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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这里是 BBC 英语教学的《6分钟英语》。

I'm Neil.

我是尼尔。

And I'm Beth.

我是贝丝。

Are you a tea or coffee drinker, Neil? 短語搭配

尼尔，你是喝茶的人还是喝咖啡的人？

Well, I usually drink a cup of coffee in the morning.

嗯，我通常早上会喝一杯咖啡。

How about you, Beth? 語氣意圖

你呢，贝丝？

I'm definitely a tea drinker.

我绝对是个喜欢喝茶的人。

There's nothing like a good cuppa to start the day. 講解

没有什么比早上来杯好茶更能开启新的一天了。

Yes, a cuppa.

是的，一杯茶（cuppa）。

It's a word in British English meaning a cup of tea, right?

这是英式英语里的一个词，意思是一杯茶，对吧？

But there are many different types of tea.

但茶有许多不同的种类。

Which tea do you like?

你喜欢哪种茶？

Well, I usually drink English breakfast tea in the morning 文化背景

嗯，我通常早上喝英式早餐茶，

and then a matcha tea at lunch

午餐时喝抹茶，

and then maybe a calming herbal tea before bed.

然后睡前也许喝点安神的草本茶。

Wow, it sounds like you're a real tea addict, Beth. 講解

哇，听起来你是个真正的茶迷啊，贝丝。

So, you'll love this program because we're discussing an exciting drink called bubble tea.

那你一定会喜欢这期节目，因为我们要讨论一种叫做泡泡茶（珍珠奶茶）的令人兴奋的饮品。

And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

和往常一样，我们还会学习一些有用的新词汇。

Great.

太好了。

But first, I have a question for you, Neil.

但首先，尼尔，我有一个问题要问你。

Today, British supermarkets sell almost twice as much coffee as tea. 語法

如今，英国超市售卖的咖啡数量几乎是茶的两倍。

And consumer surveys have found that a majority of Brits prefer drinking coffee. 短語搭配

消费者调查也发现，大多数英国人更喜欢喝咖啡。

So, what proportion of Brits do you think still regularly drink tea? 短語搭配

那么，你认为还有多少比例的英国人仍然经常喝茶呢？

Is it A, 39%,

是 A，39%，

B, 49%,

B，49%，

or C, 59%?

还是 C，59%？

Well, let me think about that. 語氣意圖

嗯，让我想想。

I'm going to say B, 49%. 語氣意圖

我选 B，49%。

Okay, Neil.

好的，尼尔。

I will reveal the answer at the end of the program. 短語搭配

我会在节目最后揭晓答案。

People have been drinking tea for centuries, 語法

几个世纪以来，人们一直在喝茶，

but that doesn't mean tea drinking hasn't changed over the years. 語法

但这并不意味着饮茶的习惯多年来没有发生改变。

Here in Britain, new trends such as iced tea and green matcha tea 短語搭配

在英国，像冰茶和绿抹茶这样的新趋势，

have become as popular as the traditional English cuppa, 語法

已经变得和传统的英式茶（cuppa）一样受欢迎，

which, as everyone knows, is black tea with a splash of milk. 用詞

大家都知道，传统的英式茶就是加了少许牛奶的红茶。

One of the latest tea trends is pearl milk tea,

最新的一种茶饮趋势是珍珠奶茶，

also called bubble tea.

也被称为泡泡茶（bubble tea）。

But if you've never heard of it, 短語動詞

但如果你从未听说过，

don't worry.

别担心。

Here's presenter Ben Henderson explaining more

下面是主持人本·亨德森在

for BBC World Service program Witness History.

BBC 国际频道《见证历史》节目中的进一步解释。

For those who don't know, 表達脈絡

对于那些不知道的人来说，

pearl milk tea or bubble tea

珍珠奶茶或者说泡泡茶，

is tea usually mixed with milk, crushed ice, 短語搭配

通常是由茶与牛奶、碎冰混合，

and filled with its signature chewy tapioca balls. 文化背景

并加入其标志性的、有嚼劲的木薯粉圆制成的。

But customers can then add whatever flavors they want. 語法

但顾客之后可以随意添加他们想要的任何口味。

It's innovative and exciting. 用詞

这很有创意，也令人兴奋。

Pearl milk tea or bubble tea, as it's often called,

珍珠奶茶或者人们常说的泡泡茶，

was invented in 1987 by Taiwanese teashop owner Liu Han-Chieh. 語法

是由台湾茶饮店老板刘汉介在1987年发明的。

The bubbles in a glass of bubble tea

一杯泡泡茶里的“泡泡”，

are made from balls of a chewy starch called tapioca. 短語搭配

是由一种叫做木薯粉的有嚼劲的淀粉制成的圆子。

Food which is chewy 用詞

有嚼劲（chewy）的食物

needs to be chewed a lot before it becomes soft enough to swallow. 語法

在软到足以吞下之前，需要被咀嚼很多次。

It's these tapioca balls which give bubble tea its name. 短語搭配

正是这些木薯粉圆赋予了泡泡茶这个名字。

You might say they're bubble tea's signature ingredient. 用詞

你可以说它们是泡泡茶的标志性（signature）成分。

They're a special feature for which something is particularly known.

它们是某事物尤为著名的特殊特征。

For example, paella is the signature dish of Spain.

