经济学人双语精读｜本土精酿：生命、自由和对酒的追求

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点击文章末端“ 阅读原文 ” 获取完整电子版 （ PDF + Word + MP3音频） 每天分享一篇经济学人双语精读 全文翻译+全文注释+长难句分析 背景知识+写作技巧+短语+段落大意+词汇精析 本期同步音频 01 经济学人原文 Native spirit ： Life, liberty  and the  pursuit  of  liquor A Texas judge delights at-home distillers 【 1 】 IN DEVILS LAKE, North Dakota, a man named Ray is making a  batch  of watermelon  moonshine . A video posted to Facebook shows his  ruby -red  liquid  bubbling“Sounds like Rice Krispies,” he wrote. The  copper  still he makes it in is in his  garage . Officially, he claims the set-up is just for  distilling  water and hand-sanitiser. 【 2 】 For over a century it has been illegal to make  spirits  at home in America. In December the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a  libertarian  think-tank  representing  hobbyists  bent  on making  bourbon  in backyards,  challenged   ………………………………