BBC英语六分钟-每天坚持口语How do you like your tea

Howdoyoulikeyourtea?BBC英语六分钟练起来（2023.03.08）Transcript

Note:Thisisnotaword-for-wordtranscriptAlice

Helloandwelcometo6MinuteEnglish.I'mAlice…Neil

AndI'mNeil…Um…Alice.What'sthis?Alice

It'sacupoftea,Neil.Wouldyoulikesome?Neil

Oh,Ican'tdrinkthat!Youdidn’tlettheteabrewforlongenough.Andyouforgottoaddsugar.Alice

Well,makeityourselfnexttime!Andwhenyou

brew

acupoftea,bytheway,youaddboilingwatertotealeavesorateabagandallowtheflavourtodevelop.Neil

I'msorry,Alice.Ididn’tmeantoberudeaboutyourtea.ButIdolikeitverystrongandsweet.Alice

Teaisthesubjectoftoday'sshow.AndNeil,Ithinkyou'dlikethewaytheyserveteainIndia.Theydrink

chai

–astrongblackteaservedwithlotsofmilk,sugarandspices.Neil

Mmm…thatdoessoundgood.Iquitefancyacupof

chai

now.Alice

DidyouknowthatitwastheBritishwhointroducedteatoIndia?Neil

No,Ididn't,Alice.Thisisveryinteresting…I'mproudofourhabitofhavingteaallthetimeandteabagsaregreat!Amarvellouslittleinvention!Alice

Yes,Iagree.Well,that'smyquestionforyoutoday.Wherewastheteabaginvented?Wasitin…

a)China

b)theUS

Orc)BritainNeil

Hmm.IbuyalotofteabagsbutIdon'tknowtheirhistory.SoI'mgoingtoguessc)Britain.Alice

Well,we'llfindoutifyouchosetherightanswerlateron.Let'slistennowtoProfessorMarkmanEllistalkingabouttheChineseteaplant.He'sahistorianatQueenMary,UniversityofLondon.INSERT

ProfessorMarkmanEllis,historian,QueenMary,UniversityofLondon

TeaisashrubthatgrowsnaturallyinthemountainousareasofChinaandseveralthousandyearsago,nooneknowshowexactly,there…Imean…therearestories…itbecameclearthatifyouconsumedtheleavesofthisplantespeciallytheyoungerleaves,thenithadaninterestingeffectonyou.Andthateffectcouldbethoughtofasmedicinaloritcouldbethoughtofasjustkindofsanative–makingyoufeelabitbetterthanyouusedtofeel.Alice

ProfessorMarkmanEllistellsusthatpeopleinAncientChina

consumed

–orate–leavesfromtheteaplantandithadaninterestingeffectonthem.Neil

ProfessorEllissaysteahasa

sanative

effect–makingyoufeelbetter–soImighttrymunchingafewleaveslateron.Alice

Alrightthen.ApparentlytheChinesestarteddrinkingteabecauseofits

medicinal

–orhealing–qualities.Andthey'vebeendrinkingteaforthousandsofyears!WellweBritishmayloveagoodcupoftea–butwehaven’tbeenbrewingitfornearlysolongastheChinese.Neil

ButrememberthatteaactuallygrowsinChina,Alice.Wedon'tgrowitinBritain.Alice

Goodpoint,Neil.Whichbringsmebacktowhatweweretalkingaboutearlier.Inthe19thcenturytheBritishstartedtogrowteainIndiainordertocompetewithChineseteaproduction.WhenteafirstarrivedinBritaininthe17thcenturyitwasincrediblyexpensiveandonlytheelitecouldaffordtodrinkit.Neil

Elite

meansasmallgroupofpeopleinsocietywhohavemoneyandpower.Well,theoppositeistruetoday–everyonedrinkstea!Andcheapteabagsmakereallystrongtea–justthewayIlikeit!Alice

