50 Fun Facts for Claudia's 50th Birthday! 50个 Claudia 50岁生日前的趣事儿

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Fifty! The Big 5-0. CHEERS CEO Claudia Masueger is about pass the half-century mark and into another half-century of fun! Fifty fun facts about Claudia just before her birthday.

50岁！齐饮CHEERS的首席执行官Claudia Masueger即将迈入她人生的半个世纪大关，并开启另半个世纪的征程。在Claudia 50岁生日来临之际，我们想和齐饮CHEERS粉丝们分享关于她的50个有趣的事实。

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1.Claudia is from Switzerland, from deep-in-the-mountains you - need - skies - to - escape Switzerland.
Claudia来自瑞士，来自那种需要滑雪才能进城的瑞士深山里。

2. She was born in 1971.
她出生于1971年。

3. Her Chinese sign is the Pig. The Metal Pig. Perhaps a Heavy Metal Pig!?
她的生肖是猪。

4. Her favorite grape is Malbec. "I associate it with beautiful Argentina: great steak, tango and handsome men."
她最喜欢的葡萄是马尔贝克。她说道"马尔贝克常让我想起美丽的阿根廷：美味的牛排、探戈舞和英俊的男人。"

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5.Claudia’s great grandmother Lina hauled barrels of wine through the mountains from Italy to Switzerland.
Claudia的曾祖母Lina曾用马车将一桶桶的葡萄酒从意大利运送到瑞士的山区。

6. Her father Tieni continued the legacy and is a noted wine taster and trader.
她的父亲Tieni继承了葡萄酒贸易的传统，是一位出色的葡萄酒品鉴师和贸易商人。

7. Claudia has ten sets of the same clothing--all black--to save time getting dressed.
Claudia有十套相同的衣服，它们都是黑色的。她这样做是为了节省挑选衣服的时间。

8. Her favorite color is red. Although she once had blue hair.
她最喜欢的颜色是红色。不过，她曾经有一头蓝发。

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9. Claudia’s childhood hero was singer Nina Hagen, for “living an authentic and extravagant life.”
Claudia的童年英雄是歌手尼娜•哈根（Nina Hagen），因为她 "过着真实而奢侈的生活"（来自歌曲living an authentic and extravagant life）。

10. She attended a boy’s boarding school for three years.
她曾在一所男子寄宿学校学习了三年。

11. Lived in India for four years.
她在印度生活过四年。

12. And once climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
她曾经爬过非洲的乞力马扎罗山。

13. She can hand-roll cigarettes.
她会用手卷烟。

14. And play guitar.
她会弹吉他。

15. And make cheese fondue. (She says the secret is to add eggs at the end.)
她会做奶酪火锅。(她说这道菜的秘诀是在最后加入鸡蛋）。

16. She can also open wine bottles saber-style with a knife or sword.
她还以挥舞军刀的方式，用刀或剑开葡萄酒瓶。

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17. Claudia arrived in China in 2008 with two suitcases full of wine.
Claudia在2008年带着满满两箱的葡萄酒开启了她的中国探险之旅。

18. She chose China because it seemed difficult but had big potential.
她之所以选择了中国，是因为尽管这里的经商环境看起来很有挑战，但蕴含着很大的潜力。

19. Her first business, MQ Wines, sold wine to other businesses.
她的第一家企业叫做马素格葡萄酒公司，曾向其他企业分销葡萄酒。

20. Her second business, CHEERS, sells wine to consumers.

她的第二家企业也就是齐饮CHEERS，向大众消费者销售美味的葡萄酒。

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21. She started CHEERS after MQ’s warehouse burned in 2010 and she needed a new challenge.
在2010年马素格葡萄酒公司的仓库被烧毁后，她开始创立了CHEERS，她当时觉得自己需要一个新的挑战。

22. As with all good Swiss, her business was insured, including for fire.
与所有优秀的瑞士人一样，她的企业也有购买保险，包括火灾保险。

23. CHEERS first shop opened in Xizhimen at 10:59 on April 9 of 2011. “We were told it was a very auspicious time and date."
2011年4月9日10点59分，CHEERS的第一家店在西直门开业。她回忆道："别人告诉我们这是一个非常吉利的时辰"。

