Some Facts About Tea
关于茶的一些事实
Tea is the most popular drink in the world besides water.
和水一样，茶是世界上最受欢迎的饮料。
There are thousands of different types of tea.
有成千种不同的茶。
All tea comes from the tea plant.
所有的茶都是采摘自茶树。
The leaves and buds of this plant are picked several times a year, usually by hand.
这种植物的叶子和芽每年都会被摘好几次，一般是手工摘。
After has been picked, the tea is processed into black tea, oolong tea, green tea or white tea.
采摘后，这些茶被加工成红茶，乌龙茶，绿茶或清茶。
Black tea was invented in China during the Ming Dynasty as a way to keep tea fresh when it was transported long distances.
红茶是在中国明代的时候发明的，当它长途运输时，它是作为一种保持新鲜茶的方式。
As tea has to travel a long distance to reach places such as UK, Canada and Australia, it is not surprising that westerners drink mostly black tea.
当茶长途运输到一些地方如英国，加拿大和澳大利亚时，西方人一般喝红茶就一点也不奇怪了。
However, the majority of the world drinks green tea.
但是，世界上大多数人喝的是绿茶。
Herbal tea is prepared in the same way as regular tea but is not really tea.
草药茶像普通茶一样，以同种方式精炼出来，但是它不是真正的茶。
This is because it contains herbs, fruits spices, etc., instead of leaves from the Tea Plant.
这是因为它包含了草药，水果，香料等，但是没有茶树的叶子。
To truly be tea, the leaves must come from this plant.
要成为真正的茶，叶子必须是来自这种植物的。
All tea naturally contains caffeine, which comes from the tea leaves.
所有的茶自然地包含有茶精，它是来自茶叶的。
Decaffeinated tea is regular tea (usually green or black) that has been processed to removes the caffein.
脱去咖啡因的茶是普通茶(一般是绿茶或红茶)，它已经通过加工去掉咖啡因。
In recent years, organic tea has become popular, too.
近年来，有机茶也很受欢迎。
This is tea that comes from plants that have been grown without the use of any chemicals.
这是一种没有使用化学物质的植物上的茶叶。
People believe that it tastes better and is healthier but sometimes it costs more than non-organic tea.
大家认为它更好喝而且更健康，但是有时它要比无机茶更贵。
This is because the size of the crops is often smaller.
这是因为这种植物比较小些。