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[考研大学英语阅读] 2015考研英语阅读葡萄酒之劫

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  Wine vandalism Draining mystery

  葡萄酒之劫 正在流失的谜案

  Who pulled the plug?

  谁拔掉了瓶塞?

  BY THE time Gianfranco Soldera realised something was awry, it was too late.

  当Gianfranco Soldera意识到有些不对劲时,已为时太晚。

  I rushed down into the cellar and all ten barrels of Brunello from the 2007 to 2012 vintageswere open and the wine had gone off down the drains.

  我匆忙跑下酒窖,但见全部十桶装有2007-2012年份的布鲁耐罗葡萄酒的橡木桶打翻在地,桶内的葡萄酒也已流干殆尽 。

  On the night of December 2nd someone broke into Mr Soldera s estate, emptied themassive oak casks of 62,600 litres of one of the world s great wines and left without stealinga thing.

  12月2日夜晚,有人闯入了Soldera先生的庄园,倒空了装有62,600升世界顶级葡萄酒的巨大橡木桶,然后悄然离开,不取分毫。

  Why is a mystery fit for Andrea Camilleri s fictional Sicilian detective, InspectorMontalbano. On Sicily, the explanation would be obvious:

  这个谜案正好留给安德列?卡米莱笔下虚构的西西里侦探芒塔尔班来解决,在西西里岛,此案动机显而易见:

  Italians immediately compared the attack on Mr Soldera s estate, known as Case Basse, to those on wineries confiscated from the Mafia.

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