[noiseofdisgust]Oh,it'snotforme!Iliketeawithadelicateflavour–LapsangSuchongismyfavouritewithitsevocativefragrance.Neil

Notteabags,then?Alice

No,Neil.Lapsangisdifferentfromothertypesofteabecausetheleavesaresmoke-driedoverpinewoodfiresgivingtheteaitsdistinctivesmokyflavour.Neil

YousoundlikeaTVadvert–Icanjustseethemistymountainsandfieldsoftea…Canyoutelluswhat

evocative

means?Alice

Itmeansmakingyouimaginesomethingpleasant.Andforsomepeopleteadrinkingisaspiritualexperience.Let’slistentoBBCreporterMikeWilliamslearningabouttheAsiancustomoftheteaceremony.INSERT

MikeWilliamsandhisChinesehost

CH:

Pleaseenjoyamouthfulofgreentea.

MW:

Thankyou...Thatwasabitlessthanamouthful.It'saveryverysmallamount,isn'tit?

CH:

It'sabout20ml.It'sthewaytoappreciateteainverysmallquantitiessoyoucanconcentrateandcultivateyourmindfulnessindrinkingthetea.

MW:

Mindfulness?Whatdoyoumeanbymindfulness?

CH:

TeaceremonyhassomeofitsorigininBuddhism.TheJapaneseteaceremonyforexamplehasalotofZenBuddhisminfluence.Mindfulnessistheconcentrationandfocusonthenow–forgetaboutthepast,forgetaboutthefuture,andenjoythisspecificmoment.Andthat'swhatIcallmindfulness.Neil

Sotheydon'tusemugsintheteaceremony.It's20millilitresoramouthfulofgreentea.Alice

That'sright.Drinkingjusta

mouthful

–orasmallamount–helpsyouconcentrateandcultivatemindfulness.Asthespeakerexplains,

mindfulness

meanslivinginthemomentandforgettingaboutthepastandfuture.Neil

Well,forgivemeforthinkingaboutthepast–buthowabouttheanswertotoday’squizquestion?Alice

OKthen.Iasked:Wherewastheteabaginvented?Wasitin…

a)China?,

b)theUS?OR

c)Britain?Neil

AndIsaidc)Britain.AndImustberight.Alice

Well,I'mafraidyou'rewrong,Neil!Itwasb)theUS.Teabagsfirstappearedcommerciallyinthefirstdecadeofthe20thcenturyandweresuccessfullymarketedbyThomasSullivan,ateamerchantfromNewYork,whoshippedhisteabagsaroundtheworld.Neil

Really?TeabagsareolderthanIthought!Now,canyoutellusthewordsweheardtoday?Alice

Theyare:

brew

consumed

sanative

medicinal

elite

evocative

mouthful

mindfulnessNeil

Well,that'stheendoftoday's6MinuteEnglish.Youcangoandputthekettleonnowforanicebrew.Pleasejoinusagainsoon!Both

Bye.

