Tea

大家好，今天我们来说说中国的茶。

Dàjiā hǎo, jīntiān wǒmen lái shuōshuo zhōngguó de chá.

Hello everyone, today let's talk about Chinese tea.

在中国，很多人每天都喝茶。

Zài zhōngguó, hěn duō rén měi tiān dōu hē chá.

In China, many people drink tea every day.

朋友来了，主人先请他们喝一杯茶。

Péngyou lái le, zhǔrén xiān qǐng tāmen hē yì bēi chá.

When friends come, the host first invites them to have a cup of tea.

你喜欢喝茶吗？

Nǐ xǐhuan hē chá ma?

Do you like drinking tea?

茶是用一种树的叶子做成的。

Chá shì yòng yì zhǒng shù de yèzi zuò chéng de.

Tea is made from the leaves of a kind of tree.

茶树喜欢山上，那里雨多，空气也很好。

Chá shù xǐhuan shān shàng, nàli yǔ duō, kōngqì yě hěn hǎo.

Tea plants like the mountains, where there is a lot of rain and the air is good.

中国是最早喝茶的国家。

Zhōngguó shì zuì zǎo hē chá de guójiā.

China is the earliest country to drink tea.

人们喝茶已经有很长的历史了。

Rénmen hē chá yǐjīng yǒu hěn cháng de lìshǐ le.

People's tea drinking already has a very long history.

有一个很有名的故事，说的是神农。

Yǒu yí gè hěn yǒumíng de gùshi, shuō de shì shén nóng.

There is a famous story about Shennong.

人们说，他一边走一边试各种草。

Rénmen shuō, tā yìbiān zǒu yìbiān shì gèzhǒng cǎo.

People say he tried all kinds of herbs as he walked.

有一天，几片叶子被风吹进了他的开水里。

Yǒu yì tiān, jǐ piàn yèzi bèi fēng chuī jìn le tā de kāishuǐ lǐ.

One day, a few leaves were blown by the wind into his boiling water.

他喝了以后，觉得很香，这就是茶的故事。

Tā hē le yǐhòu, juéde hěn xiāng, zhè jiùshì chá de gùshi.

After drinking it, he found it fragrant. This is the story of tea.

中国的茶有很多种，颜色也不一样。

Zhōngguó de chá yǒu hěn duōzhǒng, yánsè yě bù yíyàng.

There are many kinds of Chinese tea, and their colors differ.

绿茶最常见，它的味道很新鲜。

Lǜchá zuì chángjiàn, tā de wèidao hěn xīnxiān.

Green tea is the most common, and its taste is fresh.

红茶的颜色是红红的，喝起来有点甜。

Hóngchá de yánsè shì hóng hóng de, hē qǐlai yǒu diǎn tián.

Black tea is reddish in color and tastes a little sweet.

还有白茶、黄茶和黑茶。

Háiyǒu bái chá, huáng chá hé hēi chá.

There are also white tea, yellow tea and dark tea.

泡茶的时候，水不能太热。

Pào chá de shíhou, shuǐ bù néng tài rè.

When making tea, the water must not be too hot.

如果水太热，茶就会不好喝。

Rúguǒ shuǐ tài rè, chá jiù huì bù hǎo hē.

If the water is too hot, the tea will not taste good.

你可以看到，叶子慢慢地在水里打开。

Nǐ kěyǐ kàndào, yèzi mànmàn de zài shuǐ lǐ dǎkāi.

You can see the leaves slowly open in the water.

喝茶的人也会越来越安静。

Hē chá de rén yě huì yuèláiyuè ānjìng.

The people drinking tea also become quieter and quieter.

在中国，茶也是一种尊敬。

Zài zhōngguó, chá yě shì yì zhǒng zūnjìng.

In China, tea is also a way of showing respect.

年轻人会用两只手把茶送给老人。

Niánqīng rén huì yòng liǎng zhī shǒu bǎ chá sònggěi lǎorén.

Young people give tea to the elderly with two hands.

这表示他们很关心老人。

Zhè biǎo shì tāmen hěn guānxīn lǎorén.

This shows that they care about the elderly.

吃饭的时候，大家也常常互相倒茶。

Chīfàn de shíhou, dàjiā yě chángcháng hùxiāng dǎo chá.

At meals, people also often pour tea for each other.

在南方，人们喜欢早上去茶楼。

Zài nánfāng, rénmen xǐhuan zǎo shàngqù chá lóu.

In the south, people like to go to teahouses in the morning.

大家一边喝茶，一边吃东西，一边说话。

Dàjiā yìbiān hē chá, yìbiān chī dōngxi, yìbiān shuōhuà.

People drink tea, eat and talk all at once.

在西南，人们喜欢坐在公园里喝茶。

Zài xīnán, rénmen xǐhuan zuò zài gōngyuán lǐ hē chá.

In the southwest, people like to sit in parks and drink tea.

茶让朋友和家人坐在一起，慢慢说话。

Chá ràng péngyou hé jiārén zuò zài yìqǐ, mànmàn shuōhuà.

Tea lets friends and family sit together and talk slowly.

今天，茶还是中国人生活的一部分。

Jīntiān, chá háishi zhōngguó rén shēnghuó de yíbùfen.

Today, tea is still part of Chinese people's lives.

很多人把茶带到办公室，也带到火车上。

Hěn duō rén bǎ chá dài dào bàngōngshì, yě dài dào huǒ chēshàng.

Many people take tea to the office and onto the train.

现在，世界上越来越多的人爱喝中国茶。

Xiànzài, shìjiè shàng yuèláiyuè duō de rén ài hē zhōngguó chá.

Now more and more people in the world love Chinese tea.

下次你喝茶的时候，请想想这个故事。

Xiàcì nǐ hē chá de shíhou, qǐng xiǎngxiang zhège gùshi.

Next time you drink tea, please think of this story.