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This is another ripe one.
吃一个熟的
Give it a go.
尝尝吧
Oh you're not kidding. That's quite strong.
不试不知道 酒精味还真足
Actually the cherry taste has diminished
事实上 樱桃味已经变淡了
but there is a hint of alcohol.
但是有一缕酒精味道
This quirk of evolution -the ability to turn sugar into alcohol -
这种神奇的转变 糖转化为酒精
takes us way back.
可以追溯到远古时代
But it's what we do today when we harness billions of yeast cells
但是如今 我们依靠数十亿的酵母细胞
to make their poison for us
利用简单的化学原理
using a relatively simple piece of chemistry
来制造这种"毒药"
that we have obsessively reproduced across the planet.
全世界都沉迷于酒品制造
Once we'd tasted alcohol
可以说 一旦沾酒
it seems there was no going back.
一辈子就离不开它了
Like Popeye and spinach.
就像大力水手吃了菠菜
I would see it as part of a ritual yes. Part of my routine.
对我来说 喝酒是习惯 日常所需
I'm in a group everybody's drinking "Well come and join in!"
一群人都在喝酒 他们会招呼我加入
If I met a student who didn't drink
如果有同学说自己不喝酒
I'd be like "Really?!"
我会说"不会吧"
There's a lot of business that get's done over a glass of wine.
好多生意都是酒桌上做成的

重点解释

This quirk of evolution -the ability to turn sugar into alcohol -这种神奇的转变 糖转化为酒精

turn ... into使变成, 使成为

Turn this sentence into English.
将这句话译成英文。

His early experience turn him into a passionate social reformer.

他早年的经历使他变成了一个狂热的社会改革者

I would see it as part of a ritual yes.对我来说 ，喝酒是习惯

part of一部分

The last part of the ascent is very steep.

最后一段上坡路很陡。

In which part of the world is the Isthmus located?

苏伊士地峡位于世界的哪一部分？

There's a lot of business that get's done over a glass of wine.好多生意都是酒桌上做成的

a glass of一玻璃杯

Would you go and get me a glass of water?

你去给我倒杯水来好吗?

He's desperate for a glass of water.

他极想喝一杯水。