Vocabularybrew

(inthiscontext)addboilingwatertoteaandallowtheflavourtodevelopconsumed

ateordranksanative

makingyoufeelbettermedicinal

healingelite

asmallgroupofpeopleinsocietywhohavemoneyandpowerevocative

makingyouimaginesomethingpleasantmouthful

asmallamountmindfulness

livinginthemomentandforgettingaboutthepastandfutureTranscript（双语版）Helloandwelcometo6MinuteEnglish.I’mAlice...大家好，欢迎收听六分钟英语。我是爱丽丝。AndI’mNeil…Um…Alice.What’sthis?我是尼尔。爱丽丝，那是什么?It’sacupoftea,Neil.Wouldyoulikesome?是一杯茶。你要来一杯吗？Oh,Ican’tdrinkthat!Youdidn’tlettheteabrewforlongenough.Andyouforgottoaddsugar.不了，我不喝茶！你泡茶的时间还不够长！而且你忘了加糖!Well,makeityourselfnexttime!Andwhenyoubrewacupoftea,bytheway,youaddboilingwatertotealeavesorateabagandallowtheflavourtodevelop.好吧，下次你自己沏吧。顺便说一下，如果你想泡杯茶，要用沸水冲泡茶叶或茶包，让茶的香味充分散发。I’msorry,Alice.Ididn’tmeantoberudeaboutyourtea.ButIdolikeitverystrongandsweet.不好意思，爱丽丝。我无意冒犯你，评判你泡的茶。但我喜欢很浓很甜的茶。Teaisthesubjectoftoday’sshow.AndNeil,Ithinkyou’dlikethewaytheyserveteainIndia.Theydrinkchai–astrongblackteaservedwithlotsofmilk,sugarandspices.茶就是今天节目的主题。尼尔，我想你会喜欢印度沏茶的方式。他们喝的印度奶茶是一种浓郁的黑茶，里面加了大量奶、糖和香料。Mmm…thatdoessoundgood.Iquitefancyacupofchainow.恩，这听上去不错。我现在很想喝一杯印度奶茶。DidyouknowthatitwastheBritishwhointroducedteatoIndia?你知道是英国把茶叶引入印度的吗？No,Ididn’t,Alice.Thisisveryinteresting…I’mproudofourhabitofhavingteaallthetimeandteabagsaregreat!Amarvellouslittleinvention!这我不知道。这挺有意思的。我一直为我们饮茶的习惯而感到骄傲，茶包好棒！这个小发明太棒了！Yes,Iagree.Well,that’smyquestionforyoutoday.Wherewastheteabaginvented?Wasitin…a)Chinab)theUSOrc)Britain我也这么认为。这也是今天我要问你的问题。茶包是哪个国家发明的？a)中国b)美国还是c)英国？Hmm.IbuyalotofteabagsbutIdon’tknowtheirhistory.SoI’mgoingtoguessc)Britain.我买了很多茶包，但是关于它的历史我并不了解。我猜是c)英国。Well,we’llfindoutifyouchosetherightanswerlateron.Let’slistennowtoProfessorMarkmanEllistalkingabouttheChineseteaplant.He’sahistorianatQueenMary,UniversityofLondon.之后我们再看你选的是否正确。现在我们来听听MarkmanEllis教授讲述中国的茶树。他是伦敦大学玛丽皇后学院的历史学家。TeaisashrubthatgrowsnaturallyinthemountainousareasofChinaandseveralthousandyearsago,nooneknowshowexactly,there…Imean…therearestories…itbecameclearthatifyouconsumedtheleavesofthisplantespeciallytheyoungerleaves,thenithadaninterestingeffectonyou.Andthateffectcouldbethoughtofasmedicinaloritcouldbethoughtofasjustkindofsanative–makingyoufeelabitbetterthanyouusedtofeel.茶属于灌木，生长于中国的山区，几千年前没有人确切知道茶叶的故事，之后人们越来越清楚如果饮用这种植物的叶子，尤其是嫩叶，会对身体有益。这也可以称为一种药效，简单说就是有益健康，使你比之前感觉更好。ProfessorMarkmanEllistellsusthatpeopleinAncientChinaconsumed–orate–leavesfromtheteaplantandithadaninterestingeffectonthem.MarkmanEllis教授告诉我们中国古代的人们就已经饮用茶树的茶叶，这还对他们的身体有益。