Miles: Let me showyou how this is done. First thing-- hold the glass up and examine the wine against the light. You're looking for color and clarity. Just get a sense of it. Okay?
Jack: Okay.
Miles: Thick? Thin? Watery? Syrupy? Okay?
Jack: Okay.
Miles: Now tip it. What you're doing here is checking for color density as it thins out towards the rim. That's gonna tell you how old it is, among other things. It's usually more important with reds. Okay?
Jack: Okay.
Miles: Now stick your nose in it.
Jack: Yeah?
Miles: Don't be shy. Really get your nose right in there. Really--Mmm. A little citrus. Maybe some strawberry. Mmm. Passion fruit. Mmm. And-- Ah, there's just, like, the faintest soupcon of like, uh, asparagus and--There's a--just a flutter of, like, a--like, a nutty Edam cheese.
Jack: Wow. Strawberries. Yeah.
Miles: Good.
Jack: Strawberries.
Miles: Yeah.
Jack: Not the cheese.
Miles: All right. Put your glass down. Get some, get some air into it. Oxygenating it opens it up. It unlocks the aromas, the flavors. Very important. Smell again. Ah. That's what you do with every one of 'em.
Jack: Wow. When do we drink it?
Miles: Now.
Jack: How would you rate this one, Miles?
Miles: Well, usually they start you on wines with learning disabilities but this one is pretty damn good. This is the new one. Right, Chris?
Chris: Just released about two months ago.
Miles: Nice job. We like it.
Jack: You could work in a wine store, Miles.
Miles: Mmm. Yeah. That'd be a good move. Are you chewing gum?
Jack: Do you think I'm making a mistake marrying Christine?
Miles: Whoa!
Jack: Do you think I'm doing the right thing, Miles? Tell me the truth. I mean, you've been there.
Miles: Well, you know, I-- I think that you waited for some good reason and that you proposed to Christine for some good reason so I think it's great. It's time. I mean, you gotta have your eyes open, that's all. I mean, look at me. I thought Victoria and I were set for life.
Jack: Christine's dad, he's really been talking to me about bringing me into his property business, showing me the ropes. Which is something, considering how long it took him to get over my not being Armenian. So I'm thinking about it. But I don't know. Might get a little incestuous. But Mike does great. A lot of high-end commercial stuff.
Miles: So you're gonna stop acting?
Jack: No way! No. This would just provide some stability. I could always squeeze in a commercial or an audition here, there. Keep myself in the game in case something really great came along. You know, we're not getting any younger, Miles.
Miles: No. No.
妙語佳句，活學(xué)活用
1. hold the glass up and examine the wine against the light
“舉起杯來，對(duì)著光察看紅酒”。這里要表示“對(duì)著光”要用against the light，也可譯為“逆光”。
2. What you're doing here is checking for color density as it thins out towards the rim.
Thin out 這里表示“使稀薄，使稀疏”，整句話的意思就是“你現(xiàn)在要做的就是檢查一下顏色，酒越接近杯子邊越稀薄。”關(guān)于thin out 的用法我們?cè)賮砜磦€(gè)例子：Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out. 越到鎮(zhèn)子的盡頭，樹木越稀少。
3. usually they start you on wines with learning disabilities
