Upper-Intermediate - Choosing a Wine (D0307)

行了，冷盆就这么多。热菜么，给我一份糖醋松子桂鱼，六只大闸蟹，再来一个糖醋小排，黑椒牛柳，还有上汤西兰花。好，就这样。你们这儿有什么好的葡萄酒。
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 zhèr5 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?

先生，我们准备了多种高级葡萄酒，配合不同的菜肴和客人的口味。您有没有什么喜欢的酒呢？
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?

我不太懂葡萄酒。你根据我点的这些菜，推荐一下吧。
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?

好的。您今天点的菜比较丰富，而不同的酒能够更好地体现这些口味。配合鱼和蟹，最合适的酒是2004年产自法国勃根蒂的莎当妮白葡萄酒。
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 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.

嗯，听起来不错。那肉类搭配哪些酒比较好？
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?

2004年产自南澳洲的设拉子很合适。
èr líng líng sì nián chǎnzì nán àozhōu de shèlāzǐ hěn héshì 。
A 2004 Southern Australian Shiraz would be very suitable.

今天还真学了不少葡萄酒知识，我真等不及要品味这些酒呢。
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.

Vocabulary

冷盆	lěngpén	appetizers
糖醋	tángcù	sweet and sour
糖醋松子桂鱼	tángcù sōngzǐ guìyú	sweet and sour mandarin fish with pine nuts
糖醋小排	tángcù xiǎopái	sweet and sour baby ribs
黑椒牛柳	hēijiāo niúliǔ	black pepper beef strips
上汤西兰花	shàngtāng xīlánhuā	broccoli in soup
葡萄酒	pútaojiǔ	wine
配合	pèihé	to complement
菜肴	càiyáo	dish
口味	kǒuwèi	taste
推荐	tuījiàn	to recommend
产自	chǎnzì	be produced in
勃根蒂	bógēndì	Burgundy
莎当妮	shādāngní	Chardonnay
白葡萄酒	báipútaojiǔ	white wine
设拉子	Shèlāzǐ	Shiraz
品味	pǐnwèi	taste, savor
搭配	dāpèi	match, go with
简称	jiǎnchēng	be called something for short
简约	jiǎnyuē	brief
白酒	báijiǔ	white (clear) rice liquor
醉	zuì	become drunk
一道菜	yī dào cài	a course (at a banquet)
花样	huāyàng	pattern
浇	jiāo	pour liquid on
荤	hūn	meat or fish
领情	lǐngqíng	feel grateful to sb.; appreciate a kindness
面子	miànzi	reputation; prestige; face
年份	niánfèn	a particular year; vintage
产地	chǎndì	place of production
讽刺	fěngcì	satirize; mock