双语新闻：高价“精品水”市场增长
At a meeting in April in Athens, Greece, drink experts looked carefully at the liquid in their glasses. They held them up to the light. They tasted and, sometimes, spit them out into containers. And they discussed the mineral content and purity.
今年4月在希腊雅典举行的一次会议上，饮料专家仔细观察了他们杯子里的液体。他们把他们举到灯光下。他们尝了尝，有时还吐到容器里。他们讨论了矿物的含量和纯度。
But these experts were not tasting wine. Instead, they were tasting "fine water."
但这些专家并不是在品酒。相反，他们品尝的是“好水”。
The experts are members of the Fine Water Society. They had come together in Athens for the yearly tasting competition. Their activity reflects the growing market for luxury water—with some bottles costing over $100 per liter.
这些专家都是Fine Water Society的成员。他们聚集在雅典参加一年一度的品酒比赛。他们的活动反映了豪华水市场的增长——一些瓶装水的价格超过了每升100美元。
Companies collect the so-called "fine water" from sources such as volcanic rock in Hawaii, melting ice from glaciers in Norway, and drops of mist from forests in the Amazon or the island of Tasmania. The most costly water is sold in bottles made with special glass painted with artwork.
这些公司从夏威夷的火山岩、挪威的冰川融化的冰、亚马逊森林或塔斯马尼亚岛的雾滴等来源收集所谓的“细水”。最昂贵的水是用涂有艺术品的特殊玻璃制成的瓶子出售的。
At their meeting, Fine Water Society members learned about the environments from which the water is collected. And they compare the total dissolved solids, or TDS.
在会议上，精水协会成员了解了收集水的环境。他们比较了总溶解固体，或TDS。
Waters with a low TDS are like rain that has not yet touched the earth. Those with high TDS — such as Vichy mineral water from hot springs in France and Catalonia, in northeastern Spain — have high mineral content that may include calcium, magnesium, potassium or sodium, among others.
低潮的水，好像还没有落到地上的雨。TDS含量高的矿泉水——比如来自法国和西班牙东北部加泰罗尼亚温泉的维希矿泉水——矿物质含量高，可能包括钙、镁、钾或钠等。
A few restaurants in countries such as Spain and the United States now have menus that match food with certain kinds of fine water. Water with high TDS, for example, might go with beef. Low TDS, more like rainwater, might go with fish.
西班牙和美国等国家的一些餐馆现在有菜单，将食物与特定种类的优质水相匹配。例如，TDS高的水可以和牛肉搭配。低TDS，更像是雨水，可能适合鱼。
Ganesh Iyer is an Indian businessman who has worked in the beverage, or drink, industry for years. After he saw increased interest in non-alcoholic drinks, he studied to become a drink expert, also known as a water sommelier.
Ganesh Iyer是一位在饮料行业工作多年的印度商人。当他看到人们对无酒精饮料越来越感兴趣后，他学习成为一名饮料专家，也被称为水侍酒师。
He is now the managing partner of Veen Waters India. The company bottles natural mineral water in the Himalayan country of Bhutan and sends it by truck to India. Veen Waters is mostly served in costly hotels and restaurants. It costs $6 a bottle, about a day's pay for an Indian laborer.
他现在是Veen Waters India的管理合伙人。该公司在喜马拉雅国家不丹将天然矿泉水装瓶，然后用卡车运往印度。een Waters主要在高档酒店和餐厅供应。每瓶售价6美元，大约是一名印度工人一天的工资。
Veen Waters is exporting about 240,000 bottles of water into India each month. Iyer thinks the company has reached only about 10 percent of the possible market so far.
Veen Waters每月向印度出口约24万瓶水。耶尔认为，到目前为止，该公司只占据了10%的潜在市场。
Water-stressed India
水紧张的印度
The story of water, however, is very different for many people in India.
然而，对于许多印度人来说，水的故事却截然不同。
The World Bank reports that India is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. To get more water, the country has built huge plants to remove salt from seawater. Other countries, including Singapore, are collecting and cleaning up storm and wastewater to try to solve their water problems.
世界银行报告称，印度是世界上水资源最紧张的国家之一。为了获得更多的水，这个国家建造了巨大的工厂来去除海水中的盐分。包括新加坡在内的其他国家正在收集和清理风暴和废水，试图解决他们的水问题。
But these kinds of solutions are only used in some places, and the increasing need for water could lead to more disagreements.
但这些解决方案只在一些地方使用，对水的日益增长的需求可能会导致更多的分歧。
At the same time, those in the fine water industry see their activity as part of an effort to protect the environment and its clean water.
与此同时，精细水行业的人将他们的活动视为保护环境和清洁水的努力的一部分。
Michael Mascha is a co-founder of the Fine Water Society. He told The Associated Press, "I think what we do is we raise the awareness of water — and if you cherish something, you're more likely to protect it."
