本杰明带着罗拉来参加一个茶文化节。会有什么好玩的吗？一起来看看就知道了。
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Laura: Do you think there will be a show of the Chinese tea ceremony?
Benjamin: Of course. It's a tea culture festival. So there should be many shows about that. Look, there is one over there. Let's go and have a look.
(They come to see a tea ceremony.)
Laura: He looks very professional. What's the most important thing about a tea ceremony?
Benjamin: Well, the Chinese tea ceremony emphasizes the tea, rather than the ceremony.
Laura: You mean what the tea tastes like?
Benjamin: Yeah. And also, what it smells like and how one tea tastes compared to the previous tea.
Laura: What do you mean by “previous tea”?
Benjamin: A good server can make a pot of tea serve 3 or 4 rounds and up to 5 or 6. The goal is that each round tastes the same as the first.
Laura: Cool. And I notice that the tea cups are very small. Why don't they use bigger ones which can hold more tea at a time?
Benjamin: Well, in China, tasting and serving tea is an art. Tea is the symbol of elegance. So people use small tea cups to taste tea which is different from drinking tea.
Laura: I see. Tea tasting definitely has deep culture meanings.
Benjamin: Yeah. In old times, tea tasting is the thing which could always inspire poetry. So there are many poems about tea.
Laura: Really? That's very interesting.
Benjamin: Last but not least, the water is also very important.
Laura: I know that. Some tea is ruined by boiling water. The best temperature is around 170~185 degrees F.
Benjamin: Exactly.
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罗拉: 这里会有茶艺表演的展示吗？
本杰明: 当然有。这是茶文化节。所以应该会有很多茶艺表演。看，那边有一个。我们过去看看吧。
（他们来看一个茶艺表演。）
罗拉: 他看起来好专业哦。茶艺表演中最重要的是什么？
本杰明: 这个啊，相对于仪式，中国的茶艺更加注重茶本身。
罗拉: 你是指茶的味道吗？
本杰明: 是的。也包括茶闻起来的香味，以及先后品茶味道的比较。
罗拉: 你说的“之前的茶”是指什么？
本杰明: 一个出色的茶艺表演者可以让一壶茶叶泡3或4次甚至多达5或6次。关键是每一次泡的茶都和第一次泡的茶喝起来是一样的味道。
罗拉: 好酷。我还注意到这些茶杯都很小。他们为什么不用可以盛更多茶的大茶杯呢？
本杰明: 这个啊，在中国，品茶和泡茶是一门艺术。茶是高雅的象征。所以人们用小茶杯来品茶，这和喝茶是不一样的。
罗拉: 明白了。品茶一定有很深厚的文化内涵吧。
本杰明: 对啊。在古代，品茶常常可以给做诗带来灵感。这就是为什么有那么多描写茶的诗歌。
罗拉: 真的吗？那可真有意思。
本杰明: 还有一件重要的事就是沏茶的水也很重要。
罗拉: 这个我知道。有的茶会被沸水给烫坏的。最合适的水温是170到185华氏度。
本杰明: 完全正确。
