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@ 40307 Choosing a Wine

A 行了，冷盆就這麼多。熱菜麼，給我一份糖醋松子桂魚，六隻大閘蟹，再來一個糖醋小排，黑椒牛柳，還有上湯西蘭花。好，就這樣。你們這兒有什麼好的葡萄酒。

xíng le, lěngpén jiù zhème duō. rècài ma, gěi wǒ yī fèn tángcù sōngzǐ guìyú, liù zhī dàzháxiè, zài lái yī ge tángcù xiǎopái, hēijiāo niúliǔ, háiyǒu shàngtāng xīlánhuā. hǎo, jiù zhèyàng. nǐmen zhèr yǒu shénme hǎo de pútaojiǔ.

All right, that’s enough appetizers. Hmm, for hot dishes, give me an order of fried sweet and sour mandarin fish with pine nuts, six hairy crabs, an order of sweet and sour baby ribs, a black pepper beef strips, and broccoli in soup. OK, that’s all. What good wines do you have?

B 先生，我們準備了多種高級葡萄酒，配合不同的菜餚和客人的口味。您有沒有什麼喜歡的酒呢？

xiānsheng, wǒmen zhǔnbèi le duōzhǒng gāojí pútaojiǔ, pèihé bùtóng de càiyáo hé kèren de kǒuwèi. nín yǒuméiyǒu shénme xǐhuan de jiǔ ne?

Sir, we have on hand a lot of high grade wines to complement different foods and accommodate our guests’ different tastes. Do you have any wine preference?

A 我不太懂葡萄酒。你根據我點的這些菜，推薦一下吧。

wǒ bùtài dǒng pútaojiǔ. nǐ gēnjù wǒ diǎn de zhèxiē cài, tuījiàn yīxià ba.

I don’t really know much about wine. Based on the dishes I have ordered, can you recommend something for me?

B 好的。您今天點的菜比較豐富，而不同的酒能夠更好地體現這些口味。配合魚和蟹，最合適的酒是2004年產自法國勃根蒂的莎當妮白葡萄酒。

hǎo de. nín jīntiān diǎn de cài bǐjiào fēngfù, ér bùtóng de jiǔ nénggòu gènghǎo de tǐxiàn zhèxiē kǒuwèi. pèihé yú hé xiè, zuì héshì de jiǔ shì èr líng líng sì nián chǎnzì fǎguó bógēndì de shādāngní báipútaojiǔ.

Sure. You've ordered quite an assortment of dishes today, and different kinds of wine can even better bring out all the different flavors. To complement fish and crab, the most suitable wine is a 2004 French White Burgundy Chardonnay.

A 嗯，聽起來不錯。那肉類搭配哪些酒比較好？

ng4, tīngqǐlai búcuò. nà ròulèi dāpèi nǎxiē jiǔ bǐjiào hǎo?

Hmm, that sounds pretty good. Now what about to go with the meat dishes? What kind of wine would be better?

B 2004年產自南澳洲的設拉子很合適。

èr líng líng sì nián chǎnzì nán àozhōu de shèlāzǐ hěn héshì.

A 2004 Southern Australian Shiraz would be very suitable.

A 今天還真學了不少葡萄酒知識，我真等不及要品味這些酒呢。

jīntiān hái zhēn xué le bùshǎo pútaojiǔ zhīshi, wǒ zhēn děngbují yào pǐnwèi zhèxiē jiǔ ne.

Today I’ve really gained a lot of knowledge about wine. I really can’t wait to taste these wines.

Key Vocabulary

冷盆 lěngpén

糖醋 tángcù

糖醋松子桂魚 tángcù sōngzǐ guìyú

糖醋小排 tángcù xiǎopái

黑椒牛柳 hēijiāo niúliǔ

上湯西蘭花 shàngtāng xīlánhuā

葡萄酒 pútaojiǔ

配合 pèihé

菜餚 càiyáo

口味 kǒuwèi