九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)全冊(cè)口譯精練Unit6Whenwasitinvented(2)課件(新版)人教新目標(biāo)版

1、Unit 6 When was it invented?(2)This information comes from Yang Xuehuiat Shili high school in Xihe, Gansu.一次偶然的發(fā)明An Accidental Invention你知道茶，世界上最受歡迎的飲料是偶然發(fā)明的嗎？Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world, was invented by accident? 許多人認(rèn)為茶是大約5000年前最早飲用的。 Many people believe that tea was

2、first drunk about 5,000 years ago.據(jù)說(shuō)一位名叫神農(nóng)的中國(guó)統(tǒng)治者首次發(fā)現(xiàn)茶可以作為一種飲料。It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was first to discover tea as a drink. 有一天神農(nóng)在戶外正燒開(kāi)水。One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire.茶樹(shù)上的幾片葉子落入熱水里， Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water,留在熱水里一會(huì)兒，an

3、d remained there for some time.水里散發(fā)出一股怡人的香味， It produced a nice smell, 于是他品嘗了這棕色的水。so he tasted the brown water.水非常香醇。It was quite delicious, 就這樣，世界上最喜歡的飲料之一發(fā)明了。and so, one of the worlds favorite drinks was invented. 數(shù)千年之后， A few thousand years later, “茶圣”陸羽在他的茶經(jīng)一書中提到了神農(nóng)。Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, m

4、entioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. 該書描述了如何種植茶樹(shù)與泡茶。The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. 它還討論了優(yōu)質(zhì)茶葉在哪里生產(chǎn)以及使用何種水泡茶。It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.人們認(rèn)為茶是在公元六至七世紀(jì)傳播到了朝鮮和日本。It is believed that tea was brought

5、 to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. 在英國(guó)，茶直到約1660年才出現(xiàn)， In England, tea didnt appear until around 1660, 但不到100年，茶已成為國(guó)內(nèi)飲料。but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink.中西方的茶葉貿(mào)易始于19世紀(jì)。The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. 茶葉貿(mào)易有助于把茶葉和茶樹(shù)傳播到全世界更多的地方。This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world.盡管很多人現(xiàn)在了解茶文化， Even though many people now know about tea culture, 但毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，中國(guó)人才是最了解茶本質(zhì)的人。the Chinese are without doubt the ones who