李涛:
Hi! Mike. Are you free tomorrow?
你好,迈克.你明天有空吗?
迈克:
Hmm, I am not doing anything tomorrow. Why?
嗯。我明天没什么事。怎么了?
李涛:
I'll go to buy a set of tea wares tomorrow morning. Would you like to go with me?
我明天上午要去买一套茶具。你愿意和我一起去吗?
迈克:
Great! I`m always interested in your tea culture. Besides, maybe you can help me choose one set for my grandpa. He loves tea.
好啊!我一直对你们的茶文化很感兴趣。而且,也许你可以帮我为我爷爷挑选一套茶具。他很喜欢喝茶。
李涛:
With pleasure. By the way, are there many people in your country who love tea?
当然可以。对了,你们国家喜欢喝茶的人多吗?
迈克:
Well, a lot of, I should say. But Americans drink tea in a much different way from Chinese. They love drinking cold tea, and usually put sugar or lemon in the tea.
这个,我得说有很多人喜欢喝茶。但是美国人喝茶的方式和中国人有很大不同.他们喜欢喝冰茶,而且常常在茶里加些糖块、柠檬什么的。
李涛:
That is a lot different. I guess that is because Americans are too busy to wait for the making of hot tea.
那与我们很不一样。我猜那是因为美国人太忙了。没时间等待热茶的冲泡。
迈克:
I guess you are right. Tea is originated from China, but different nations develops different tea cultures, which reflects some of the national characteristics.
我想你说的对。茶起源于中国,但是不同的国家形成了不同的茶文化。这些茶文化反映了一些民族特征。
李涛:
Japanese tea ceremony is another good example. It is so strict.
日本茶道也是一个很好的例子。它很严格。
迈克:
That is very interesting!
真有趣!