The tavern keeper is waiting with grim news.

酒馆老板正在等待坏消息。

This morning, he makes a troubling accusation: her tavern keeper has been diluting wine with water.

今天早上，他提出了一个令人不安的指控：她的酒馆老板一直在用水稀释酒。

When the tavern keeper confronted him, he falsely accused her of watering down the wine.

当酒馆老板质问他时，他诬告她淡化了酒。

So she sends for the tavern keeper to meet her at the temple of Shamash, the patron god of Sippar.

因此，她派酒馆老板到西帕的守护神沙马什神庙与她会面。

But the consequences would be even higher for the tavern keeper: the punishment of diluting wine is death by drowning.

但对酒馆老板来说，后果会更严重：稀释酒的惩罚是溺水身亡。