珍珠奶茶裡的「珍珠」是怎麼來的 ⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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

大家好，這裡是 BBC 英語教學的《6分鐘英語》。

I'm Neil.

我是尼爾。

And I'm Beth.

我是貝絲。

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

尼爾，你是喝茶的人還是喝咖啡的人？

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

嗯，我通常早上會喝一杯咖啡。

How about you, Beth? 語氣意圖

妳呢，貝絲？

I'm definitely a tea drinker.

我絕對是個喜歡喝茶的人。

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

沒有什麼比早上來杯好茶更能開啟新的一天了。

Yes, a cuppa.

是的，一杯茶（cuppa）。

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

這是英式英語裡的一個詞，意思是一杯茶，對吧？

But there are many different types of tea.

但茶有許多不同的種類。

Which tea do you like?

妳喜歡哪種茶？

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

午餐時喝抹茶，

and then maybe a calming herbal tea before bed.

然後睡前也許喝點安神的草本茶。

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

哇，聽起來妳是個真正的茶迷啊，貝絲。

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

那你一定會喜歡這期節目，因為我們要討論一種叫做泡泡茶（珍珠奶茶）的令人興奮的飲品。

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

和往常一樣，我們還會學習一些有用的新詞彙。

Great.

太好了。

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

但首先，尼爾，我有一個問題要問你。

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

如今，英國超市販售的咖啡數量幾乎是茶的兩倍。

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

消費者調查也發現，大多數英國人更喜歡喝咖啡。

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

那麼，你認為還有多少比例的英國人仍然經常喝茶呢？

Is it A, 39%,

是 A，39%，

B, 49%,

B，49%，

or C, 59%?

還是 C，59%？

Well, let me think about that. 語氣意圖

嗯，讓我想想。

I'm going to say B, 49%. 語氣意圖

我選 B，49%。

Okay, Neil.

好的，尼爾。

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

我會在節目最後揭曉答案。

People have been drinking tea for centuries, 文法

幾個世紀以來，人們一直在喝茶，

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

但這並不意味著飲茶的習慣多年來沒有發生改變。

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

在英國，像冰茶和綠抹茶這樣的新趨勢，

have become as popular as the traditional English cuppa, 文法

已經變得和傳統的英式茶（cuppa）一樣受歡迎，

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

大家都知道，傳統的英式茶就是加了少許牛奶的紅茶。

One of the latest tea trends is pearl milk tea,

最新的一種茶飲趨勢是珍珠奶茶，

also called bubble tea.

也被稱為泡泡茶（bubble tea）。

But if you've never heard of it, 片語動詞

但如果你從未聽說過，

don't worry.

別擔心。

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 國際頻道《見證歷史》節目中的進一步解釋。

For those who don't know, 表達脈絡

對於那些不知道的人來說，

pearl milk tea or bubble tea

珍珠奶茶或者說泡泡茶，

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

通常是由茶與牛奶、碎冰混合，

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

並加入其標誌性的、有嚼勁的木薯粉圓製成的。

But customers can then add whatever flavors they want. 文法

但顧客之後可以隨意添加他們想要的任何口味。

It's innovative and exciting. 用詞

這很有創意，也令人興奮。

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

珍珠奶茶或者人們常說的泡泡茶，

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

是由台灣茶飲店老闆劉漢介在1987年發明的。

The bubbles in a glass of bubble tea

一杯泡泡茶裡的「泡泡」，

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

是由一種叫做木薯粉的有嚼勁的澱粉製成的圓子。

Food which is chewy 用詞

有嚼勁（chewy）的食物

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

在軟到足以吞下之前，需要被咀嚼很多次。

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

正是這些木薯粉圓賦予了泡泡茶這個名字。

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

你可以說它們是泡泡茶的標誌性（signature）成分。

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

它們是某事物尤為著名的特殊特徵。

For example, paella is the signature dish of Spain.

例如，西班牙海鮮飯是西班牙的招牌（signature）菜。

What's more, 表達脈絡

而且，

because tapioca doesn't have a strong taste,

因為木薯粉沒有很濃的味道，

different flavors can be added,

可以加入不同的口味，

making bubble tea an innovative, 文法

使得泡泡茶成為一種創新（innovative）的，

meaning new and original, drink.

