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2.TheEleganceofTea-Drinking喝茶的格调

A.开门七件事，柴米油盐酱醋茶。饮茶与吃饭的目的大不相同。吃饭是为了果腹，饮茶却能

提升精神境界。茶的流传据说与佛教有关。僧侣们喝茶为了提神醒脑。世俗社会模仿这种清

净脱俗的举动，所以品茶被看做是清雅之事。在古典小说中，用大杯喝茶解渴被称为“饮”，

而雅士用精致的茶具喝茶被称为“品”。

Firewood,rice.oil,salt,soysauce,vinegarandteaarethesevendailynecessities.Thepurpose

ofteaandfoodistotallydifferentthough.Peopleeattofilltheirstomach,whiletea-drinking

canhelpapersonachieveanelevatedstateofmind.Tea-drinkingissaidtohaveoriginated

withtheadventofBuddhism.Monksdrankteatokeepthemselvesawakeandhelptheir

concentration.Ordinarypeopleweretemptedbythetranquilityofthemonasteriesand

begantoimitatethemonks.Sotea-drinkingisconsideredanelegantpastime.Inclassical

novels,thewordusedtoillustratetea-drinkingfromabigcuptoquenchone’sthirstis

“drink”.Scholarswouldusefinecupstodrinkteaandthewordtouseis“savour”.

B.喝茶是一种很讲究格调的消遣。首先是环境。古人在竹间月下品茶论道。如今格调被商业

化了。人们在装修豪华的茶馆谈生意，真是大异其趣。茶不仅有经济功能，还有社会功能。

平民百姓常常光顾小茶馆打牌，闲谈。格调当然谈不上，气氛却是轻松随意，多了几份趣味。

Teadrinkingisaverysophisticatedpastime.Itstartswiththeenvironment.Ancient

scholarsenjoyedthemselvesbysavouringteaamongbamboosorinthemoonlight.Itis

commercializednow.Peopletalkbusinessinexpensivelydecoratedteahouses.Tea,notonly

serveseconomicalpurposes,butalsosocialpurposesaswell.Ordinarypeoplegotothe

inexpensiveteahouseswheretheycanplaygamesorsimplychatwithfriends.Although

suchteahousesmaynotlookelegant,theycertainlyhavearelaxedatmosphereandaregood

fun.

C.古人用铁壶烧水，用纸袋装茶，用瓷杯或陶器饮茶。茶大概分为这样几种：红茶，绿茶，

乌龙茶和普洱茶。人们认为绿茶有延年益寿和抗癌的作用，红茶有暖胃的作用，普洱茶可以

减肥和降血压。茶搭配奶和糖的饮用方式，比如台湾芋头味珍珠奶茶，在中国城市的年轻人

中很流行。

Intheolddays,peopleusedironkettlestoboilwater,Teawasplacedinapaperbag.

PorcelainteasetsorYixingteapotswereusedfordrinking.Teahas