世界節(jié)假日博覽 第137期:國際啤酒日

International Beer Day is a celebration of one of the world’s best-loved drinks. People in almost every country drink beer. Many beer-drinking countries say their country’s beer is the best. The International Beer Day website says the day “was created so that all of humanity could be united every August 5th, in celebration of beer!” The site encourages people to have a “beertastic” holiday. It suggests several ways of doing this, including giving beer as a gift. The first International Beer Day was celebrated in 2007. It is a newcomer on the holiday calendar but looks set to stay. The day’s creators said they wanted something different from the Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, which was for Germans. They wanted a worldwide event.

國際啤酒日慶祝人們最鐘愛飲品。幾乎所有國家都飲用啤酒。許多“啤酒國”稱他們國家的啤酒最好。國際啤酒日官網(wǎng)上稱，在8月5日這天，讓全人類團(tuán)結(jié)起來慶祝啤酒日。網(wǎng)站鼓勵(lì)人們過一個(gè)“beertastic”節(jié)日。并提出了幾種慶祝方式，包括將啤酒當(dāng)作禮物相送。2007年首個(gè)啤酒日誕生。雖是新型節(jié)日，但卻有穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打的架勢。該節(jié)日創(chuàng)始人表示，他們希望設(shè)立與慕尼黑啤酒節(jié)（Oktoberfest）不一樣的節(jié)日。他們要?jiǎng)?chuàng)立世界性節(jié)日。


Beer is the world's oldest alcoholic drink. It is actually the third most popular drink, after water and tea. It is brewed from cereals like barley and wheat. Most beers are made in the same way around the world. There are two main types —lager beer and the darker ale. Beer is an important part of socializing. People often say it is a “social lubricant”. Many young people are drinking beer today and this is leading to problems in society. There are health problems of drinking too much beer. Beer is also blamed for yobbish behavior. In Britain, youngsters who disturb the peace when drunk are called “lager louts”. For most of the world’s beer drinkers though, nothing can beat having a few beers with friends.

啤酒是世界上歷史最悠久的酒精飲品。是既水和茶水以外的第三大飲品。它是由大麥小麥等谷物釀造而成。多數(shù)啤酒的制作工藝相同。全球共有兩大類啤酒，淡啤酒和黑啤酒。啤酒是社交的重要組成部分。人們常說它是“社會(huì)潤滑劑”。許多飲酒的年輕人嘗嘗會(huì)為社會(huì)制造麻煩。飲酒過多也會(huì)影響身體健康。啤酒會(huì)產(chǎn)生暴力事件。在英國，擾亂和平的酗酒青年人常常被叫作“lager louts”。對于多數(shù)飲酒愛好者而言，沒有什么能與和朋友舉杯暢飲相媲美。