Real Scotch whisky is a simple creation of water and barley, which grows well in the cool climate and summer rains that are common north of the border.

真正的苏格兰威士忌只是简单地由水和大麦酿造而成，选用的大麦生长在苏格兰北部边界的高地，那里气候凉爽，夏季多雨。

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In fact, the word "whisky" comes from the Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha, an adaptation of the Latin phrase aqua vitae, meaning "water of life."

其实，单词“威士忌”来。 来自苏格兰苏格兰盖立语的生命之水(uisge beatha)，它是一个拉丁短语“烈性酒(aqua vitae)”的改写，意思是“生命之水”。

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Bob's wife put two glasses before him, one filled with whisky, the other with water.

鲍勃的妻子把两杯放在他面前，一个充满了威士忌，另一杯是水。

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He held his pipes, high over his head at first to keep them from the wet (for while whisky was said to be good for the bag, salt water wasn't), then cradled in his arms to play.

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When the first navigators came here, there were lots of holes that rain water gathered in and over time it turned the colour of brandy or whisky.

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