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Now she's going to make the tea for us.
現在她要為我們泡茶
See, it's the ritual, she had rinsed it before.
看，這是種慣例，她之前已經把茶沖洗過了
'There's also a Cantonese etiquette when taking tea.'
品茶時還有個禮節
No, no, it's always the duty of the younger one to pour tea for the elder.
不，不，年輕人該為年長者倒茶
You know, we always say thank you, especially in Cantonese, like that.
你知道的，我們會像這樣說謝謝，特別是廣東人，像這樣
'Tapping the table is the polite way to say thank you for having your tea cup filled.
輕叩桌子是禮貌的表達，謝謝你為我斟茶
'Bending the fingers symbolises kowtowing or bowing as a sign of respect.'
彎曲手指象征著磕頭或鞠躬，表達一種敬意
Why is that? Well, the legend comes from the time of Qianlong,
為什么是這樣的？傳說要追溯到乾隆時期
which is one of the greatest emperors in the last dynasty.
乾隆是最后一個王朝最偉大的皇帝之一
And he had gone out with his retainers to tour the country incognito. In disguise?
他和他的侍衛們離開皇宮巡游全國，微服私訪。喬裝？
Exactly.
沒錯
And when he poured tea or gave some food to some of his retainers,
當他為侍衛們倒茶或是遞食物時
they couldn't bow without revealing his identity.
侍衛們不能行禮，否則會暴露身份
So they did this, that's the legend.
所以侍衛們就這樣做，傳說是這樣的
So, you see people doing that all the time.
所以，你可以看到人們總是這樣做
Yes, all the time.
是的，總看到
When I was bad, when I was child...
當我是個小時候做了壞事時
I can't imagine you being a naughty child!
我想象不出你小時候是個淘氣的孩子！
What I had to do was I had to offer tea, I had to kowtow to my mother,
我不得不敬茶，我必須向我媽媽磕頭
on my knees and offer her a cup of tea
跪著，敬茶
in front of all the Chinese neighbours,
當著所有華人鄰居的面兒
and when she accepted it, that meant she accepted my apology.
如果她接了我的茶，就意味著她接受了我的道歉
