【双语】改了！中国白酒英文名“Chinese Baijiu”|白酒

　　新年后，我国官方文件中中国白酒的英文名字已由原来的“Chinese distilled spirits”更改为“Chinese Baijiu”。

　　Accounting for one-third of the world's total consumption of distilled spirits, China's famous distilled spirit will officially be called "Chinese Baijiu" in English; it has been mentioned as such in Chinese official documents since January 1.

　　消费量约占世界蒸馏酒的三分之一，中国白酒英文名正式启用“Chinese Baijiu”；自1月1日起，中国官方文件中已经进行了修改。

　　在1月1日正式执行的2021年《中华人民共和国进出口税则》

　　已经对白酒的英文名称进行了修改

　　Chinese distilled spirit, a clear liquor made from sorghum and other grains, is one of the six major distilled spirits in the world, in addition to Brandy, Whisky, Vodka, Rum and Gin.

　　中国白酒是以高粱等谷物为原料酿造的清酒，与白兰地、威士忌、伏特加、朗姆酒和金酒一起并称为世界六大蒸馏酒。

　　Although its consumption accounts for one-third of the total consumption of distilled spirits around the world due to China's huge consumer base, it did not have an official English name, and was called a variety of names including Chinese spirits, Chinese distilled spirits and Chinese liquor.

　　中国白酒消费量约占世界蒸馏酒的三分之一。但多年来，中国白酒缺乏一个官方的准确的英文名称，比如Chinese spirits（中国白酒）, Chinese distilled spirits（中国蒸馏酒）, Chinese liquor（中国烈酒）等都称为“中国白酒”。

　　2019年开始，中国白酒的系列国家标准进行修订《白酒工业术语》（Terminology of baijiu industry），并对白酒的英文名称进行了修订：白酒，英文名字：Baijiu。同时在国际期刊、会议和文献上，经学术界的努力和宣传，白酒（Chinese Baijiu）在逐渐被国内外行业专家及消费者所认知。

　　An industry insider from the China Alcoholic Drinks Association thinks that the revised English name will play a positive role in accurately describing Chinese Baijiu as a national product, standardizing the export name of the liquor and expanding the international influence of the Chinese liquor, Sichuan Daily reported.

　　中酒协相关负责人表示，近年来协会组织白酒企业参加的各种食品饮料展会上也都统一使用“Chinese Baijiu”，相信随着时间的推移，“Chinese Baijiu”的知名度将越来越高。此次更改对于准确描述中国白酒这一民族产品，规范白酒出口名称，扩大中国白酒的国际影响力都具有积极的作用。