Michael Mascha是Fine Water Society的联合创始人。他告诉美联社，“我认为我们所做的是提高人们对水的认识——如果你珍惜一些东西，你就更有可能保护它。”
今年4月在希腊雅典举行的一次会议上，饮料专家仔细观察了他们杯子里的液体。他们把他们举到灯光下。他们尝了尝，有时还吐到容器里。他们讨论了矿物的含量和纯度。
But these experts were not tasting wine. Instead, they were tasting "fine water."
但这些专家并不是在品酒。相反，他们品尝的是“好水”。
The experts are members of the Fine Water Society. They had come together in Athens for the yearly tasting competition. Their activity reflects the growing market for luxury water—with some bottles costing over $100 per liter.
这些专家都是Fine Water Society的成员。他们聚集在雅典参加一年一度的品酒比赛。他们的活动反映了豪华水市场的增长——一些瓶装水的价格超过了每升100美元。
Companies collect the so-called "fine water" from sources such as volcanic rock in Hawaii, melting ice from glaciers in Norway, and drops of mist from forests in the Amazon or the island of Tasmania. The most costly water is sold in bottles made with special glass painted with artwork.
这些公司从夏威夷的火山岩、挪威的冰川融化的冰、亚马逊森林或塔斯马尼亚岛的雾滴等来源收集所谓的“细水”。最昂贵的水是用涂有艺术品的特殊玻璃制成的瓶子出售的。
At their meeting, Fine Water Society members learned about the environments from which the water is collected. And they compare the total dissolved solids, or TDS.
在会议上，精水协会成员了解了收集水的环境。他们比较了总溶解固体，或TDS。
Waters with a low TDS are like rain that has not yet touched the earth. Those with high TDS — such as Vichy mineral water from hot springs in France and Catalonia, in northeastern Spain — have high mineral content that may include calcium, magnesium, potassium or sodium, among others.
低潮的水，好像还没有落到地上的雨。TDS含量高的矿泉水——比如来自法国和西班牙东北部加泰罗尼亚温泉的维希矿泉水——矿物质含量高，可能包括钙、镁、钾或钠等。
A few restaurants in countries such as Spain and the United States now have menus that match food with certain kinds of fine water. Water with high TDS, for example, might go with beef. Low TDS, more like rainwater, might go with fish.
西班牙和美国等国家的一些餐馆现在有菜单，将食物与特定种类的优质水相匹配。例如，TDS高的水可以和牛肉搭配。低TDS，更像是雨水，可能适合鱼。
Ganesh Iyer is an Indian businessman who has worked in the beverage, or drink, industry for years. After he saw increased interest in non-alcoholic drinks, he studied to become a drink expert, also known as a water sommelier.
Ganesh Iyer是一位在饮料行业工作多年的印度商人。当他看到人们对无酒精饮料越来越感兴趣后，他学习成为一名饮料专家，也被称为水侍酒师。
He is now the managing partner of Veen Waters India. The company bottles natural mineral water in the Himalayan country of Bhutan and sends it by truck to India. Veen Waters is mostly served in costly hotels and restaurants. It costs $6 a bottle, about a day's pay for an Indian laborer.
他现在是Veen Waters India的管理合伙人。该公司在喜马拉雅国家不丹将天然矿泉水装瓶，然后用卡车运往印度。een Waters主要在高档酒店和餐厅供应。每瓶售价6美元，大约是一名印度工人一天的工资。
Veen Waters is exporting about 240,000 bottles of water into India each month. Iyer thinks the company has reached only about 10 percent of the possible market so far.
Veen Waters每月向印度出口约24万瓶水。耶尔认为，到目前为止，该公司只占据了10%的潜在市场。
Water-stressed India
水紧张的印度
The story of water, however, is very different for many people in India.
然而，对于许多印度人来说，水的故事却截然不同。
The World Bank reports that India is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. To get more water, the country has built huge plants to remove salt from seawater. Other countries, including Singapore, are collecting and cleaning up storm and wastewater to try to solve their water problems.
世界银行报告称，印度是世界上水资源最紧张的国家之一。为了获得更多的水，这个国家建造了巨大的工厂来去除海水中的盐分。包括新加坡在内的其他国家正在收集和清理风暴和废水，试图解决他们的水问题。
But these kinds of solutions are only used in some places, and the increasing need for water could lead to more disagreements.
但这些解决方案只在一些地方使用，对水的日益增长的需求可能会导致更多的分歧。
At the same time, those in the fine water industry see their activity as part of an effort to protect the environment and its clean water.
与此同时，精细水行业的人将他们的活动视为保护环境和清洁水的努力的一部分。
Michael Mascha is a co-founder of the Fine Water Society. He told The Associated Press, "I think what we do is we raise the awareness of water — and if you cherish something, you're more likely to protect it."
Michael Mascha是Fine Water Society的联合创始人。他告诉美联社，“我认为我们所做的是提高人们对水的认识——如果你珍惜一些东西，你就更有可能保护它。”
