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Wine
葡萄酒
It is hard to say how long people have been drinking wine.
我們很難斷定喝葡萄酒的歷史有多長。
Wine is far older than recorded history.
但可以肯定的是，葡萄酒的歷史遠比記載的時間長。
Some experts say it is even as old as civilization itself.
一些專家認為甚至它本身同文明一樣古老。
The first wine ever made was probably an accident.
葡萄酒的誕生純屬偶然:
People in ancient times might have picked ripe grapes.
古人摘下葡萄放進容器里，
Some juicy grapes at the bottom of the container were crushed together.
最下面的那些被壓碎。
As the grapes broke open,yeasts on the skins went to work turning sugar from the fruit into alcohol.
葡萄皮中的酵母菌把糖分轉化成酒精，
This is the fermentation process that turns grape juice into wine.
這就是葡萄汁轉化成葡萄酒的發酵過程。
Wine was not just about having an enjoyable drink.
葡萄酒不僅可供即興品嘗
It could be stored for future use.
葡萄酒可以長時間貯存，備他日之用。
And, it was nutritious and often much safer to drink than water during early times.
在早期，喝葡萄酒比喝水更為營養和安全。
Some experts say that up until the 1600s in Europe,wine was one of the only prepared drinks.After that, wine had competition from beer, coffee and tea.
從17世紀開始，歐洲人除了葡萄酒，還有啤酒，咖啡和茶可供選擇。
