羅馬人的貢獻
The process of making alcohol by fermenting grapes is an ancient art, with a history dating back to 7000 BCE.
藉由葡萄發酵來釀酒的過程是一項古老的工藝，其歷史可回溯至西元前七千年。
alcohol (n.)酒、酒精ferment (v.)發酵art (n.)技術、技巧date back to 追溯至……
There is evidence of an alcoholic beverage made in China from grapes and rice around that time, but most historians agree that winemaking began around 6000 BCE in modern Georgia.
大約在那時期也有證據顯示中國有一種由葡萄和米釀成的酒精飲料，但大部分的歷史學家們同意釀酒在約西元前六千年起源於現今的喬治亞地區。
evidence (n.)證據a piece of evidence 一件證據be made from 由……所製成（無法看出原料）
Other locations across Europe and the Middle East, including parts of Iran, Italy and Armenia, were also some of the earliest winemaking sites from 5000 to 4000 BCE.
從西元前五千年到四千年，歐洲和中東各地，包含伊朗、義大利和亞美尼亞部分地區，都是最早開始釀酒的地方。
a camping site 露營場所
In fact, it was in Armenia that the first evidence of vintners using their feet to crush grapes to make wine was found.
事實上，正是在亞美尼亞找到第一個釀酒人用腳踩葡萄製酒的證據。
分裂句（強調句）：It is(was) + 強調部分 + that + 句子剩下部分vintner (n.)釀酒人、葡萄酒商
As trade between different peoples began to increase, winemaking spread to India and Egypt by the 3rd century BCE.
由於不同民族間的貿易往來開始變得頻繁，葡萄酒釀造到了西元前第三世紀便已傳至印度和埃及。
trade (n.)貿易、買賣people (n.)民族、種族
Winemaking soon took hold in Greece, which helped grow its economy.
葡萄酒釀造很快就在希臘發展起來，幫助希臘的經濟成長。
take hold 盛行、蔓延
As wine became an important part of Roman culture, the modern region of Tuscany, Italy, became a center of making wine during the 8th century BCE.
隨著葡萄酒成為羅馬文化重要的一部分，現今義大利托斯卡尼地區在西元前八世紀時成為釀酒中心。
region (n.)地區=areareligion (n.)宗教
Over time, Romans innovated winemaking by planting grapes in vineyards as well as storing wine in barrels and glass bottles.
漸漸地，羅馬人改良釀酒方式，將葡萄種在葡萄園中並將葡萄酒存放於木桶和玻璃瓶裡。
innovate (v.)改革、創新vine (n.)葡萄藤vineyard (n.)葡萄園store (v.)儲存barrel (n.)桶an oak barrel 橡木桶
Due to the spread of the Roman Empire, by the 1st century BCE, wine had already become one of the most popular alcoholic drinks in the ancient world.
由於羅馬帝國的擴張，到了西元前一世紀，葡萄酒已成為古代世界中最盛行的酒精飲料之一。
spread (n.)蔓延、擴散