【美国故事】一桶白葡萄酒 (3/7)

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美国故事是一档标准美音慢速英语听力节目，故事情节幽默风趣、语言生动，适合想要提高英语听力和口语的童鞋~~速来围观吧~~^_^
埃德加爱伦坡是美国著名的小说家，评论家，他的小说充满了哥特气息。其中《黑猫》《厄舍府的倒塌》等都是他的佳作。大家从这期的小故事中就能感受一二哦~

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Amontillado
Neuqucy"What?" He said, "A cask of Amontillado at this time of year. An entire barrel? Impossible!"
"Yes, I was very stupid. I paid the wine-man the full price he wanted without asking you to taste the wine first. But I couldn't find you. And now I was free, he would sell the cask of amontillado to someone else. So I bought it."
"A cask of Amontillado?" Fortunato repeated. "Where is it?"
I pretended I did not hear this question. Instead I told him I was going to visit our friend Neuqucy. "He will be able to tell me if the wine is really Amontillado." I said.
Fortunato laughed at my face. " Neuqucy can not tell Amontillado from Vinegar."
I smiled to myself and said: "But some people say that he is a good judge of wine as you are."
Fortunato grabbed my arm. "Take me to it," he said, "Oh, taste the Amontillado for you."
"But my friend," I protested, “It is late. The wine is in my wine cellar underneath the palace. Those rooms are very damp and cold and the walls dripped with water."
"I do not care." He said, "I am the only person who can tell you if your wine-man has cheated you. Neuqucy can not."