Episode Nine: Chinese Tea This episode discusses the Chinese tea culture, people's ways of drinking tea, and the influence of this culture to the west. 'Word of the Day' include: 1. 茶,茶叶 ‘cha2, cha2ye4’ (tea,tea leaves): 中国有很多地方都出产茶叶。(There are many places in China producing tea.) 2. 喝茶 ‘he1cha2’ (to drink tea): 我喜欢在早上喝茶。(I like to drink tea in the morning.) 3. 绿茶,红茶 ‘lü4cha2, hong2cha2’ (green tea, black tea): 在中国,很多南方人喜欢喝绿茶,而红茶并不普遍。(In China, people from the south like to drink green tea, and whereas black tea is not very common.) http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cathylu/podcasts/ttchinese9.mp3






