比利时僧侣和以色列科学家很久前就开始酿造啤酒
Beer lovers --- and makers -- are always looking for new and interesting versions of the drink. But recent efforts in Israel and Belgium are aiming to bring back beers from long ago.
啤酒爱好者和制造商总是在寻找啤酒新的、有趣的版本，但是最近在以色列和比利时，人们努力将很久以前的啤酒带回来。
It has been 220 years since beer was produced at Grimbergen Abbey in Belgium, but the centuries-old tradition is set to return there. The abbey is home to a group of monks. Monks first began brewing beer at the Grimbergen Abbey in the 13th century. But they stopped doing so in the late 1700s, after French troops damaged parts of the property – including the brewing area.
比利时格里姆卑尔根修道院生产啤酒已有220年历史，这个有着数百年历史的传统将在那里重现。修道院是一群僧侣的家，僧侣们在格里姆卑尔根修道院生产啤酒开始于13世纪，但在18世纪末，法国军队破坏了包括酿造区在内的部分地区之后，他们就停止了酿酒。
Father Karel Stautemas is one of 11 religious members who now live in the abbey. This month, he announced plans for a newly built brewery inside the abbey. More than 100 reporters, city leaders and beer lovers gathered in the town of Grimbergen for his announcement.
卡雷尔·斯托特马斯 神父是目前居住在修道院的11名宗教成员之一，本月，他宣布了在修道院内新建酿酒厂的计划。100多名记者、城市领导人和啤酒爱好者聚集在格里姆卑尔根镇，等待他的宣布。
Father Karel said, “For us, it’s important to look at the heritage, to the tradition of the fathers for brewing beer because it was always here.”
卡雷尔神父说：“对我们来说，研究祖先酿造啤酒的传统是很重要的，因为这种文化遗产一直都在这里。”
“Brewing and religious life always came together,” he added.
“酿酒和宗教生活一直是一体的。”他补充说。
Grimbergen Abbey expects to produce its first beer by late 2020.
格里姆卑尔根修道院预计到2020年末将生产第一瓶啤酒。
The abbey has been linked to commercial beer makers since the 1950s, when local brewer Maes asked the monks to use the Grimbergen name on its “abbey beer.”
从20世纪50年代起，修道院就与商业啤酒制造商联系在一起，当时，当地的酿酒商梅斯要求僧侣们用格里姆卑尔根来命名其“修道院啤酒。”
The monks will aim to follow centuries-old methods for manufacturing beer. The directions come from a collection of old books found inside the abbey.
僧侣们将沿用传统方法来酿酒，他们从修道院内一堆旧书中找到了方法。
Grimbergen’s monks also will follow the rules of Belgium’s Trappist beer makers, although they are not members of the Trappist order. Such rules require the religious workers to brew the beer within abbey walls and use any money earned to repair the building and support charitable causes.
格里姆卑尔根的僧侣们也将遵守比利时特拉普派啤酒制造商的规则，尽管他们不是特拉普派的成员。这些规定要求宗教工作人员在修道院的围墙内酿造啤酒，并将挣来的钱用于修缮建筑物和支持慈善事业。
The interest in ancient brewing methods is not limited to Belgium. Researchers in Israel announced recently they have removed yeast from the remains of containers found at ancient sites. They have used the remains to create a beer similar to the kind that EgyBeer was a popular drink in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Early Egyptian writings describe many different brews, including “iron beer,” ″friend’s beer,” and “beer of the protector.”
对古老酿造方法感兴趣的不仅仅是比利时，以色列的研究人员最近宣布，他们已经从古代遗址发现的容器中提取了酵母，他们用这些遗骸酿造了一种类似埃及啤酒的啤酒，埃及啤酒是古埃及和美索不达米亚的一种流行饮料。早期的埃及文献描述了许多不同的啤酒，包括“铁啤酒”、“朋友的啤酒”和“保护者的啤酒”。
Last Wednesday, researchers from Jerusalem’s Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University presented a beer made with yeast that came from an ancient jar.
上周三，耶路撒冷希伯来大学和特拉维夫大学的研究人员展示了一种用古代罐子里提取的酵母酿成的啤酒。
Other researchers have developed drinks based on ancient directions for making beer and studies of remains on ancient ceramics. But the Israeli scientists say this is the first time beer has been made from actual ancient yeasts.
其他研究人员根据古代啤酒的制作方向和对古代陶瓷的研究开发了不同饮品。但以色列科学家表示，这是第一次用真正的古代酵母酿造啤酒。
Hebrew University microbiologist Michael Klutstein said, “What we discovered was that yeast can actually survive for a very, very long time without food.”
希伯来大学微生物学家迈克尔·克鲁茨坦说：“我们发现酵母实际上可以在没有食物的情况下存活很长时间。”
The researchers plan to combine ancient methods with more modern ways to brew a beer that could one day be produced in large amounts.
研究人员计划将古老的酿酒方法与更现代的酿酒方法相结合，从而酿造出一种有一天可以大量生产的啤酒。
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Words in This Story
beer - n. an alcoholic drink made from malt and flavored with hops
monk - n. a member of a religious community of men who usually promise to remain poor, unmarried, and separated from the rest of society
brew - v. to make (beer, ale, etc.)
heritage - n. the traditions, achievements, beliefs, etc., that are part of the history of a group or nation — usually singular
yeast - n. a type of fungus that is used in making alcoholic drinks (such as beer and wine) and in baking to help make dough rise
site - n. a place that is used for a particular activity
pharaoh - n. a ruler of ancient Egypt
jar - n. a clay container that has a wide opening
