自從發現葡萄酒的那天開始,不論是普通的人還是歷史上的偉人,都逃脫不了它的誘惑。它不僅是一種飲料,也可以是門処事爲人的哲學。學會引用這些名人關於wine的佳句,可以使口語更加豐富。
In victory, you deserve Champagne1. In defeat you need it. ― Napoleon Bonaparte
勝利時,你值得擁有香檳。戰敗時,你需要香檳。——拿破侖·波拿巴
I drink Champagne when I win, to celebrate; And I drink Champagne when I lose, to console myself. ― Napoleon Bonaparte
香檳是我勝利時贏得的獎賞,失敗時尋求的慰藉。——拿破侖·波拿巴
Nothing makes the future look so rosy2 as to contemplate3 it through a glass of Chambertin.― Napoleon Bonaparte
衹有透過一盃香貝坦紅葡萄酒注眡的未來才會如此美好。——拿破侖·波拿巴
Beer is made by men, wine by God. ― Martin Luther
啤酒是人造的,葡萄酒是神創的。——馬丁·路德
Wine improves with age. ― Anonymous4
美酒陳年味更醇。——佚名
Life is too short to drink bad wine.― Anonymous
人生如此短暫,喝酒要喝好酒。——佚名
Either give me more wine or leave me alone. ― Rumi
要麽再給我一點葡萄酒,要麽讓我一個人呆著。——魯米
Give me wine to wash me clean of the weather-stains of cares― Ralph Waldo Emerson
給我酒來洗刷我的憂慮。——拉爾夫·沃爾多·愛默生
If we sip5 the wine, we find dreams coming upon us out of the imminent6 night. — D.H.Lawrence
如果我們喝點葡萄酒,我們就能從茫茫黑夜中看到夢想的星光。——戴維·赫伯特·勞倫斯
Penicillin7 cures, but wine makes people happy.― Alexander Fleming
青黴素治瘉,酒使人快樂。——亞歷山大·弗萊明(發現了青黴素)