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1、智课网IELTS备考资料雅思阅读材料之纽约一万美元一杯的鸡尾酒出国英语考试有哪些雅思6.5是什么水平雅思阅读评分标准托福阅读评分标准雅思和托福的区别NewYorkhoteloffers$10,000martiniWednesday,December1,2004Posted:6:18PMEST(2318GMT)中文导读：纽约有名的古老旅馆AlgonquinHotel最近推出一种价值一万美元一杯的martini酒，酒底下带有一颗钻石。目前还未有人购买，不过旅馆经理说已经有很多人表示对它有兴趣。旅馆期望哪天有某浪漫的人会首先买下这
2、种酒。NEWYORK(Reuters)--DrinkersmightwanttokeepaclearheadwhenorderingamartiniatNewYork'shistoricAlgonquinHotelortheymightpay$10,000forthatcoldsip.Thelandmarkhotel,wherefamedwitDorothyParkerandfellowliterarylightsattheRoundTableimbibed,offersa$10,000martini,completewit
3、haloosediamondatthebottom.Noonehasorderedoneyet,inthemartini'sfirstweekonthemenu,butthehotelhopessomeromanticsoulwillbuyoneanydaynow."Wehaven'thadanybuyersyet,butalotofpeoplearetalkingaboutit,"saidAnthonyMelchiorri,thehotel'sgeneralmanager,onWednesday.Thedrinkisdes
4、ignedtofitwithtraditionattheAlgonquin,whereRoundTablemembersincludingParker,writerRobertBenchley,playwrightGeorgeS.Kaufmanand"TheNewYorker"magazinefounderHaroldRossgatheredregularly.Today,Parker'sodetothemartiniadornshotelnapkins:"Iloveamartini--buttwoatthemost.Thr
5、eeI'munderthetable;Four,I'munderthehost."Parker'sresponsetothe$10,000martinimightbemixed,themanagerconceded."Ithinkshewouldliketheideasolongasshe'dgettodrinkit,"hesaid."Idon'tthinkshe'dcareaboutthediamond,butshe'dcareaboutthemartini."Fearnot,themanageradded,nooneca
6、nreallyorderthemartinibymistake.Thetipplerequires72hours'notice,andbuyersmeetwithajewelertoselectagemandwithhotelstafftoensurethecocktailisdeliveredtotherighttable.
