2010年公共英語(PETS)二級考試閱讀復習(六)

　　公共英語PETS二級閱讀復習(11)

　　It is fair to say that the city of Munich was founded on beer. Christian monks established a settlement there in the ninth century and began to brew a tasty mixture of malt and hops which they probably used to help "convert" local inhabitants to their religion. Nowadays, St. Peter Church stands on the site where the monks founded their settlement.

　　若說慕尼黑是因啤酒而建，并不夸張。九世紀時，基督教僧侶在當地建立了一個定居點，并開始釀造某種將麥芽及啤酒花混合而成的美味飲料，他們曾經利用這種飲料來幫助他們令當地居民皈依基督教。今天，圣彼得教堂便坐落在當時僧侶建定居點的地方。

　　公共英語PETS二級閱讀復習(12)

　　Beer stands were introduced in 1818, and these were changed to the now-famous beer tents in 1896. The drink is a major feature of the event, and this year's visitors are expected to top last year's numbers of 5 million liters of beer and 650,000 pork sausages consumed.

　　啤酒攤首次引入是在1818年，到了1896年這些攤位已成為今日盛名遠揚的啤酒棚。喝啤酒是這個節慶的主要特色，去年游客飲用了超過500萬公升的啤酒，吃掉了65萬條以上的豬肉香腸，預計今年的游客將超過去年的消費數字。