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听力原文：
Moet et Chandon is a French winery famous for its champagnes. It is also co-owner of the luxury goods company Moet-Hennessy. It was founded in 1743 by wine trader Claude Moet, who began shipping his wine from theChampagne region to King Louis XV in Paris. In the late 18th Century, the winery teamed up with Benedictine monk Dom Perignon who had created the special double fermentation process for creating champagne. Today,the company produces around 26 million bottles of champagne a year. In 1970, Moet bought the fashion houseChristian Dior – the first of its luxury brand acquisitions. A year later it merged with the cognac producer Jas Hennessy & Co. to create Moet-Hennessy. The group then merged with Louis Vuitton to form the LVMH Group, which contains over 60 prestigious brands.
酩悦香槟是法国著名的酿酒公司，旗下的香槟最为著名。该公司还是轩尼诗公司的共同拥有者。葡萄酒商人克劳德·酩悦于1743年创建了酩悦香槟，从那时起，劳德·酩悦开始将他的葡萄酒从香槟地区运往法国国王路易十五的手中。18世纪晚期，酿酒厂开始与唐·佩里侬修士合作，他开创了制作香槟特殊的双发酵工艺。如今，该公司每年会生产大约2600万瓶香槟。1970年，酩悦香槟购买下了时尚品牌克里斯汀·迪奥，这也是该企业首次购买奢侈品牌。一年之后与干邑生产商轩尼诗合并，并创造了酩悦轩尼诗。之后，该企业又与路易斯威登合并，并构建了威登集团，该集团旗下有60多个著名品牌。
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文章解析
1.merge with 合并
例句：Next year it will merge with the Agile Development Conference to become the premier conference on agile methods.
下一年，它将会与敏捷开发研讨会合并，成为敏捷方法方面的主要研讨会。
2.fermentation process 发酵工艺
例句：Its fermentation process yields a surprising by-product - plentiful supplies of brewer's yeast.
其发酵过程产生了一个惊人的副产品——充足的啤酒酵母供应。
3.team up with 与…合作
例句："If we got state and federal support, " she says, "we would team up with others in a heartbeat and grow an industry.
“如果我们能够得到州及联邦政府的支持”，她说道，“我们将立刻与他人展开合作，来推动行业的成长。”
4.luxury brand 奢侈品牌
例句：Burberry is a British luxury brand which manufactures everything from perfumes to clothing to accessories.
巴宝莉是个英国奢侈品牌，它的产品从香水，衣服到装饰品什么都有。
