猪肝怎么处理英语口语对话（中低级） Lesson 2: The History of Beer校园文明演讲稿
Summary:
Vanessa and Nick are in the middle of a live show and they are talking about beer through history.
In this broadcast, Vanessa and Nick are in the middle of a live show in a radio studio. Listen to their conversation and answer the question that follows about the main idea.
Dialogue:
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Vanessa: Hi there! We’re going back in time today to talk about one of the oldest products of civilization that lightens our mood. Take a guess while I welcome Nick to our program; hello Nick – thanks for being here.
Nick: Hi Vanessa! I’m sure you’ve aroud our listeners’ curiosity with your quiz.
Vanessa: Let’s give them the answer then. Today we’re talking about beer, the history of be
水利水电技术er. So Nick how popular was beer in ancient times?
Nick: Well, it was quite popular until wine became more easily available. Especially, in Rome beer became known as a barbarian drink and was only brewed in places where wine was rare.
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Vanessa: When was beer first brewed?
Nick: According to historians in 10,000 BC beer was already being brewed by ancient Mesopotamians and Sumerians. Likewi, the ancient Egyptians and Chine brewed beer.
Vanessa: How similar was it to today’s beer?
Nick: Well, firstly the product was probably different from today’s bottled varieties. Another thing is that in many cas corn was ud instead of barley. But the interesting thing is that women were the master brewers at the time not men!
Vanessa: You’re joking?!
Nick: No, riously; and in ancient Babylon women brewers were also priestess.
Vanessa: But beer had its bad moments as well, didn’t it?
Nick: Yes, it did. In America in the 1920s, despite its popularity, beer was prohibited; of cour not everyone stopped drinking but many
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breweries went out of business and the only production of beer was made by gangster-controlled operations.
e调音阶Vanessa: I suppo they were not known for their high-quality products. So, when was beer legalized again?GMSK
屁股长痣Nick: At the end of 1933; beer quickly regained its popularity and mass production took over.
Vanessa: Nick, thank you so much.散打是什么
