2024年6月2日发(作者：守明轩)

Keys to Unit 4 Alcoholic drinks and drinking culture

Section A Chinese alcoholic drinks and drinking culture

Passage 1

Reading comprehension

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2 略

Verbal expression

1 略

2 略

Critical thinking and cultural exploration

1 Chinese liquor vs vodka and whisky

Transcript

Vodka is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol,

sometimes with traces of impurities and flavorings. Traditionally, vodka is made by

the distillation of cereal grains or potatoes that have been fermented, though

some modern brands use other substances, such as fruits or sugar. Since the 1890s,

the standard Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian

and Czech vodkas are 40% alcohol by volume, abbreviated as ABV. The European

Union has established a minimum of 37.5% ABV for any “European vodka” to be

named as such. Products sold as “vodka” in the United States must have a

minimum alcohol content of 40%. Even with these loose restrictions, most vodka

sold contains 40% ABV. Vodka is traditionally drunk neat, which means not mixed

with any water, ice, or other mixer, though it is often served chilled in the vodka

belt countries: Russia, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden,

Norway, Finland, and Iceland. It is also commonly used in cocktails and mixed

drinks.

Whisky is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made

from fermented grain mash. Various grains, which may be malted, are used for

different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged

in wooden barrels, generally made of charred white oak. It is a strictly regulated

spirit worldwide with many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics

of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and

aging in wooden barrels.

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2024年6月2日发(作者：守明轩)

Keys to Unit 4 Alcoholic drinks and drinking culture

Section A Chinese alcoholic drinks and drinking culture

Passage 1

Reading comprehension

1 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 T

2 略

Verbal expression

1 略

2 略

Critical thinking and cultural exploration

1 Chinese liquor vs vodka and whisky

Transcript

Vodka is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol,

sometimes with traces of impurities and flavorings. Traditionally, vodka is made by

the distillation of cereal grains or potatoes that have been fermented, though

some modern brands use other substances, such as fruits or sugar. Since the 1890s,

the standard Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian

and Czech vodkas are 40% alcohol by volume, abbreviated as ABV. The European

Union has established a minimum of 37.5% ABV for any “European vodka” to be

named as such. Products sold as “vodka” in the United States must have a

minimum alcohol content of 40%. Even with these loose restrictions, most vodka

sold contains 40% ABV. Vodka is traditionally drunk neat, which means not mixed

with any water, ice, or other mixer, though it is often served chilled in the vodka

belt countries: Russia, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden,

Norway, Finland, and Iceland. It is also commonly used in cocktails and mixed

drinks.

Whisky is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made

from fermented grain mash. Various grains, which may be malted, are used for

different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged

in wooden barrels, generally made of charred white oak. It is a strictly regulated

spirit worldwide with many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics

of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and

aging in wooden barrels.

(240 words)

2

Baijiu

seeking overseas market expansion