American officials going to a dinner party in the "red zone" -ie, the rest of baghdad-this week ditched plans to bring a bottle as a gift.

这周参加“红区”(巴格达“绿区”以外的地方)一个晚宴的美国官员们本打算带瓶酒作为礼物。

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Remembering a bottle of whiskey received as a gift the previous Christmas, she opened it and poured a generous amount into the warm milk.

还记得去年圣诞节她们收的礼物当中有瓶威士忌，她打开瓶子往牛奶里倒了大半杯。

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If you are meeting a Filipino man for the first time, whether he is an in-law, business associate, or friend, you will be expected to bring a gift, such as a bottle of whisky or a pack of cigars.

如果你第一次会见菲律宾男人，无论他是你的姻亲、生意伙伴，还是你的朋友，你都应该带上一份礼物，比如一瓶威士忌或一包香烟。

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The passenger gave him the bottle as a gift instead.

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Finally, each loft received, as a gift, one bottle each of these four lovely reds: Gary Farrell Pinot Noir, Shafer Vineyards Merlot and Rubicon from California and Scala Dei Priorat from Spain (which was our favorite in a Priorat tasting in 2005, by the way).

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But what makes Double Cross Vodka really special as a gift is its super-cool bottle, unlike any other spirit container, flat and rectangular, made from high-end French crystal, laser engraved with traditional Slovakian poetry on the back and the Double Cross logo on the front, and topped with a polished metal snap-on rectangular cap.

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