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 A:     Please make yourselves at home. Let me take
       your coats. Dinner is almost ready; I hope  you
        brought your appetite

 B:    Your  house  is  lovely, Armand! Very  interesting
       decor...very...Gothic.

 C:     I think it’s amazing! You have such good taste,
       Armand.  I’m thinking of re-decorating my house;
        maybe you could give me a few pointers?

 A:     It would be my pleasure. Please have a seat. Can
        I offer you a glass of wine?

 C:    We would love some!

 A:     Here you are. A very special merlot brought di-
        rectly from my home country. It has a unique in-
       gredient which gives it a pleasant aroma¹ and su-
        perior flavor².
 C:     Mmm... it’s delicious!

 B:     It’s a bit bitter for my taste... almost tastes like...
        like...

 C:     Ellen! Ellen! Are you okay?

 A:     Did she pass out?

 C:    Yeah...

 A:    I hope that you didn’t poison her drink too much!
       You’ll ruin our meal!

1 aroma   

n.香气，芬芳，芳香

参考例句：

• The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
• The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。

2 flavor   

n.味，滋味，味道；风味；vt.调味，加味于

参考例句：

• I like the flavor of chocolate.我喜欢巧克力的味道。
• Each flavor was totally unique.每一种味道都是独一无二的。