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At a meeting in April in Athens, Greece, drink experts looked carefully at the liquid in their glasses. They held them up to the light. They tasted and, sometimes, spit them out into containers. And they discussed the mineral content and purity. 

四月份在希腊雅典举行的一次会议上，饮品专家仔细观察了杯子里的液体。他们把它们举到灯光下。他们品尝并有时将它们吐到容器中。他们还讨论了矿物质含量和纯度。 

But these experts were not tasting wine. Instead, they were tasting “fine water.” 

但这些专家并不是在品尝葡萄酒。相反，他们品尝的是“好水”。 

The experts are members of the Fine Water Society. They had come together in Athens for the yearly tasting competition. Their activity reflects the growing market for luxury water—with some bottles costing over $100 per liter. 

这些专家都是优质水协会的成员。他们齐聚雅典参加一年一度的品酒比赛。他们的活动反映了奢侈水市场的不断增长——有些瓶装水的价格超过每升 100 美元。

Companies collect the so-called “fine water” from sources such as volcanic rock in Hawaii, melting ice from glaciers in Norway, and drops of mist from forests in the Amazon or the island of Tasmania. The most costly water is sold in bottles made with special glass painted with artwork. 

公司从夏威夷的火山岩、挪威冰川融化的冰以及亚马逊或塔斯马尼亚岛森林的雾滴等来源收集所谓的“优质水”。最昂贵的水装在用特殊玻璃制成的瓶子里，上面涂有艺术品。

At their meeting, Fine Water Society members learned about the environments from which the water is collected. And they compare the total dissolved solids, or TDS. 

在会议上，优质水协会成员了解了取水的环境。他们还比较了总溶解固体（TDS）。 

Waters with a low TDS are like rain that has not yet touched the earth. Those with high TDS — such as Vichy mineral water from hot springs in France and Catalonia, in northeastern Spain — have high mineral content that may include calcium, magnesium, potassium or sodium, among others. 

TDS 较低的水就像尚未接触大地的雨水。那些 TDS 高的水——例如来自法国和西班牙东北部加泰罗尼亚温泉的维希矿泉水——矿物质含量很高，其中可能包括钙、镁、钾或钠等。 

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