例如，西班牙海鲜饭是西班牙的招牌（signature）菜。

What's more, 表達脈絡

而且，

because tapioca doesn't have a strong taste,

因为木薯粉没有很浓的味道，

different flavors can be added,

可以加入不同的口味，

making bubble tea an innovative, 語法

使得泡泡茶成为一种创新（innovative）的，

meaning new and original, drink.

也就是新颖且独创的饮品。

Liu Han-Chieh's invention was inspired by a trip to Japan, 短語搭配

刘汉介的发明灵感来自于一次日本之旅，

where he saw people enjoying iced milk tea on a hot summer's day.

在那里他看到人们在炎热的夏日里享用冰奶茶。

When he added tapioca balls,

当他把木薯粉圆

which he found in a local market,

也就是他在当地市场发现的东西，

on his return to Taiwan, 短語搭配

在回到台湾后加进茶里时，

the bubbly new beverage was born. 習語

这种起泡的新型饮料就诞生了。

But it was only when famous international celebrities, 語法

但直到国际知名人士，

including basketball player Michael Jordan and movie star Jackie Chan,

包括篮球运动员迈克尔·乔丹和电影明星成龙，

started visiting his teashop

开始光顾他的茶饮店，

that Liu Han-Chieh's bubble tea began a revolution in the tea-drinking world. 習語

刘汉介的泡泡茶才开始在饮茶界掀起一场革命。

Here is Liu Han-Chieh telling more

下面是刘汉介

to BBC World Service program Witness History.

在 BBC 国际频道《见证历史》节目中讲述的更多内容。

Pearl milk tea got huge media coverage 短語搭配

珍珠奶茶获得了媒体的大量报道，

and it spread like wildfire. 習語

并像野火一样蔓延开来。

But I always say,

但我总是说，

we have many other products

我们还有很多其他产品，

and the reason pearl milk tea became so popular was pure luck. 語法

而珍珠奶茶变得如此受欢迎的原因纯粹是运气。

It was a miracle. 用詞

那是一个奇迹。

Thanks to its celebrity fans, 短語搭配

多亏了它的名人粉丝，

Liu Han-Chieh's bubble tea became an international bestseller 用詞

刘汉介的泡泡茶成了国际畅销品，

and news of his exciting new drink spread like wildfire,

关于他这款令人兴奋的新饮料的消息像野火一样蔓延（spread like wildfire），

an idiom meaning it became quickly known by many people.

这是一个习语，意思是它很快就被许多人所熟知。

As more and more people tried it and fell in love with its smooth chewy taste, 講解

随着越来越多的人尝试它并爱上它顺滑且有嚼劲的口感，

bubble tea spread to neighboring countries like South Korea and China

泡泡茶传播到了韩国和中国等周边国家，

and then to the rest of the world. 短語搭配

然后传播到了世界各地。

For Liu Han-Chieh,

对刘汉介来说，

it was a miracle,

这是一个奇迹（miracle），

a very lucky event that is surprising and unexpected.

一个令人惊讶且出乎意料的非常幸运的事件。

It's great to hear about something that gives a modern twist 習語

很高兴听到能为某国传统文化中的饮品

to a drink that's part of a country's traditional culture.

赋予现代元素的这样一种事物。

Maybe that's what we need here in Britain, too.

也许这也正是我们在英国所需要的。

Yes, your question was about the fact that nowadays,

是的，你刚才的问题是关于如今的这样一个事实：

more people in Britain prefer coffee than tea.

相比于茶，英国有更多的人偏爱咖啡。

I think it's time you revealed the answer. 語法

我想是你揭晓答案的时候了。

Right.

好的。

I asked you what percent of Brits still regularly prefer drinking tea over coffee 短語搭配

我问你，还有百分之多少的英国人仍然相比咖啡更喜欢经常喝茶，

and you said 49%, which was

你回答了49%，恐怕

the wrong answer, I'm afraid, Neil. 語氣意圖

那是错误答案，尼尔。

In fact,

事实上，

around 59% of Brits still regularly drink tea.

大约59%的英国人仍然经常喝茶。

Maybe it's time for a bubble tea revolution over here. 語氣意圖

也许是时候在这里掀起一场泡泡茶革命了。

Okay,

好了，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learnt in this program, 表達脈絡

让我们复习一下在这个节目中学到的词汇，

starting with cuppa,

首先是 cuppa，

an informal word in British English for a cup of tea.

这是英式英语中的一个非正式词汇，意为一杯茶。

The word signature describes a special feature for which something is particularly known.

单词 signature 描述的是某事物尤为著名的特殊特征（标志性的）。

If food is chewy,

如果食物是 chewy（有嚼劲的），

it needs to be chewed a lot before it's soft enough to swallow.

它就需要咀嚼很多次，直到软得足以吞咽为止。

The adjective innovative means new and original.

形容词 innovative（创新的）意思是新颖和独创的。

If something spreads like wildfire,

如果某事物 spreads like wildfire（像野火一样蔓延），

it becomes quickly known by more and more people.

它就会很快被越来越多的人所熟知。

And finally,

最后，

a miracle is a very lucky event that is surprising and unexpected.

miracle（奇迹）是一个令人惊讶和出乎意料的非常幸运的事件。

Once again, 表達脈絡

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up,

我们的6分钟时间到了，

but remember to join us again next time for more topical discussion and useful vocabulary

但请记得下次再来加入我们，参与更多的话题讨论和学习有用的词汇，

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Bye.

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