is not flat.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 brewing   

n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。

3 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

4 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

5 breweries   

酿造厂，啤酒厂( brewery的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In some cases, this is desirable, but most breweries prefer lighter-type beers. 在一些情况下，这是很理想的，但是大多数啤酒厂更倾向于生产酒度较低的啤酒。
• Currently, there are 58 breweries producing Snow Beeracross the country. 目前，全国共有58个雪花啤酒厂。

6 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

7 brewery   

n.啤酒厂

参考例句：

• The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。
• When business was good,the brewery employed 20 people.在生意好的时候，这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。

8 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。