[文化] 追溯5000年 老祖宗也爱喝啤酒 (双语)

　　在米家崖遗址发现的漏斗内壁的残留物

　　5月23日，中美研究人员发表的一项研究报告称，他们在西安市米家崖遗址发现了5000年前中国人酿制啤酒的证据，这是迄今在中国发现的最早酿酒证据。这项考古证据表明，中国人民可能在5000年前就开始享受喝啤酒的乐趣了。

　　Archaeologists have unearthed the earliest evidence of beer brewing in China, the study conducted by Chinese and American researchers and published on May 23. The newly-released archaeological evidence shows that Chinese people may have enjoyed the fun of beer as much as 5000 years ago.

　　经测定，这些器具的年代介于公元前3400年到公元前2900年间。

　　The excavated kits date back to around 3400 to 2900 BC and are thought to be the oldest beer brewing facility discovered so far in China.

　　研究团队成员、斯坦福大学考古专业博士生王佳静表示，现在的啤酒多由大麦或小麦等原料酿造而成，而古时候的啤酒原料则不太一样，是由黍、大麦、薏米和少量根茎作物混合而成。更有趣的是，酿造原料中的大麦并不是中国本土培养栽培，而是由西亚培育成栽培种后才传入中国，而其他的原料均在中国上古时期就有，这意味着古时候的啤酒配方是中西混血产物。

　　Wang Jiajing, one of the report's researchers believed the beer produced by the excavated 5000-year-old beer-making kits is not exactly the same as modern beer. She said today's beer is mainly brewed from barley or wheat, but the beer made 5000 years ago is a mixture of millet, barley and a few tubers from plant roots. "The interesting thing is the barley was not originally cultivated in China but was introduced into China from west Asia, which means the old beer recipe is a combination of Chinese tradition and western imports," Wang said.

　　“喝起来什么味道，我暂时无法回答。”王佳静表示，但由于无法准确获知配方中的含糖量，她也只能猜测啤酒的味道，“啤酒的味道很可能有点酸甜，酸味来自发酵的谷物，甜味来自块茎作物。”

　　In term of the taste of the beer, Wang said it is hard to speculate on the specific taste as we can not ascertain the beer's sugar contents. But she said based on the current discovery, the taste of the beer might be a little sour and sweet.

　　啤酒是人类历史上最古老的饮料之一，早在公元前5世纪，埃及和美索不达米亚地区便有了文字记载。

　　Beer is one of the oldest beverages humans have produced, it dates back to at least the fifth millennium BC and is recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.

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