24. Claudia’s favorite people are her parents.
Claudia最喜欢的人是她的父母。

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25. Her favorite singer is Marla Glen.
她最喜欢的歌手是Marla Glen。

26. She loves skydiving and scuba diving.
她喜欢跳伞和潜水。

27. Claudia’s favorite way to get around Beijing is by e-bike.
Claudia在北京最喜欢的出行方式是骑电动自行车。

28. Her favorite Chinese food is hotpot.
她最喜欢的中国食物是火锅。

29. And her favorite brand is Plastered8.
而她最喜欢的品牌是Plastered 8（北京当地最受欢迎的T恤品牌）。

30. Yoga is her daily sport.
瑜伽是她的日常运动。

31. Appenzeller and Tilsiter are her favorite cheeses.
阿彭策尔和提尔西特是她最喜欢的奶酪。

32. The chicken is her favorite animal.
她最喜欢的动物是鸡。

33. Claudia was stranded in Switzerland for over a year during the virus crisis.

在新冠肺炎期间，为配合疫情防控工作，Claudia在瑞士远程工作了一年多。

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34. She woke daily at 3 AM Swiss time to be on Beijing business time.
那时，她每天在瑞士时间凌晨3点起床，以配合国内的上班时间。

35. She helped run CHEERS from her childhood bedroom.
疫情期间，她在童年的卧室里与国内的员工和合作伙伴保持联系，远程工作。

36. With two dogs for company: Lucky and Tessa.

那时，她与两只狗为伴：Lucky和Tessa。

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37. Claudia says the biggest challenge for CHEERS during the virus crisis was liquidity.
Claudia说，在疫情期间，齐饮CHEERS最大的挑战是资金流动问题。

38. Claudia and wine critic Jancis Robinson sent a "jia you" message to China from Napa Valley in March 2020.
2020年3月，Claudia和葡萄酒评论家Jancis Robinson从加州纳帕谷向中国发出了 "中国加油“的鼓励信。

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39. She brought a LOT of Swiss chocolate for her quarantine in China in April 2021.
2021年4月，为了度过在上海的入境隔离时间，她带了许多瑞士巧克力。

40. Claudia once sourced an alphorn for a CHEERS Christmas party in Sanlitun.
为了准备齐饮CHEERS（三里屯店）的圣诞派对，Claudia曾经采购了一个羊角号。

41. She and CHEERS have organized wine tastings, wine shop tours and even a tango night for charity.
她和齐饮CHEERS组织过品酒会、参观葡萄酒商店，甚至还为慈善组织过探戈舞之夜。

42. And organized a Marathon that covered all of the CHEERS stores.
她还组织了一次马拉松比赛，路程覆盖了所有的齐饮CHEERS门店。

43. Claudia was justice of the peace at the wedding of David Schaumann of CHEERS, declaring him and wife Mingming as Mr and Mrs CHEERS.
在齐饮CHEERS总经理David Schaumann的婚礼上，Claudia担任司仪，宣布他和妻子明明结为夫妻。

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44. Claudia is a mentor at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University.

Claudia受清华大学苏世民学院邀请担任苏世民学院业界指导。

45. As a teenager, Claudia once made a movie about Dracula for school.

青少年时期，Claudia曾经为学校制作了一部关于德古拉（美国的吸血鬼电视剧）的电影。

46. But she believes that life, and not school, teaches the best lessons.

但她认为，社会和日常生活是学到道理和为人处世的最佳地方，而不是学校。

47. The best lesson she learned in the wine business is “listen to the market.”

她在葡萄酒行业学到的最佳经验是：顺应潮流和市场。

48. And the best lesson she learned in life is “there is nothing good or bad except as you interpret it.”
而她在生活中总结出的最佳道理是：没有绝对的好事和坏事，对于事情好坏的判断完全取决于自己的诠释。

49. Claudia’s dream is to open 888 CHEERS stores in China.

Claudia的梦想是在中国开888家齐饮CHEERS店。

50. And her philosophy for CHEERS is to make people smile.
她对齐饮CHEERS的理念是：让每一位顾客都微笑（CHEERS makes you smile）。

正文完结

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Original by Jim Boyce, Grape Wall of China 葡萄围城
原文作者：Jim Boyce, Grape Wall of China 葡萄围城
本文译者：万强

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