ProfessorEllissaysteahasasanativeeffect–makingyoufeelbetter–soImighttrymunchingafewleaveslateron.MarkmanEllis教授说茶叶有益健康，让你感觉更好，一会我要嚼几片茶叶试试。Alrightthen.ApparentlytheChinesestarteddrinkingteabecauseofitsmedicinal–orhealing–qualities.Andthey’vebeendrinkingteaforthousandsofyears!WellweBritishmayloveagoodcupoftea–butwehaven’tbeenbrewingitfornearlysolongastheChinese.好吧。显然中国人饮茶是因为其药效。他们饮茶已经有几千年历史了。英国人喜欢喝好茶，但是我们饮茶的历史没有中国那么悠久。ButrememberthatteaactuallygrowsinChina,Alice.Wedon’tgrowitinBritain.但是要记住茶树实际上生长于中国。英国并没有种植茶树。Goodpoint,Neil.Whichbringsmebacktowhatweweretalkingaboutearlier.Inthe19thcenturytheBritishstartedtogrowteainIndiainordertocompetewithChineseteaproduction.WhenteafirstarrivedinBritaininthe17thcenturyitwasincrediblyexpensiveandonlytheelitecouldaffordtodrinkit.没错。这也是我们之前谈论的。十九世纪英国开始在印度种植茶叶，为了跟中国茶叶相竞争。当茶叶十七世纪第一次引入英国时，价格非常昂贵，只有社会名流才能负担得起。Elitemeansasmallgroupofpeopleinsocietywhohavemoneyandpower.Well,theoppositeistruetoday–everyonedrinkstea!Andcheapteabagsmakereallystrongtea–justthewayIlikeit!社会名流是指社会中一小群有钱有势的人。但现在情况完全不一样了，每个人都喝得起茶！便宜的茶包茶香浓郁，这种是我喜欢的！Oh,it’snotforme!Iliketeawithadelicateflavour–LapsangSuchongismyfavouritewithitsevocativefragrance.这不适合我。我喜欢香气清淡的茶，正山小种红茶是我最喜欢的，带有令人回味的香气。Notteabags,then?不是茶包？No,Neil.Lapsangisdifferentfromothertypesofteabecausetheleavesaresmoke-driedoverpinewoodfiresgivingtheteaitsdistinctivesmokyflavour.不是。正山小种和其他茶叶不同，其茶叶经松木火熏制，因此具有独特的烟熏味道。YousoundlikeaTVadvert–Icanjustseethemistymountainsandfieldsoftea…Canyoutelluswhatevocativemeans?你说得像是电视广播，我仿佛能看见烟雾蒙蒙的山脉和层层叠叠的茶田。你能告诉我令人回味是什么意思吗？Itmeansmakingyouimaginesomethingpleasant.Andforsomepeopleteadrinkingisaspiritualexperience.Let’slistentoBBCreporterMikeWilliamslearningabouttheAsiancustomoftheteaceremony.这是指能让你联想起愉快的事。对于一些人来说，喝茶是一种精神享受。我们听听BBC记者MikeWilliams讲述亚洲茶道礼仪。Pleaseenjoyamouthfulofgreentea.请品尝一口绿茶。Thankyou...Thatwasabitlessthanamouthful.It’saveryverysmallamount,isn’tit?谢谢。这还不够一口喝的。这量太少了。It’sabout20ml.It’sthewaytoappreciateteainverysmallquantitiessoyoucanconcentrateandcultivateyourmindfulnessindrinkingthetea.这大概20毫升。品茶就是喝一点，这样你能集中精力品味茶，通过喝茶正念。Mindfulness?Whatdoyoumeanbymindfulness?正念？这是什么意思？TeaceremonyhassomeofitsorigininBuddhism.TheJapaneseteaceremonyforexamplehasalotofZenBuddhisminfluence.Mindfulnessistheconcentrationandfocusonthenow–forgetaboutthepast,forgetaboutthefuture,andenjoythisspecificmoment.Andthat’swhatIcallmindfulness.茶道和佛教有些渊源。日本茶道深受禅宗佛教影响。正念是指专心，关注现在，忘记过去，忘记未来，享受当下。这就是我说的正念。Sotheydon’tusemugsintheteaceremony.It’s20millilitresoramouthfulofgreentea.茶道中不使用马克杯。杯子只盛20毫升或一口量的绿茶。That’sright.Drinkingjustamouthf