纪录片《你喝多了吗》 第10期：酒桌上的生意

This is another ripe one.

吃一个熟的

Give it a go.

尝尝吧

Oh you're not kidding. That's quite strong.

不试不知道 酒精味还真足

Actually the cherry taste has diminished

事实上 樱桃味已经变淡了

but there is a hint of alcohol.

但是有一缕酒精味道

This quirk¹ of evolution -the ability to turn sugar into alcohol -

这种神奇的转变 糖转化为酒精

takes us way back.

可以追溯到远古时代

But it's what we do today when we harness billions of yeast² cells

但是如今 我们依靠数十亿的酵母细胞

to make their poison for us

利用简单的化学原理

using a relatively³ simple piece of chemistry

来制造这种"毒药"

that we have obsessively⁴ reproduced across the planet.

全世界都沉迷于酒品制造

Once we'd tasted alcohol

可以说 一旦沾酒

it seems there was no going back.

一辈子就离不开它了

Like Popeye and spinach⁵.

就像大力水手吃了菠菜

I would see it as part of a ritual yes. Part of my routine.

对我来说 喝酒是习惯 日常所需

I'm in a group everybody's drinking "Well come and join in!"

一群人都在喝酒 他们会招呼我加入

If I met a student who didn't drink

如果有同学说自己不喝酒

I'd be like "Really?!"

我会说"不会吧"

There's a lot of business that get's done over a glass of wine.

好多生意都是酒桌上做成的

1 quirk   

n.奇事，巧合；古怪的举动

参考例句：

• He had a strange quirk of addressing his wife as Mrs Smith.他很怪，把自己的妻子称作史密斯夫人。
• The most annoying quirk of his is wearing a cap all the time.他最令人感到厌恶的怪癖就是无论何时都戴著帽子。

2 yeast   

n.酵母；酵母片；泡沫；v.发酵；起泡沫

参考例句：

• Yeast can be used in making beer and bread.酵母可用于酿啤酒和发面包。
• The yeast began to work.酵母开始发酵。

3 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

4 obsessively   

ad.着迷般地，过分地

参考例句：

• Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his wife away. 彼得过分嫉妒的举止令他的妻子想离他而去。
• He's rude to his friends and obsessively jealous. 他对他的朋友很无礼而且嫉妒心重。

5 spinach   

n.菠菜

参考例句：

• Eating spinach is supposed to make you strong.据说吃菠菜能使人强壮。
• You should eat such vegetables as carrot,celery and spinach.你应该吃胡萝卜、芹菜和菠菜这类的蔬菜。