世界名牌博览：酩悦香槟

酩悦香槟Moet & Chandon 是法国名酒，有270多年历史，拥有270年酿酒传统的Moet Chandon，曾因法皇拿破仑的喜爱而赢得“Imperial（皇室香槟）”的美誉。到目前为止，铭悦香槟已成为法国最具国际知名度的香槟。两个多世纪以来，一直是欧洲许多皇室的贡酒。

Moët et Chandon is a French winery famous for its champagnes. It is also co-owner of the luxury goods company Moët-Hennessy. It was founded in 1743 by wine trader Claude Moët, who began shipping² his wine from the Champagne¹ region to King Louis XV in Paris. In the late 18th Century, the winery teamed up with Benedictine monk³ Dom Perignon who had created the special double fermentation process for creating champagne. Today, the company produces around 26 million bottles of champagne a year. In 1970, Moet bought the fashion house Christian⁴ Dior – the first of its luxury brand acquisitions. A year later it merged⁵ with the cognac producer Jas Hennessy & Co. to create Moët-Hennessy. The group then merged with Louis Vuitton to form the LVMH Group, which contains over 60 prestigious⁶ brands.

 

1 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

2 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

3 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

4 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

5 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

6 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。