Unit 6 A 3a

An Accidental Invention

Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believes that tea was first drunk nearly 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.
A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

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一个偶然的发明
你知道茶这个世界上最流行的饮料(加水后)是偶然被发明的吗?很多人以为茶在将近5000年前第一次被引用,据说是一个中国统治者神农发现茶可以做成饮料的,一天神农在在火上煮水,一些茶树上的叶子飘落到水面,并留着那里一段时间产生了一种很香的味道,所以他尝了一口褐色的水,确实很美味,主要.世界上最受喜爱的饮料被发明了.
4000多年以后,茶圣陆羽在他的著作《茶经》中提及神农,《茶经》描述了茶类植物如何生长,如何用来制茶,并论及上好茶叶产于何地,以及泡茶用哪种水合适.
据说茶传入韩国和日本是在第六,第七世纪.直到1660年茶才被引入英国,但是不超过100年后,茶竟变成了英国的国饮.中国和西方国家的茶贸易往来始于19世纪,茶的贸易往来传播了茶的闻名度以及广泛散播了茶类植物到世界各地.虽然许多人了解茶文化,但是中国人无疑是最懂得茶的品性的.

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