經典背誦 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.

生詞小結
indispensable adj. 不可缺少的

largely adv. 主要的

atmosphere n. 氣氛

wooden adj. 木制的

stage n. 舞臺

語素 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.

茶館

由中國著名作家老舍創作的著名話劇《茶館》生動地描述了一個茶館的興衰過程。這部話劇完全圍繞一個茶館展開，但卻為我們深入展現了老北京社會各方面的畫面。這部話劇表明了茶館不僅是供人們喝茶的地方，還是人們互相交流信息的中心，或者說是社會激變和人生起伏的見證人。

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?

茶風暴

終于有一種可以用來吃的有趣飲品誕生了！珍珠奶茶已經成了年輕女孩的最愛，不僅因為它所含有的獨特成分——薯粉珍珠，也是由于它那引入注目的外表。這種茶是甜味的，但它所含的糖分卻比一般的軟飲料要少。它通常被裝在透明的塑料杯里出售，外帶一根用來吸食“大珍珠”的大好吸管。這多有趣啊！