VOA新闻杂志2022 南非夫妻用象粪做杜松子酒

Les Ansley has developed an unusual kind of gin--a clear alcoholic¹ drink that is flavored with fruits and seeds.

莱斯·安斯利开发了一种不同寻常的杜松子酒——一种用水果和种子调味的透明的酒精饮料。

Some of this gin's ingredients have passed through the digestive system of elephants.

这种杜松子酒中的一些原料曾经过大象的消化系统。

Les Ansley gets some of the raw materials by going into the South African wilderness², finding elephant waste, smelling it, and then storing it in a bag to use when making the high-end alcohol.

莱斯·安斯利的一些原材料是通过走进南非的荒野里得到的，他在那里找到大象的排泄物，闻它的气味，然后把它储存在一个袋子里，以便在酿造高端酒时使用。

The elephants do the work, finding the herbs and fruit that give the gin its taste, explained Ansley.

安斯利解释说，大象负责寻找给杜松子酒带来味道的香草和水果。

Launched in 2018, Indlovu gin--named after a local word for elephant--is sold in the United States, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Japan.

英德罗夫杜松子酒于2018年推出，以当地“大象”一词命名，在美国、加拿大、德国、瑞士和日本销售。

Ansley and his wife Paula export about 1,500 bottles a month.

安斯利和他的妻子宝拉每月出口约1500瓶。

Since the start of this year, two of South Africa's biggest sellers, Woolworths and Pick 'n' Pay carry it.

自今年年初以来，南非两家最大的经销商——Woolworths和Pick 'n' Pay都推出了这款酒。

"The elephants, because they digest so little…they have a very quick gut³ in-transit time, low gut bacteria, and very poor absorption," he told the Reuters news agency.

他告诉路透社：“大象，因为它们消化得很少……肠道运输时间很短，肠道细菌很少，吸收能力也很差。”

Ansley added, "they get to choose the best leaves and the best fruits and the best flowers and the best plants."

安斯利补充说，“它们可以选择最好的叶子、最好的果实、最好的花和最好的植物。”

As well as the usual gin ingredients such as juniper and citrus, the dried and washed plant matter from the elephants change with the season and the climate.

除了杜松子酒中常见的杜松子酒原料如刺柏和柑橘类果实之外，大象干燥和清洗的植物物质也会随着季节和气候的变化而变化。

This gives different tastes to different batches⁴.

这使得不同批次的酒有不同的口味。

The date and location of the waste collection are given on the bottles produced, the distiller said.

这位酿酒商说，收集排泄物的日期和地点都写在生产的瓶子上。

The couple give 15 percent of the profits to an elephant orphanage--a place that cares for young elephants that have lost their parents.

这对夫妇将15%的利润捐给了一家大象孤儿院——一个照顾失去父母的幼象的地方。

This is another reason that buyers might be interested in the product, besides its unusual nature.

除了该产品的不同寻常的性质，这是买家可能对其感兴趣的另一个原因。

But how does gin that is made from elephant waste taste?

但是，用大象的排泄物制成的杜松子酒味道如何呢？

Bartender Johanna Jones described it as “earthy.”

调酒师约翰娜·琼斯形容它“有泥土的气息”。

"That's what makes it different," Jones added.

琼斯补充道：“这就是它与众不同的地方”。

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 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

3 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

4 batches   

一批( batch的名词复数 )； 一炉； （食物、药物等的）一批生产的量； 成批作业

参考例句：

• The prisoners were led out in batches and shot. 这些囚犯被分批带出去枪毙了。
• The stainless drum may be used to make larger batches. 不锈钢转数设备可用来加工批量大的料。