2.Unholy Consumption
2.毫无顾忌的狂饮
As a country, Belgium has been drunk for over a millennium, but to say that Belgians drink a lotof beer is like saying the ocean has a lot of water—we need some specifics. Country by country,Belgium currently stands at No. 18 on the global list of beer consumption by country percapita. On average, each Belgian drinks 74 liters (19.5 gal) of beer every year.
作为国家,比利时已经在啤酒里沉醉了上千年了,但是我们说比利时人民喝了大量的啤酒就和我们说大海里有很多水一样概念模糊——我们需要具体的量化。把全世界所有国家来做比较,以每个国家的人口数来算比利时已经位列全球啤酒消费榜的第18位。平均来说,每个比利时人每年要喝74升(19.5加仑)啤酒。
But that's a symptom of modern times. In 1900, Belgians were guzzling an unholy 200 liters(53 gal) of the fizzy brown stuff each year. One of the reasons for the drop in beer sales is therise of soft drinks, and even the beer capitals of the world are getting hit by the shift. Manybreweries have even begun to reduce the bitter qualities of their beer in an effort to keep upwith a customer base that's gravitating toward sweeter drinks.
这还只是当代比利时人较前人的数据。在上个世纪初,每个比利时人暴饮这种棕色泡沫液体到了每年200升(53加仑)的地步。这种啤酒销量的减少一方面是因为软饮料销量增加,一方面是因为全世界都受软饮料影响而减少了人均啤酒量。很多啤酒厂商甚至开始减少啤酒中苦料的使用以迎合消费者越来越趋向于甜味饮料的口味。
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