北京开设首个奢侈鸡尾酒吧（双语）

　　An exclusive whisky club just opened in Beijing this week, giving the city’s young and wealthy a new to place to enjoy themselves.

　　本周，在北京新开了一家很特别的鸡尾酒吧，成为这个城市年轻人和有钱人的新去处。

　　Horse-drawn carriages...bagpipe¹ players...and graceful² ladies...This is not a scene from a medieval film, but the opening night of Beijing’s first luxury whisky club. The Johnnie Walker House has brought top quality scotch³ to Chinese elites⁴ at this exclusive venue⁵ in the country’s capital.

　　马车式的包间，风笛演奏者，优雅的女子......这并不是电影中的场景，而是北京首个奢侈鸡尾酒吧的开幕夜。这家名叫尊尼获加的酒吧为中国人带来了世界顶级鸡尾酒新享受。

　　The opening attracted both Chinese and foreigners... They came for a new taste and small talk with people of the same class. Zhao Yongyao, who organized the opening night, believes the club will prove popular.

　　开幕夜吸引了很多中国人和外国人前来参加......他们想要进行新的尝试并与同阶层人聊天。这场开幕夜的组织人表示这个酒吧一定会广受欢迎。

 

1 bagpipe   

n.风笛

参考例句：

• The bagpipe is a sweet musical instrument.风笛是一种听起来很悦耳的乐器。
• A wailful bagpipe played out in the night.夜幕中传来悲哭般的风笛声。

2 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

3 scotch   

n.伤口，刻痕；苏格兰威士忌酒；v.粉碎，消灭，阻止；adj.苏格兰(人)的

参考例句：

• Facts will eventually scotch these rumours.这种谣言在事实面前将不攻自破。
• Italy was full of fine views and virtually empty of Scotch whiskey.意大利多的是美景，真正缺的是苏格兰威士忌。

4 elites   

精华( elite的名词复数 )； 精锐； 上层集团； （统称）掌权人物

参考例句：

• The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
• Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。

5 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。