Just briefly on the etymology of the word “chocolate”, the word chocolate probably domes from “chocolatl”, a Spanish combination of the Maya word for “hot water” and the Aztec word for “bitter water.”
咱们简单地从“巧克力”这个词的起源说起吧。“巧克力”这个词大致起源于“chocolatl”，它是一个合成西班牙语，合成自玛雅语“热水”和阿芝特克语“苦水”。
Chocolate comes in many forms today. Regardless of the type, processing begins by extracting, fermenting, drying, and roasting the cacao seeds (also called beans), removing the shell and skin, and leaving the tasty nibs.
如今，巧克力正以多种多样的形式出现。我们先不提它们的形状，其加工过程始于提炼、接着发酵、干燥，然后烘烤可可种子(也称为可可豆)，去壳去皮，最后留下美味的核。
There are three main forms of chocolate that one sees regularly. These are milk chocolate, dark chocolate and white chocolate.
大家通常看到的巧克力主要有三种口味，牛奶巧克力、纯巧克力和白巧克力。
Milk chocolate is a mixture of chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, milk, sugar, and flavorings. All milk chocolate made in the U.S. contains at least 10% chocolate liquor and 12% whole milk.
牛奶巧克力由巧克力乳液、可可油、牛奶、糖和其它调味材料混合而成。美国制造的牛奶巧克力都含有至少10%巧克力乳液和12%全脂牛奶。
There are two kinds of dark chocolate. The first bittersweet and semisweet chocolate are the darkest eating chocolates and have at least 35% chocolate liquor. Sweet dark chocolate contains 15% to 35% chocolate liquor and less than 12% milk solids. It may also contain ingredients like condensed milk, cocoa butter, sugar, and vanilla.
纯巧克力主要有两种，一种是半苦半甜型巧克力，这是最纯的巧克力，至少含有35%巧克力乳液。甜纯巧克力含有15%至35%巧克力乳液和低于12%固体牛奶。当然，甜纯巧克力里也会含有其它成份，如炼乳、可可油、糖和香草等。
White chocolate is a blend of cocoa butter, milk, sugar, and flavorings. It contains no cocoa solids, and many people don’t consider it chocolate at all!
白巧克力是用可可油、牛奶、糖和其它调味成分混合制作而成的。其内并不含有任何可可固体成分，因此许多人认为这根本就不是巧克力！
