酿酒回忆录
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="memoir">memoir</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winemaking">winemaking</span> 酿酒回忆录 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> 沉醉美酒 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Burgundy">Burgundy</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Unlikely">Unlikely</span> <span word="Story">Story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anAmerican">anAmerican</span> <span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="Wine">Wine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>. <span word="ByRay">ByRay</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span>. 《通往勃艮第之路：美国人法国学酿酒，绝处逢生》雷沃克 <span word="RAY">RAY</span> <span word="WALKER">WALKER</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trainee">trainee</span> <span word="securities">securities</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Merrill">Merrill</span> <span word="Lynch">Lynch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="cashed">cashed</span> <span word="inhis">inhis</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>. 雷沃克是加利福尼亚州美林证券公司的有价证券实习生代表，就在要开始他的职业生涯之际，他决定去学酿酒。 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="Burgundy">Burgundy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="rarefied">rarefied</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themall">themall</span>. 于是他来到了法国，学习最纯正最优良的勃艮第红酒制作。 <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="vintner">vintner</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intoxicating">intoxicating</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>. 如今他作为一个成功的葡萄酒商人，接下来要告诉我们一个动人的故事。 <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="mealtimes">mealtimes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="itbecame">itbecame</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passion">passion</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span>. 沃克先生对葡萄酒一无所知，直到他的妻子在餐桌上摆上了酒，猛地激发了他对酒的爱好，于是变成了他一生所追随的事业。 <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="followhis">followhis</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>. 他不顾妻子已有六个月的身孕，辞去了银行的工作，开始追随他的梦想。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mystified">mystified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="capricious">capricious</span>, <span word="particularlyas">particularlyas</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="from">from</span>. 读者可能会困惑，为什么作者会这么任性出走特别是在他还有妻小储蓄也不多的情况下。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="memoir">memoir</span>. 但他还是走了，换另外一个说法，这将会是一个特别的回忆录。 <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gleaned">gleaned</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="lowly">lowly</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="wineries">wineries</span> <span word="inCalifornia">inCalifornia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>. 沃克先生来到加利福尼亚的一家酿酒厂索诺玛公司做低等工，他已经不能从书本提供的知识里得到满足了，他期望在公司学到更多关于这个行业的东西。 <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="back">back</span>-<span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sonoma">Sonoma</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Panglossian">Panglossian</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Burgundyto">Burgundyto</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="broker">broker</span>. 筋疲力尽地工作了一个季度后，这个过分的乐观主义者从法国勃艮第区的一个葡萄酒代理人那里买来了价格适中的葡萄。 <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="Burgundies">Burgundies</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="barrelsof">barrelsof</span> <span word="Chambertin">Chambertin</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="wines">wines</span>. 结果，他买到的葡萄足以让他做成三种不同的勃艮第葡萄酒，包括两桶香贝坦红葡萄酒，这是法国最好的葡萄酒之一。 <span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laid">laid</span>-<span word="back">back</span> <span word="Californian">Californian</span> <span word="financier">financier</span>, <span word="afriend">afriend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="forum">forum</span>. 如果没有那个生活优越的加利福尼亚金融家支持，所有这些都不会发生。那个金融家是沃克先生在葡萄酒论坛上认识的网友的朋友。 <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="cheerily">cheerily</span> <span word="upped">upped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="toaround">toaround</span> 150,000. 沃克和他通了一次电话之后，这个男人就欣然把投资增加到了15万美元左右，虽然这个行当业绩平平。 <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Burgundy">Burgundy</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="washonourable">washonourable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span>, <span word="save">save</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="winemakers">winemakers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sabotage">sabotage</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>. 沃克先生在勃艮第也遇到了好运气，除了两个试图破坏他酿酒计划的勃艮第酒商，那里的人几乎个个都为人正直而又乐于助人。 <span word="Fortuitously">Fortuitously</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="vintage">vintage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Burgundy">Burgundy</span>. 意外的是，沃克先生第一次酿的酒在勃艮第特别出众。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>. 沃克先生不仅成功了，他还成了一个受欢迎的又能干的人。 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="likeable">likeable</span>, <span word="can">can</span>-<span word="do">do</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="earnestly">earnestly</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>,<span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. 他相信努力、自信和好运气是成功的垫脚石。 <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="ensconced">ensconced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Burgundy">Burgundy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Frenchmanever">Frenchmanever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="Chambertin">Chambertin</span>. 沃克成了第一个做出香贝坦红葡萄酒的非法国籍人士，如今他和妻儿在勃艮第的生活别提有多安逸。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overworked">overworked</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vineyard">vineyard</span>. 那些过度劳累的公司高管们通常是幻想着退休后要变卖掉一切然后到一个葡萄园里去享福。 <span word="Rarely">Rarely</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="endeavours">endeavours</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="well">well</span>. 没有人像沃克先生那样如此竭尽全力做到最好收尾的。 <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="leaps">leaps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>. 沃克先生的故事值得激励那些人来一个一百八十度的转变。 词语解释 1.<span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> 引至，通到 <span word="Bathsheba">Bathsheba</span> <span word="trembled">trembled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>. 芭丝谢芭从头到脚都颤抖起来。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cape">cape</span> <span word="codand">codand</span> <span word="newport">newport</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>, <span word="rhode">rhode</span> <span word="island">island</span>. 一到夏天，许多居民就前往科德角、纽波特海滩和罗德岛。 2.<span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> 结束;最终成为 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span>. 我不知道这件事将以何种方式结束。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>. 这或许会以适得其反而告终。 3.<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> 与交易;应付 <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>? 还是你会去处理这个挑战? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ambiguity">ambiguity</span>? 决策者应该怎样应付这种模糊不明? 4.<span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> 决定做 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="didn">didn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="out">out</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>. 美国政府不只是决定减刑10年。 <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="tesla">tesla</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="precipitously">precipitously</span>. 如果<span word="Tesla">Tesla</span>决定通过提高售价来赚回成本，那么汽车的产量将急剧下降。</p>
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