VOA慢速英语2021 肯尼亚新品紫茶日渐走俏

Kenya’s Purple Tea Finds Buyers, Popularity¹

Purple tea is starting to become popular in Kenya and in other countries although it is twice the price of traditional black tea.

紫茶开始在肯尼亚和其他国家流行起来，尽管这种茶的价格是传统红茶的两倍。

Kenya is the largest producer of black tea in the world. But black tea prices are low right now. Kenyan researchers developed the purple tea and released² it to farmers in 2011. Tea farming is one of the largest industries in the Kenyan economy. The farmers hope purple tea, and other new varieties, can help them make more money from their land.

肯尼亚是全球最大的红茶生产国。但是现在红茶的价格很低。肯尼亚研究人员开发了这种紫茶，并于2011年将其发放给茶农。茶业是肯尼亚经济中最大的产业之一。茶农们希望通过种植紫茶和其他新品种能帮助他们获得更多收入。

Other new kinds of tea, like the purple tea, are getting popular. Some people believe the new kinds are healthier than black tea.

其他新品种的茶，比如紫茶，也越来越受欢迎。有些人认为这一新品种比红茶更加健康。

Karanja Kinyanjui farms eight hectares of purple tea, along with 40 hectares of black tea. Kinyanjui makes twice as much from the new kind of tea.

卡兰詹（Karanja Kinyanjui）种植了8公顷紫茶和40公顷红茶。卡兰詹通过种植这种新茶获得了两倍的利润。

Bella Gwada likes purple tea. She traveled 42 kilometers from Nairobi to pick the tea. She said it tastes good. "You don't even need to add sugar. It's easily digestible, milder than black tea," she said.

贝拉·瓜达（Bella Gwada）喜欢紫茶。她从42公里外的内罗毕赶来采茶。她说，茶的口味甚佳。“甚至都不需要加糖。这款茶容易消化，比红茶更温和，”她说道。

Purple tea contains a substance known as anthocyanin, which gives the leaves the purple color, and other substances. Some people think the tea helps with weight loss.

紫茶含有一种名为花青素的物质，因此茶叶呈紫色，还有富含其他物质。有些人认为紫茶有助于减肥。

A representative from the Kenya Tea Research Foundation³ said purple tea can reduce inflammation in the body.

肯尼亚茶叶研究基金会的一名代表表示，紫茶可以减少体内的炎症。

One tea company is planning to set up a special factory for other kinds of tea in Kenya. Up next? A Japanese green tea called sencha.

一家茶叶公司计划在肯尼亚建立一家专门生产其他茶叶的工厂。好奇下一个茶种？一种名为“煎茶”的日本绿茶。

Words in This Story

twice –adv. two times

variety –n. a particular kind of person or thing

digest –v. to change (food that you have eaten) by a biological process into simpler forms that can be used by the body

mild –adj. not strong or harsh⁴ in taste

inflammation –n. a condition in which a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful

1 popularity   

n.普及，流行，名望，受欢迎

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。

2 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

3 foundation   

n.[pl.]地基；基础；基金会；建立，创办

参考例句：

• The foundation of the university took place 600 years ago.这所大学是600年前创办的。
• The Foundation gives money to help artists.那家基金会捐款帮助艺术家。

4 harsh   

adj.严厉（酷）的，刺耳的，刺目的，毛糙的

参考例句：

• The sunlight is very harsh.太阳光很刺眼。
• Although his words are harsh,there is positiveness in them.虽然他的话很苛刻，但有建设性。