通膨的效應
With inflation creeping into almost every corner of our lives, now it seems that it is starting to spill into our drinking glasses as well:
隨著通膨的影響幾乎慢慢滲透至我們生活的每一個層面，現在似乎也開始影響到酒的價格：
creep (v.)慢慢地、悄悄地走aspect (n.)層面spill (v.)灑出、流出
We are starting to see increased wine prices in our favorite restaurants and bars.
我們開始在喜愛的餐廳和酒吧中看到葡萄酒價格上漲。
Inflation does not usually affect the general price of wine like other consumer products because demand is not a problem in the market.
通膨通常不會像影響其他消費產品一樣，影響到葡萄酒的普遍價格，因為在這個市場中需求並不成問題。
affect (v.)影響=have an effect on sth.demand (n.)需求supply and demand 供需meet(satisfy) demand 滿足需求
Consumers have continued to allocate spending budgets on affordable luxuries such as wine and champagne.
消費者持續分配預算購買可負擔的奢侈品，像是葡萄酒和香檳。
allocate (v.)分配luxury (n.)奢侈品affordable (adj.)可負擔得起的
However, bars and restaurants have started raising their by-the-glass and bottle prices as winemakers have increased their prices due to the high costs of nearly everything, including wine glasses, glass bottles, labels, etc.
然而，酒吧和餐廳卻開始調漲他們單杯和單瓶酒的價格，因為釀酒廠因幾乎所有東西的成本都很高，而調漲價格，包含酒杯、酒瓶和標籤等等。
raise (v.)提高raise taxes 調高稅金raise standards 提高標準rise (v.)上升、升高etc.= et cetera 等等
With many of these common winery supplies being exported from Ukraine, the ongoing war with Russia since last February has led to product shortages and supply chain issues.
許多釀酒廠的常見用品都是從烏克蘭出口的，而從去年二月起就開始進行的俄烏戰爭造成供貨短缺和供應鏈問題。
winery (n.)釀酒廠brewery (n.)啤酒廠export (v.)出口、輸出ongoing (adj.)正在進行的shortage (n.)短缺water shortage 水資源短缺fuel shortage 燃料短缺
Zack Eastman, co-owner of a bar in Chicago, suggests that bars and restaurants can work around inflation and offer more economical experiences for customers by supporting local and domestic producers.
義思曼是芝加哥一間酒吧的合夥人，他建議酒吧和餐廳可以避開通膨問題，支持當地和國內的釀酒廠，並提供顧客更省錢的經驗。
work around 克服、迴避economical (adj.)省錢的、節省的economic (adj.)經濟上的、經濟學的economic crisis 經濟危機
However, with inflation showing no signs of slowing down, consumers still need to be prepared to tighten their belts and expect to pay more for alcohol.
然而，由於通膨沒有慢下來的跡象，消費者仍需準備勒緊褲帶，並預期要支付更多的酒錢。
show no signs of sth. 沒有顯示出……的跡象tighten (v.)使變緊