英语口语大赢家Topic232:茶文化 Tea Culture

茶是中华文明最宝贵的文化财富之一。历史上，茶是带有传奇色彩的帝王神农发现的。

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Tea is one of the greatest cultural treasures of Chinese civilization. Tea was historically discovered by the legendary¹ emperor, Shennong, who believed that water was safe to drink only by first boiling it. One day he noticed some leaves had fallen into his boiling water. The ever curious monarch² took a sip³ of the brew⁴ and was pleasantly surprised by its flavor and its restorative properties. Tea remained in Chinese hands for centuries, before foreign explorers brought this to an enthusiastic public in Europe and other places. Tea drinking then became a standard feature of the Chinese culture. Regions famous for Chinese tea in the south have produced much of the world's tea. China for centuries has been acting⁵ as the first nation of tea because of its outstanding products. Today, Chinese tea must compete against foreign teas from many other places in the world. China has an advantage in this, however, because of her long history and the quality of her teas. Rituals have even appeared in the preparing and drinking of tea. This tea culture places emphasis on the taste and color of the tea as well as on the presentation of the tea set. Tea has become more than a mere⁶ drink. Rather, it is a symbol of the Chinese people and culture.

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茶是中华文明最宝贵的文化财富之一。历史上，茶是带有传奇色彩的帝王神农发现的，他认为水只有先烧开之后饮用才是安全的。一天，他发现一些叶子掉进了他烧开的水中。一向好奇的君王尝了一口，他为其芳香和恢复体力的功效而惊奇、兴奋。早在外国探险家把茶带给欧洲和其他地方热情的民众之前，茶已在中国留传了几个世纪。饮茶在当时成为中国文化的标准特征。因中国茶叶而闻名的中国南部生产出了世界上大部分的茶叶。中国几个世纪以来因其优质的茶产品一直扮演着世界第一茶叶大国的角色。现在中国的茶叶必须和来自世界其他地区的外国茶叶竞争。但是中国由于其悠久的历史和茶叶的质量，在这方面具有较强的优势。在泡茶和品茶的过程中还出现了茶道。这种茶文化注重茶的味与色，以及茶具的摆放。茶已经不单单是一种饮品，它是中国人和中国文化的象征。

Grammar 语法小结
将来完成时

1.现在完成进行时表示从过去某一时间开始一直延续到现在的动作。现在这个动作和能刚刚终止，也可能仍在进行。它的基本结构是have/ha been +现在分词

I have often been thinking of you. 我常常想念你。

I've been waiting for an hour and he still hasn't turned up.

我等了一个小时，他还没来。

Your fingers are brown. You've been smoking too much.

你手指都黄了，你烟抽得太多了。

I have been sitting here all afternoon. 我在这儿坐了一下午。

2. 现在完成进行时和现在完成时的区别在于：现在完成进行时一般强调过去发生的动作现在仍在继续；现在完成时强调过去发生的动作现在已经完成或表示曾经发生的动作

I have been writing an article. 我一直在写一篇文章。（仍在）

I have written an article. 这已写好了一篇文章。 （已完成）

I have been reading that book since last week.

自从上周以来，我一直在读那本书。 （还在读）

I have read that book before.

以前我曾读过那本书。　（动作在过去曾经发生过）

家庭总动员　Do it together
找出下面句子中的语法错误并改正。

1.By now, he has watched TV for more than 5 hours.

2.My mom has read the book since two days ago.

3.The boy has been finishing the book today.

4.I have been watching the movie for three times.

5.I have been getting into the room.

1.has watched →has been watching

2.has read → has been reading

3.has been finishing → has finished

4.have been watching → have watched

5.have been getting → have got

 

1 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

2 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

3 sip   

v.小口地喝，抿，呷；n.一小口的量

参考例句：

• She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
• Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。

4 brew   

v.酿造，调制

参考例句：

• Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
• The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。

5 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

6 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。