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Updated: 2004-09-22 11:37
Kalashnikov takes on vodka market
卡拉什尼科夫的大名在當(dāng)今世界幾乎是無人不知無人不曉,以他名字命名的AK系列自動(dòng)武器因威力大、易操作和維護(hù)方便,數(shù)十年來風(fēng)靡全球。不過,令人難以置信的是,這位有“世界槍王”之稱的傳奇人物近日在英國推出的最新產(chǎn)品卻與戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)和殺人無關(guān),這種以他的名字命名的伏特加酒給“卡拉什尼科夫”家族又增添了新的含義。  

Kalashnikov takes on vodka market
From gun-toting to vodka-tasting - Kalashnikov takes aim at market(Agencies)

Two of Russia's most famous exports have been combined in the launch of Kalashnikov vodka - but one shot of it should not prove lethal.

Mikhail Kalashnikov, 84, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle, proudly presented the new liquor in London.

The general, who designed the rifle after being wounded in World War II, said he wanted to continue the "good name" of his gun.

It has long been the weapon of choice for guerrilla armies around the world.

The new vodka, distilled in St Petersburg, retails for about $24 a bottle. It is already available at several clubs in London.

The general agreed to give his name to it after being approached by a British entrepreneur, John Florey.

Mr Kalashnikov argued that he created the gun for "purely patriotic reasons".

"I created it to protect the borders of my country," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying on Monday.

The gun is made in the Urals city of Izhevsk.

(Agencies)

Vocabulary:
 

vodka: a clear, typically colorless liquor, usually distilled from fermented grain(伏特加酒)

 
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