"In Europe we thought of wine as something as healthy and normal as food and also a great giver of happiness and well being and delight. Drinking wine was not a snobbism or a sign of sophistication or a cult; it was as natural as eating and to me as necessary." - Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast .
“在歐洲,人們認(rèn)為酒跟食物一樣健康常見(jiàn),同時(shí)也是帶來(lái)幸福、安康與歡樂(lè)的好東西。喝酒并不代表這個(gè)人精于世故,也不代表他城府頗深或者是一名狂熱分子;喝酒如同吃飯,是件很自然的事情,并且對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是必須的?!薄蚣{斯特?海明威,《流動(dòng)的盛宴》。
"I think it is a great error to consider a heavy tax on wines as a tax on luxury. On the contrary, it is a tax on the health of our citizens. Wine... the true old man's milk and restorative cordial." - Thomas Jefferson
“我認(rèn)為,將酒類(lèi)做為奢侈品一樣課以重稅大錯(cuò)特錯(cuò)。與此相反,這是對(duì)我們百姓健康的課稅。酒……老人的牛奶和恢復(fù)活力的補(bǔ)品?!薄旭R斯?杰斐遜
"Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die." - Julia Child
“酒是一種不含防腐劑的生命之水。它的生命周期由青年期、成熟期、老年期和死亡幾部分組成。如果未被給予適當(dāng)?shù)淖鹬兀鼘⒉∪鹾拖??!薄锢蜓?柴爾德
"Drink wine, and you will sleep well. Sleep and you will not sin. Avoid sin, and you will be saved. Ergo, drink wine and be saved." - Medieval German saying
“喝了酒,你就會(huì)睡得香。睡得香,你就不會(huì)犯錯(cuò)。不犯錯(cuò),你就會(huì)被救贖。因此,喝酒就會(huì)被救贖?!薄聡?guó)中世紀(jì)格言
"Wine had such ill effects on Noah's health that it was all he could do to live 950 years. Show me a total abstainer that ever lived that long." - Will Rogers
“酒對(duì)諾亞的健康造成如此不幸的影響——他才活了950年。給我指出哪位不喝酒的人能這么長(zhǎng)壽?!薄?羅杰斯
"Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of Champagne." - Paul Claudel
“先生們,在危機(jī)與災(zāi)難間這僅剩的片刻,我們不妨喝一杯香檳酒吧?!薄A_?克勞岱
"Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance." - Benjamin Franklin
“酒,使每天的生活更加舒適,不那么倉(cāng)促,不那么緊張,使心胸更加寬廣?!薄嘟苊?富蘭克林
"Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, make the sage frolic and the serious smile." - Homer, Odyssey
“酒取走醉酒智者的智慧,使圣賢之士嬉戲,使不茍言笑之人微笑?!薄神R,《奧德賽》
"To take wine into your mouth is to savor a droplet of the river of human history." - Clifton Fadiman
“抿一口酒,品嘗人類(lèi)歷史長(zhǎng)河中的一滴甘露?!薄死锓蝾D?費(fèi)迪曼
"A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover." - Clifton Fadiman
“一瓶酒應(yīng)該被分享;我從未見(jiàn)過(guò)吝嗇的愛(ài)酒者?!薄死锓蝾D?費(fèi)迪曼
"I made wine out of raisins so I wouldn't have to wait for it to age." - Steven Wright
“我用葡萄干釀酒,所以我毋需久等?!薄返俜?賴(lài)特
"Compromises are for relationships, not wine." - Sir Robert Scott Caywood
“可以為了緩和關(guān)系妥協(xié),但不能為了酒妥協(xié)?!薄_伯特?司各特?凱伍德爵士
"Wine is the most civilized thing in the world." - Ernest Hemingway
“酒是世界上最文明的東西?!薄蚣{斯特?海明威
"From wine what sudden friendship springs!" - John Gay
“酒促成一拍即合的友情!”——約翰?蓋伊
"There can be no bargain without wine." - Latin saying
“沒(méi)有酒就沒(méi)有商談?!薄≈V語(yǔ)
"Wine is poetry in a bottle." - Clifton Fadiman
“酒是瓶子里的詩(shī)歌?!薄死锓蝾D?費(fèi)迪曼
"In wine there is truth." - Pliny The Elder
“醉意濃時(shí)見(jiàn)真理?!薄掀樟帜?/p>
"Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? "
“誰(shuí)有哀傷?誰(shuí)有悲痛?誰(shuí)有爭(zhēng)執(zhí)?誰(shuí)有抱怨?誰(shuí)有無(wú)謂的傷痕?誰(shuí)充滿(mǎn)嫉妒?”
"Wine bites like a snake and poisons like a viper."
“最后,它如同毒蛇撕咬你,毒害你?!?/p>
"Your eyes will see strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things."
“你的眼睛將看到奇幻的景象,你的大腦將幻想莫名其妙的事情?!?/p>
"You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging."
“你感到自己睡在巨浪上,躺在帆纜上?!?/p>
"They hit me," you will say, "but I'm not hurt! They beat me, but I don't feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?"
– The Song of Songs“他們揍我,”你將會(huì)說(shuō),“但是我沒(méi)有感到疼痛!他們敲打我,但我沒(méi)有感覺(jué)!我什么時(shí)候可以醒來(lái),這樣我就可以再痛飲一回。”
——《雅歌》
"Prostitution and old wine take away the understanding." ( Hosea 4:11)
“女色和陳年老酒奪走了理解力?!薄逗挝靼?shū)》4:11
"Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise."- Proverbs 20:1
“葡萄酒是一個(gè)嘲弄者,啤酒是一個(gè)斗毆者,不管是誰(shuí),只要被它們帶入歧途,都不是明智之士。”——《箴言篇》20:1