也就是新穎且獨創的飲品。

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

劉漢介的發明靈感來自於一次日本之旅，

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

在那裡他看到人們在炎熱的夏日裡享用冰奶茶。

When he added tapioca balls,

當他把木薯粉圓

which he found in a local market,

也就是他在當地市場發現的東西，

on his return to Taiwan, 片語搭配

在回到台灣後加進茶裡時，

the bubbly new beverage was born. 慣用語

這種起泡的新型飲料就誕生了。

But it was only when famous international celebrities, 文法

但直到國際知名人士，

including basketball player Michael Jordan and movie star Jackie Chan,

包括籃球運動員麥可·喬丹和電影明星成龍，

started visiting his teashop

開始光顧他的茶飲店，

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

劉漢介的泡泡茶才開始在飲茶界掀起一場革命。

Here is Liu Han-Chieh telling more

下面是劉漢介

to BBC World Service program Witness History.

在 BBC 國際頻道《見證歷史》節目中講述的更多內容。

Pearl milk tea got huge media coverage 片語搭配

珍珠奶茶獲得了媒體的大量報導，

and it spread like wildfire. 慣用語

並像野火一樣蔓延開來。

But I always say,

但我總是說，

we have many other products

我們還有很多其他產品，

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

而珍珠奶茶變得如此受歡迎的原因純粹是運氣。

It was a miracle. 用詞

那是一個奇蹟。

Thanks to its celebrity fans, 片語搭配

多虧了它的名人粉絲，

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

劉漢介的泡泡茶成了國際暢銷品，

and news of his exciting new drink spread like wildfire,

關於他這款令人興奮的新飲料的消息像野火一樣蔓延（spread like wildfire），

an idiom meaning it became quickly known by many people.

這是一個習語，意思是它很快就被許多人所熟知。

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

隨著越來越多的人嘗試它並愛上它順滑且有嚼勁的口感，

bubble tea spread to neighboring countries like South Korea and China

泡泡茶傳播到了韓國和中國等周邊國家，

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

然後傳播到了世界各地。

For Liu Han-Chieh,

對劉漢介來說，

it was a miracle,

這是一個奇蹟（miracle），

a very lucky event that is surprising and unexpected.

一個令人驚訝且出乎意料的非常幸運的事件。

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

很高興聽到能為某國傳統文化中的飲品

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

賦予現代元素的這樣一種事物。

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

也許這也正是我們在英國所需要的。

Yes, your question was about the fact that nowadays,

是的，你剛才的問題是關於如今的這樣一個事實：

more people in Britain prefer coffee than tea.

相比於茶，英國有更多的人偏愛咖啡。

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

我想是你揭曉答案的時候了。

Right.

好的。

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

我問你，還有百分之多少的英國人仍然相比咖啡更喜歡經常喝茶，

and you said 49%, which was

你回答了49%，恐怕

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

那是錯誤答案，尼爾。

In fact,

事實上，

around 59% of Brits still regularly drink tea.

大約59%的英國人仍然經常喝茶。

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

也許是時候在這裡掀起一場泡泡茶革命了。

Okay,

好了，

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

讓我們複習一下在這個節目中學到的詞彙，

starting with cuppa,

首先是 cuppa，

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

這是英式英語中的一個非正式詞彙，意為一杯茶。

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

單詞 signature 描述的是某事物尤為著名的特殊特徵（標誌性的）。

If food is chewy,

如果食物是 chewy（有嚼勁的），

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

它就需要咀嚼很多次，直到軟得足以吞嚥為止。

The adjective innovative means new and original.

形容詞 innovative（創新的）意思是新穎和獨創的。

If something spreads like wildfire,

如果某事物 spreads like wildfire（像野火一樣蔓延），

it becomes quickly known by more and more people.

它就會很快被越來越多的人所熟知。

And finally,

最後，

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

miracle（奇蹟）是一個令人驚訝和出乎意料的非常幸運的事件。

Once again, 表達脈絡

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up,

我們的6分鐘時間到了，

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

但請記得下次再來加入我們，參與更多的話題討論和學習有用的詞彙，

here at 6 Minute English.

就在《6分鐘英語》。

Goodbye for now.

暫且再見。

Bye.

再見。

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