Welcome to our Champagne Sampling Party. May I take a few minutes and say something about champagne?
Champagne, for many, is simply the most romantic drink. The pop of the opening cork, the sigh of the release of gas, and the gentle, alluring fizz as the glass fills. What could go better with a candlelit dinner just for two on Valentine's Day?
欢迎光临我们的香槟品酒会。请允许我简单介绍一下香槟酒。
对许多人来说，香槟酒是最浪漫的饮料。开启酒瓶时软木塞的嘭然声，气体释放时的咝咝声，倒入酒杯时诱人的嘶嘶声，情人节两人世界的烛光晚宴上有什么比香槟更合适呢?
Champagne is one of the world's unique flavors. The creation of a good champagne is akin to something else often associated with love and romance - fine perfume. Indeed, the link between the happy life and fizz is close. Champagne is one of the international symbols of a certain kind of pleasure. Why do people dream of driving a BMW or a Mercedes? Any car will do the trick - but some cars are about more than just getting there. And some drinks are about more than just drinking.
Few flavors in the world can match that of champagne. It is a truly unique taste, created by a complex and painstaking process. That process takes a legal minimum of 15 months. The bottles are turned every day for weeks on end. And it's this painstaking process that makes champagne such an allure. It's about far more than just alcohol.
香槟酒是世界上口味独特的饮料之一。一瓶上等香槟酒的效果好似一瓶洋溢着爱和浪漫气息的上乘香水。的确如此，幸福生活和气体饮料密切相关。香槟酒是国际上通行的表示欢乐的一种标志。人们为什么做梦都想拥有一辆宝马或奔驰这类好车呢?任何车都可以用作坐骑到达某地，但是有些车的作用不仅仅限于到达某地。同样，有些饮料的作用不仅仅在于饮用本身。
世界上几乎没有哪一种酒的口味可以与香槟酒口味相媲美。香槟酒确实口味独特，这种口味是通过复杂而艰辛的酿造过程而获得的。按规定这一酿造过程历时至少达15个月，其间连续数周每瓶香槟酒每天都要翻转。正是这一艰辛的制作过程才赋予了香槟酒如此诱人的魅力。香槟酒的意义已远远超出了酒的意义。
For me it's a wonderful thought that almost anywhere I go in the world, the flavor is waiting for me in the bottle.
While countries all over the world can produce wine, only the Champagne region of France can produce the eponymous drink. The tiny carbon dioxide bubbles in champagne allow the body to absorb the alcohol at an especially high rate. This facet makes champagne what many call "the ultimate drink," and also means that just one glass is enough to raise the romantic temperature - good news for those who don't like to drink much
alcohol. Some others like champagne because it can quicken the pulse and raise the mood perfectly well.
当我想到，无论走到世界的任何地方都有香槟酒相待，就有心旷神怡的感觉。虽然世界各国都能酿酒，但是只有法国香槟地区才能酿造出这种同名汽酒。香槟酒里的那些二氧化碳小气泡使人体能够以极快的速度吸收酒精。这就是为什么许多人将香槟酒称为“极品饮料”的原因，同时也说明了为什么仅仅一杯香槟酒就足以让浪漫气氛升温，对那些不愿多喝酒的人来说香槟酒可是个好选择。另外一些人喜欢香槟酒的原因是因为这种酒能有效地加快脉搏跳动，振奋饮者的情绪。
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