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drink tea/ 饮茶/ (yǐn chá)

A: Chinese tea is famous around the world for its color, scent and taste. Do you like drinking tea?

中国茶以色,香,味,而闻名于世。你喜欢喝茶吗？

(zhōnɡɡuó chá yǐ sè, xiānɡ, wèi, ér wénmínɡ yúshì.nǐ xǐhuān hēchá ma?)

B: Yes, I do. Among all the types of Chinese tea, I like black tea the best. 

喜欢。在各种中国茶中,我最喜欢喝红茶。

(xǐhuān.zài ɡèzhǒnɡ zhōnɡɡuó chá zhōnɡ, wǒ zuì xǐhuān hē hónɡchá.)

A: China's tea culture has a history of 4,000 years. The most famous are green tea, black tea, Wulong tea and flower tea.

中国的茶文化已经有4000年的历史了,最著名的就是绿茶,红茶,乌龙茶和花茶。

(zhōnɡɡuó de chá wénhuà yǐjīnɡ yǒu siqiannián de lìshǐ le, zuì zhùmínɡ de jiùshì lǜchá, hónɡchá, wūlónɡ chá hé huāchá.)

B: Drinking tea is an art and a study. Let me test you. One type of tea has a pretty name, it's called Falling Snow flakes. Do you know what kind of tea it is? 

饮茶既是一种艺术也是一门学问。让我来考考你吧。有一种茶有个美丽的名字,叫做飘雪。你知道这是哪种茶吗？

(yǐnchá jìshì yīzhǒnɡ yìshù yěshì yīmén xuéwèn.rànɡ wǒ lái kǎokǎo nǐ bā.yǒu yīzhǒnɡ chá yǒuɡè měilì de mínɡzì, jiàozuò piāoxuě.nǐ zhīdào zhè shì nǎzhǒnɡ chá ma? )

A: Is it tea from the north? Because the weather in the north is cold and snowy. 

是来自北方的茶吗？因为北方天气寒冷还下雪。

(shì láizì běifānɡde chá ma？yīnwéi běifānɡ tiānqì hánlěnɡ hái xiàxuě.)

B: Nope. It is a kind of jasmine tea.

不是。这是一种茉莉花茶的名字。

(bùshì.zhèshì yīzhǒnɡ mòlìhuā chá de mínɡzì.)

Illustraion: Liu Xidan/Global Times