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2--Um, yes, please, I could really use some help. I'm going over to my boss'house for dinner tonight and don't know what kind of wine I should bring.
 
1--OK, do you know what kind of food will be served?
 
2--Well, his wife is Japanese. He said she makes really good sushi.
 
1--Hmm, that's a bit of a challenge. Sushi is notoriously difficult to pair with wine. Well, let's see. have to be a white wine, of course.
 
2--Why? Wouldn't a red wine go well with sushi?
 
1--No, I don't think so. Sushi is a very delicately flavored food, and red wine would be a jarring contrast. You need a white wine, which has more subtle flavors, to complement the fish.
 
2--I see. So should I get a bottle of Chardonnay? That's a white wine, right?
 
1--Yes, Chardonnay is a white wine, but I'm not sure it'd be your best bet. Chardonnay is one of the more fullbodied whites, and tends to be a bit oaky. I'd suggest that you go for something brighter, like this Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.
 
2--Sauvignon Blanc? What's that?
 
1--That's another varietal, or type of grape, just like Chardonnay.
 
2--Let's see. The label says it's got "attractive citrus and grassy aromas that give way to crisp, mineral flavors and a bonedry finish. Serve chilled." Oh, no, how long will it take to chill the wine? I'm on my way to the dinner now.
 
1--It's OK, don't worry, we'll just choose a wine from the cooler. We don't have quite as extensive a selection over here, but...this Rhone Valley white would be lovely.
 
2--All right. What varietal is that?
 
1--Well, this is a French wine, so they don't always specify the varietal on the label. The French believe that the soil a grape is grown in is one of the most important factors in the final flavor of the wine. This wine is probably a blend of a few different types of grapes, mostly Viognier, I'd guess.
 
2--And you think this is a good wine?
 
1--Yes, this is one of our best-sellers. It's not quite as dry as the Sauvignon Blanc we were looking at earlier, which means it's more approachable. It's light and crisp, with a bit of a vanilla aroma.
 
2--Perfect! I'll take it!

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注解：
 
1.challenge挑戰(zhàn)
2.notoriously眾所周知地
3.delicately精致地

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譯文：

1--你好，歡迎來到酒的世界。有什么可以幫助的嗎？
2--嗯，是的，確實需要你的幫助。今晚我要去老板家里做客，但是不知道帶什么酒比較合適。
1--好的，你知道你的老板會招待你們喝什么嗎？
2--嗯，他的妻子是日本人。他說她做的壽司很好吃。
1--嗯，那會有點挑戰(zhàn)。眾所周知壽司很難和酒搭配。嗯，讓我想想，當然必定是白酒。
2--為什么？沒有紅酒可以和壽司搭配的嗎？
1--不，我不認為。壽司是調味精致的食物，紅酒會和它構成強烈的對比。你需要一點白酒，和魚搭配起來味道會很好。
2--我知道了。我應該買一瓶雪當利，那是白酒，對嗎？
1--是的，雪當利是一種濃烈的酒，還行吧。我建議你買一些淡一些，比如來自新西蘭的白蘇維濃。
2--白蘇維濃，那是什么？
1--那是用一種葡萄釀制的葡萄酒，葡萄酒的一種，就像雪當利。
2--讓我看看，標簽上寫著有具有魔力柑橘和甘草香氣，非常松脆的，有礦物的味道，并且是全干的，適宜冰鎮(zhèn)后食用。
1--好的，不用擔心，我們只是從冰箱里面選擇一瓶酒。我們沒有很多的選擇，但是……羅納河白酒很不錯。
2--好吧，是用什么釀成的？
1--嗯，這是法國酒，因此他們不明確地標注是由什么酒釀造的。法國人認為葡萄生長的土地是酒最終味道的最重要因素之一。這種酒是不同葡萄在一起釀成的，我覺得最多的是維歐尼。
2--你覺得這是好酒嗎？
1--是的，這是最暢銷的就。它不像我們之前看到的索維農葡萄那樣那么干，它更加容易入口。它又輕又脆，帶有一點香草的香氣。
2--太好了！我就買這個了！