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②happen作“发生、碰巧”解，一般用于偶然或突发性事件。 如： What happened to you? I happened to see him on my way home. = It happened that I saw him on my way home. * * * * 人教九年级英语 Unit 6 When was it invented? Section A (3a- 3c) What are they doing? Do you know what it is？ How was tea invented? Who invented the tea? The emperor Shen Nong Do you know who is called “the saint of tea”? Lu Yu 3a. Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea. Paragraph 1 Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 How tea spread to other countries How tea was invented by accident An Accidental Invention Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk nearly 5,000 years ago. It is said 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. nearly adv. 几乎，差不多 ruler n.统治者；支配者 3a by accident 偶然；意外地 boilv.煮沸；烧开 remain v.保持不变；剩余 3a 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 discussed where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used. saint n. 圣人；圣徒 the saint of tea 茶圣 describe vt. 描写，形容 3a 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 tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chin