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進入《中英對照讀新聞》If the wine talks to you, maybe it's time to stop . 如果酒和你說話，可能就是該駐足的時候了。
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Who needs a sommelier? A “talking” wine label could soon tell consumers in Italy everything they want to know about a particular bottle -- from its production history to the kind of food it should accompany.
誰還需要斟酒侍者？一個「會說話的」酒標籤可能很快就會告訴義大利的所有消費者，他們對特定的某瓶酒所想知道的一切─從其生產史到應該搭配的食物種類。
“The idea is to bring the oenologist to the table so that each wine can explain itself in the first person,” said Daniele Barontini, whose Tuscan company Modulgraf is putting the final touches on the product to be launched in November.
「這構想是把釀酒專家帶到桌邊，讓每種酒能以第一人稱方式自我說明，」丹尼爾．巴隆提尼說，他位於托斯卡尼的默道爾格拉夫公司正在為將於11月推出的產品做最後加強。
The new “label” would consist of a chip implanted in the bottle that could be listened to with a small device about the size of a cigarette package in the wine shop or the restaurant.
這種新「標籤」將由植入酒瓶裡的晶片構成，在販酒商店或餐廳利用約一個香菸盒大小的小型裝置就可聆聽其聲音。
“It could tell you how to enjoy the wine, where it came from, everything you'd hear from a sommelier,” Barontini said. “You could even have music.”
「它能告訴你這瓶酒的享用方式、產地，所有你能夠從斟酒侍者那兒聽到的東西，」巴隆提尼說。「你甚至可以聽音樂。」
新聞辭典
sommelier：名詞，斟酒侍者。
it's time…：片語，從事…的時機。例句：Come on! Kids, it's time for bed. （來吧！孩子們，該睡覺了。）
touch：名詞。此字有多種意思，在本文中是點綴、潤色之意。例句：I'm just putting the finishing touches to the cake. （我正在替蛋糕做最後修飾。）
consist of：片語，由…組成；例句：The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. （英國由大不列顛與北愛爾蘭組成。）
consist in則是存在於…之意；例句：The beauty of Venice consists largely in the style of its ancient buildings. （威尼斯的美，主要在於其古代建築的風格。）
