英语听力：自然百科 啤酒是如何酿成的—1

 Beer is the most popular alcoholic¹ beverage² in the world, crafted from natural ingredients it's made and served in most countries around the globe, it's older than ancient Egypt, and has a history of healing what ails³ you, and whether you enjoy yours in a bottle, a frosty mug or a European hot tub, yes, a hot tub, there is a lot more amazing things to know about this super star of social drinks on how stuff works.

Here is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world, worldwide over 42 billion gallons are produced every year, in the US alone, adults drink over 7.4 billion gallons a year, brewing⁴ beer requires more than mixing a handful of ingredients together to meet consumer demand, what's amazing about this wildly popular drink is that a complex series of biochemical reactions must take place to make it happen, this giant industry bubbles over with innovation and creativity, competing side by side with the big brewers are a unique class of fairly craft growers, and even thousands of die hard beer lovers who cook bear up at home, did you ever think you can major in it, well there are even colleges that offer a master's degree in brewery⁵.

 

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1 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

2 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

3 ails   

v.生病( ail的第三人称单数 )；感到不舒服；处境困难；境况不佳

参考例句：

• He will not concede what anything ails his business. 他不允许任何事情来干扰他的工作。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Measles ails the little girl. 麻疹折磨着这个小女孩。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 brewing   

n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。

5 brewery   

n.啤酒厂

参考例句：

• The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。
• When business was good,the brewery employed 20 people.在生意好的时候，这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。