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Wine Tasting

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ID: 2799 Upper Intermediate
In today's lesson you'll learn all about how to discuss wine like a connoisseur. Now you can impress all your friends next time you go to a restaurant or dinner party. Photo Credit: hlkljgk
Wed Nov 18 2015 | Fiona Tian, Constance Fang
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
出席 chūxí to attend
品酒会 pǐnjiǔhuì wine tasting event
自在 zìzài at ease
苦恼 kǔnǎo to feel distress
小梁，谢谢你邀请我出席这场品酒会，今晚我学了很多跟红酒有关的专业知识呢！
xiǎo Liáng ，xièxie nǐ yāoqǐng wǒ chūxí zhè chǎng pǐnjiǔhuì ，jīnwǎn wǒ xué le hěn duō gēn hóngjiǔ yǒuguān de zhuānyè zhīshi ne ！
Xiao Liang, thank you for inviting me to this wine tasting event. Tonight I learned a lot about the red wine profession!
太好了，很高兴你喜欢！我还担心你会觉得参加这样的活动会让你觉得不自在呢！
tài hǎo le ，hěn gāoxìng nǐ xǐhuan ！wǒ hái dānxīn nǐ huì juéde cānjiā zhèyàng de huódòng huì ràng nǐ juéde bù zìzài ne ！
Great, I'm happy you enjoyed it! I was even worried that you might feel out of place attending an event like this!
怎么会呢，我还苦恼着老板每次都叫我替他挑瓶好酒送客户，说要让客户感受到我们的雅致品味。我心想挑地沟油我还在行一点呢！
zénme huì ne ，wǒ hái kǔnǎo zhe lǎobǎn měicì dōu jiào wǒ tì tā tiāo píng hào jiǔ sòng kèhù ，shuō yào ràng kèhù gǎnshòu dào wǒmen de yǎzhì pǐnwèi 。wǒ xīnxiǎng tiāo dìgōuyóu wǒ hái zàiháng yīdiǎn ne ！
Why would I? I'm always wracking my brains every time the boss asks me to pick a good bottle of wine for him to give to a client, saying that it must make the client aware of our refined taste. I always feel that I'd be better at choosing between gutter oils!
那倒是。咱们喝过的地沟油怕是比红酒还多了！不过，你这位全能助理是怎么给老板挑酒的呀？
nà dàoshì 。zánmen hē guò de dìgōuyóu pà shì bǐ hóngjiǔ hái duō le ！bùguò ，nǐ zhè wèi quánnéng zhùlǐ shì zěnme gěi lǎobǎn tiāo jiǔ de ya ？
I know what you mean. We've probably drank more gutter oil than wine! However, how do you, such an all-powerful assistant choose alcohol for your boss?
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