When a drink is carbonated, it holds tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide. That is the tingle in cola, soda water, sparkling water, and many beers.

When a drink is carbonated當一種飲料是carbonated的時候it holds tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide裡面含有微小的二氧化碳氣泡。That is the tingle in cola, soda water, sparkling water, and many beers那就是可樂、蘇打水、氣泡水和許多啤酒裡的那種刺刺感。

The gas was pushed in under pressure; when you open the bottle the pressure drops and the bubbles rush out. If the gas has already left, people say the drink has gone flat — it is still the same liquid, just not carbonated any more. Still water is the opposite: no bubbles on purpose.

The gas was pushed in under pressure這種氣體是在加壓的狀況下打進去的; when you open the bottle the pressure drops and the bubbles rush out當你打開瓶子，壓力下降，氣泡就會衝出來。If the gas has already left如果氣體已經跑光了people say the drink has gone flat大家會說這飲料「跑氣了」it is still the same liquid, just not carbonated any more它還是同樣的液體，只是不再有氣了。Still water is the oppositestill water（無氣水）正好相反no bubbles on purpose是刻意不含氣泡的。

Though actually, carbonated is a slightly careful, label-like word. At a shop most people say fizzy, sparkling, or just soda. You will see carbonated on bottles, menus that want to sound precise, and in science talk.

Though actually, carbonated is a slightly careful, label-like word不過其實，carbonated是個比較講究、像標籤用語的字。At a shop most people say fizzy, sparkling, or just soda在店裡大部分人會說fizzy、sparkling，或直接說soda。You will see carbonated on bottles, menus that want to sound precise, and in science talk你會在瓶身上、想講得精確的菜單上，以及科學用語中看到carbonated這個字。

It does not mean ‘this drink contains carbon as in living things’ — almost all food has carbon in that broad sense. Here it only means ‘this has the bubble-gas in it’.

It does not mean 'this drink contains carbon as in living things'它不是指「這飲料含有生物意義上的碳」almost all food has carbon in that broad sense因為幾乎所有食物在那種廣義上都含碳。Here it only means 'this has the bubble-gas in it'這裡它只是指「裡面有氣泡的氣體」。