Vodka is a strong clear alcoholic drink. It has no colour at all — it looks exactly like water in the glass — and it has very little smell or taste of its own. It is made from grain or potatoes. It comes originally from Russia and Poland, and both countries will tell you firmly that it came from THEM.

vodkavodka is a strong clear alcoholic drink是一種烈性的透明酒精飲料 it has no colour at all完全沒有顏色 it looks exactly like water in the glass在杯子裡看起來就跟水一樣 and it has very little smell or taste of its own而且本身幾乎沒什麼氣味或味道 it is made from grain or potatoes是用穀物或馬鈴薯做的 it comes originally from Russia and Poland它最早來自俄羅斯和波蘭 and both countries will tell you firmly that it came from THEM而這兩個國家都會堅持說是自己發明的

The word works two ways. It can mean the drink in general ('Vodka is stronger than wine'), and it can mean one serving of it ('Two vodkas, please' / 'a vodka and orange'). English does this with many drinks: the uncountable substance, and the countable glass of it.

the word works two ways這個字有兩種用法 it can mean the drink in general它可以指這種飲料本身 ('Vodka is stronger than wine'像'Vodka is stronger than wine'), and it can mean one serving of it也可以指一杯 ('Two vodkas, please'像'Two vodkas, please' / 'a vodka and orange'/'a vodka and orange') English does this with many drinks英文裡很多酒都是這樣 the uncountable substance, and the countable glass of it不可數的液體本身，跟可數的一杯

Because vodka tastes of so little, it is the base of a huge number of mixed drinks — vodka and orange, vodka tonic, Bloody Mary, Screwdriver. That is exactly why bars love it: it makes a drink strong without changing the flavour.

because vodka tastes of so little因為vodka本身味道很淡 it is the base of a huge number of mixed drinks它是很多調酒的基底 vodka and orangevodka and orange, vodka tonicvodka tonic, Bloody MaryBloody Mary, ScrewdriverScrewdriver that is exactly why bars love it這正是酒吧愛用它的原因 it makes a drink strong without changing the flavour它能讓酒變烈卻不改變風味

And that is also why people warn each other about it. A drink that does not taste of alcohol is easy to drink too fast.

and that is also why people warn each other about it這也是大家互相提醒要小心它的原因 a drink that does not taste of alcohol一種喝不出酒味的飲料 is easy to drink too fast很容易讓人喝得太快

In Taiwan you will see it written on menus as 伏特加 — the sound of the English word, written in Chinese characters, and the characters were chosen mostly for sound, not meaning.

in Taiwan在台灣 you will see it written on menus as 伏特加菜單上會寫成伏特加 the sound of the English word, written in Chinese characters這是把英文發音用中文字寫出來 and the characters were chosen mostly for sound, not meaning而且選字主要是取音、不是取意