VOA文化艺术2022 法国推出一款蓝色啤酒

A French beer-making business, or brewery², is using a special kind of bacteria to turn their beer blue.

一家法国啤酒制造公司，即啤酒厂，正在使用一种特殊的细菌将他们的啤酒变成蓝色。

The beer, sold under the name Line, is an alcoholic³ drink made by the Hoppy⁴ Urban Brew¹ brewery.

这款名为Line的啤酒是一种由啤酒厂Hoppy Urban Brew酿造的酒精饮料。

The brewery was looking for a way to make its drinks different from other kinds of beer.

这家啤酒厂正在寻找一种使其饮料有别于其他种类的啤酒的方法。

So, the beer maker⁵ partnered with Etika Spirulina.

因此，这家啤酒酿造厂与Etika Spirulina合作。

It is a business in northern France that wants to popularize its spirulina algae⁶ as a dietary aid.

它是法国北部的一家企业，希望把螺旋藻当作一种饮食添加剂来推广。

Sebastien Verbeke works at Hoppy Urban Brew.

塞巴斯蒂安·韦贝克在Hoppy Urban Brew工作。

He told Reuters that the beer is selling well.

他告诉路透社，这款啤酒卖得很好。

"It's getting an enormous amount of interest and curiosity on the part of the public," he said.

他说：“它引起了公众的极大兴趣和好奇心。”

The part of the spirulina that gives the beer its blue color is called phycocyanin.

螺旋藻中使啤酒呈现蓝色的部分叫做藻蓝蛋白。

It is added to the beer during the beer-making process.

在啤酒酿造过程中，它被添加到啤酒中。

Brewery worker Mathilde Vanmansart described the taste of the beer as hoppy, light, and a little fruity.

酿酒厂工人玛蒂尔德·范曼萨特形容这款啤酒有啤酒花的芳香、清淡，还有一点水果味。

She added that the only evidence of the added algae was the blue color.

她补充说，添加藻类的唯一证据是蓝色。

Xavier Delannoy owns the farm that provides the spirulina.

泽维尔·德拉诺是提供螺旋藻的农场主。

He said after several tests, the brewery had found a mixture that pleased buyers.

他说，经过几次测试，啤酒厂发现了一种让购买者满意的混合物。

He said 1,500 bottles of the blue beer were sold between October and December last year.

他说，去年10月至12月期间，这款蓝色啤酒共售出1500瓶。

The brewery is now preparing to increase its production to meet demand.

该啤酒厂目前正准备提高产量以满足需求。

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1 brew   

v.酿造，调制

参考例句：

• Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
• The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。

2 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。

3 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

4 hoppy   

（指海洋）波浪起伏的

参考例句：

• The sea began getting choppy. 大海开始变得波涛起伏。
• The choppy waves made handling the boats a tricky operation that day. 那天在滔滔的波浪里驾驶小舟着实费了一番手脚。

5 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

6 algae   

n.水藻，海藻

参考例句：

• Most algae live in water.多数藻类生长在水中。
• Algae grow and spread quickly in the lake.湖中水藻滋蔓。