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@ 31169 Tea Tasting
A: 小姐，要買茶葉嗎？進來看看吧。
xiaˇojie, ya`o maˇi cha´ye` ma? j`ınla´i ka`nkan ba.
Would you like to buy some tea, Miss? Please, come in and have a look.
B: 有花茶嗎？
yoˇu hua¯ cha´ ma?
Do you have flower tea?
A: 有有有，有好多種呢。
yoˇu, yoˇu, yoˇu, yoˇu haˇo duo¯
zhoˇng ne.
Yes! Yes! We have many different kinds.
B: 哪種好喝？
naˇ zhoˇng haˇohe¯ ?
Which kind is tastiest?
A: 當然是菊花茶。夏天喝最好了。我給你泡一點
L。
da¯ ngra´n sh`ı ju´hua¯ cha´. xia`tia¯ n he¯ y¯ıdiaˇnr.
zu`ı haˇo le. woˇ
geˇi nˇı pa`o
Chrysanthemum tea, of course! It’s best to drink it in the summer. I’ll brew some for you.
B: 嗯，味道不錯，挺香的。對了，你們這L有烏龍
茶嗎？
ng, we`idao bu`cuo`, tˇıng xia¯ ng de. du`ıle, nˇımen zhe`r yoˇu
wu¯ lo´ngcha´ ma?
Oh, tasty! It smells really good. Oh, right– do you have oolong tea?
A: 有，頂級烏龍。你喝喝看。
yoˇu, dˇıngj´ı wu¯ lo´ng. nˇı he¯ he ka`n.
Yes, we have top-grade oolong. Try some.
B: 怎麼這麼苦？
zeˇnme zhe`me kuˇ?
How come it’s so bitter?
A: 烏龍茶就是這樣的。要不你就買點L菊花茶？
wu¯ lo´ngcha´
jiu`sh`ı zhe`ya`ng de. ya`obu`
nˇı jiu`
maˇi diaˇnr ju´hua¯ -
cha´ ?
That’s just how oolong tea is. How about you buy a little chrysanthemum tea?
B: 好。我再嚐嚐。
haˇo. woˇ za`i cha´ngchang.
OK. Let me try it again.
A: 好，好。我再給你加塊L冰糖。
haˇo, haˇo. woˇ
za`i geˇi nˇı jia¯
kua`ir b¯ıngta´ng.
Sure. I’ll add another piece of sugar for you.
B: 哇，蟲子！茶裡有蟲子！
wa¯ , cho´ngzi! cha´ lˇı yoˇu cho´ngzi!
Whoa! A bug! There’s a bug in my tea!
---Key Vocabulary---
茶葉 cha´ye` tea leaves
花茶 hua¯ cha´ flower tea
菊花茶 ju´hua¯ cha´ chrysanthemum tea
泡 pa`o to steep
味道 we`idao flavor
香 xia¯ ng fragrant
烏龍茶 wu¯ lo´ngcha´ oolong
頂級 dˇıngj´ı top-grade
苦 kuˇ bitter
要不 ya`obu` how about
嘗 cha´ng to taste
冰糖 b¯ıngta´ng crystal sugar
蟲子 cho´ngzi insect
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
泡腳 pa`ojiaˇo to soak one’s feet
泡妞 pa`oniu¯ to cruise for chicks
泡麵 pa`omia`n instant noodles
葉子 ye`zi leaves
一片 y¯ı pia`n a slice
建議 jia`ny`ı advice
末利花茶 mo`lihua¯ cha´ jasmine tea
普瀉茶 puˇeˇrcha´ pu’er tea
龍井茶 lo´ngjˇıngcha´ Longjing tea
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