英语PK台 第175期:把酒言欢思何处

 David likes to say CHEERS to Beijing

David Schaumann is from Berlin. Today the German capital city but when Bruce passed through in 1987 on a train coming to China it was still a divided city. Today it is one of the world’s most liveable cities with a great artistic¹ feel to it. By German standards, David tells us it is actually a remarkably² cheap place to live. David studied at a university in Berlin but life changed when he came on a semester exchange programme to Hangzhou. With that experience he decided³ to settle in China although returning regularly to visit family and friends back in Berlin. He explains that for people looking for opportunities China can be an exciting place to be.

Two year ago David joined CHEERS – this is a young company that has grown rapidly in recent times. CHEERS is an international importer of affordable⁴ wine operating out of many brightly decorated stores initially⁵ in Beijing but now expanding nationwide across China. David has several important roles including reporting and marketing⁶ within the organisation⁷. Part of the success and growing popularity of CHEERS is that customers and staff are really part of ‘the family’ – people feel comfortable and feel involved with the stores they shop for wine in.

David talks of wine from his homeland, Germany. The middle and lower Rhine valley is famed for vineyards climbing the slopes above the river. Bruce remembers one German wine, Liebfraumilch that was popular during his student days. That wine, in its distinctive⁸ blue bottles David explains is one of the many world wines available at CHEERS.

1 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

2 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

5 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

6 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

7 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

8 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。