经典背诵 Recitation
Laura: I heard tea is China's national drink and Chinese people love tea. The teahouse is a good place for entertainment. You can do many things there, such as meeting friends, playing cards, and so on. The atmosphere there is usually very comfortable. In old times, there would be an opera stage in the teahouse. I thought it would be great to watch operas while you were having tea.

生词小结
indispensable adj. 不可缺少的

largely adv. 主要的

atmosphere n. 气氛

wooden adj. 木制的

stage n. 舞台

语素 Material
The Teahouse

The famous play called the Teahouse by famous Chinese writer Lao She vividly describes the rise and fall of a teahouse. The play is set entirely around a teahouse, but it provides us with an insightful picture of all the dimensions in old Beijing society. The play shows how the teahouse is not just a place for people to enjoy tea, but an information center for the community, or even a witness to a changing society and ups and downs of daily life.

茶馆

由中国著名作家老舍创作的著名话剧《茶馆》生动地描述了一个茶馆的兴衰过程。这部话剧完全围绕一个茶馆展开，但却为我们深入展现了老北京社会各方面的画面。这部话剧表明了茶馆不仅是供人们喝茶的地方，还是人们互相交流信息的中心，或者说是社会激变和人生起伏的见证人。

Tea Craze

Finally there's a drink that's fun to eat! The pearl milk tea has become the favorite of the young girls, not only for its unique ingredient—tapioca pearl, but also for its striking appearance. The tea is sweet but it has less sugar than a typical soft drink. It's usually served in large see-through plastic containers with an extra-wide straw to sip these jumbo pearls. Isn't it fun?

茶风暴

终于有一种可以用来吃的有趣饮品诞生了！珍珠奶茶已经成了年轻女孩的最爱，不仅因为它所含有的独特成分——薯粉珍珠，也是由于它那引入注目的外表。这种茶是甜味的，但它所含的糖分却比一般的软饮料要少。它通常被装在透明的塑料杯里出售，外带一根用来吸食“大珍珠”的大好吸管。这多有趣啊！