清酒制造商希望入选联合国教科文组织名录
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The Japanese rice wine called sake is made using ancient brewing methods.
日本清酒采用古老的酿造方法制成。
They date back more than a thousand years.
它们可以追溯到一千多年前。
Junichiro Ozawa, the 18th-generation leader of Ozawa Brewery, founded in 1702, hopes sake-brewing will win recognition as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
小泽酿酒厂创立于1702年，其第18代传人小泽顺一郎希望清酒酿造能被联合国教科文组织认定为非物质文化遗产。
Officials of the UN agency are expected to decide on the nomination next month.
预计该联合国机构的官员将于下月对该提名做出决定。
“We always think about the people who’re enjoying our sake when we make it. I’m now so excited, imagining the faces of all the people around the world,” he told reporters during a visit to the brewery on the edge of Tokyo.
“我们在酿造清酒时，总是想着那些品尝我们清酒的人。我现在非常激动，想象着世界各地所有人的面孔，”他在参观位于东京边缘的酿酒厂时对记者说。
Sake was the drink of choice of the nobility represented in Japan’s most celebrated work of writing, The Tale of Genji.
清酒是日本最著名的文学作品《源氏物语》中所描绘的贵族阶层的首选饮品。
Sake has been growing in popularity in recent years, helped by an increasing international interest in Japanese cooking and food.
近年来，清酒越来越受欢迎，这得益于国际上对日本料理和食物日益增长的兴趣。
Sake exports from Japan total more than $265 million a year, with the U.S. and China as the two biggest buyers.
日本清酒的出口总额每年超过2.65亿美元，其中美国和中国是最大的两个买家。
That information comes from the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association.
该信息来自日本酒类综合研究所。
Sake exports have almost doubled in value since 2018.
自2018年以来，清酒出口额几乎翻了一番。
But exports still make up a very small amount of overall sake production in Japan.
但出口在日本清酒总产量中所占比例仍然很小。
Brazil, Mexico and Southeast Asia, as well as France and the rest of Europe, all places where Japanese restaurants are gaining popularity, are starting to take a liking to sake.
巴西、墨西哥、东南亚，以及法国和欧洲其他地区，这些日式餐厅日益受欢迎的地方，都开始喜欢上清酒了。
The main elements in sake are rice and water.
清酒的主要成分是大米和水。
The production process takes about two months and includes fermentation and pressing.
生产过程大约需要两个月，包括发酵和压榨。
For a product to be named Japanese sake, the rice must be Japanese.
要被称为日本清酒，所用大米必须是日本产的。
The relatively soft quality of freshwater in Japan, like that provided by the two wells at Ozawa Brewery, is also important.
日本淡水的相对柔软特性也很重要，比如小泽酿酒厂两口井提供的水。
Among Ozawa’s sake choices is the Junmai Daiginjo, one of the top offerings, with 15 percent alcohol content and costing about $23 for 720 milliliters.
在小泽的清酒选择中，有纯米大吟酿，这是顶级酒品之一，酒精度为15%，720毫升售价约23美元。
Another, Karakuti Nigorizake, is unrefined sake.
另一种是浊酒（Karakuti Nigorizake），属于未过滤的清酒。
The liquid is not as clear as usual sake.
这种液体不像通常的清酒那样清澈。
It has 17 percent alcohol content and sells for $16 for 1,800 milliliters.
它的酒精含量为17%，售价为16美元，容量为1800毫升。
In Japan, sake is used to purify and to celebrate.
在日本，清酒被用于净化和庆祝。
Small tastes of sake from a cup show the confirmation of a marriage, for example.
例如，从杯中品尝一小口清酒，就象征着婚姻的确认。
“Sake is not just an alcoholic beverage. It is Japanese culture itself,” said Hitoshi Utsunomiya of the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association.
日本清酒和烧酒制造商协会的宇都宫仁表示：“清酒不仅仅是一种酒精饮料，它本身就是日本文化。”
The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage designation can be awarded to practices passed down for generations.
联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产认定可授予世代传承的实践。
These practices include spoken traditions, performing arts, and food making.
这些实践包括口头传统、表演艺术和食品制作。
The UNESCO designation is not meant to be used for commercial purposes.
联合国教科文组织的认定不应被用于商业目的。
But industry officials are open about their hope that such recognition will increase international sales.
但行业官员公开表示，他们希望这种认可能够增加国际销量。
They believe the designation could help the tradition stay alive amid competition from beer, grape-based wine and other drinks.
他们认为这一称号有助于这一传统在啤酒、葡萄酒及其他饮品的竞争下得以延续。
One reason for sake’s growing popularity around the world is that its smooth flavor goes well with a number of foods.
清酒在全球日益受欢迎的一个原因是，其柔和的风味与许多食物都能很好地搭配。
These foods include sushi, spicy Asian and Western dishes, says Max Del Vita, a sake wine expert and co-founder of The Sake Company, an import and distribution business in Singapore.
清酒专家、新加坡进口分销公司“清酒公司”的联合创始人马克斯·德尔·维塔表示，这些食物包括寿司、辛辣的亚洲和西方菜肴。
Del Vita told The Associated Press.
德尔维塔告诉美联社。
“Sake is more than a drink. It is a living embodiment of Japan’s seasonal rhythms, community values and artistic heritage.”
清酒不仅仅是一种饮品，它生动体现了日本的季节韵律、社区价值观和艺术传承。
I’m John Russell.
我是约翰·拉塞尔。
Yuri Kageyama reported on this story for the Associated Press.
Yuri Kageyama为美联社报道了此事。
John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English.
约翰·拉塞尔为VOA英语学习频道改编了它。
