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Tea is one of the greatest cultural treasures of Chinese civilization. Tea was historically discovered by the legendary emperor, Shennong, who believed that water was safe to drink only by first boiling it. One day he noticed some leaves had fallen into his boiling water. The ever curious monarch took a sip of the brew and was pleasantly surprised by its flavor and its restorative properties. Tea remained in Chinese hands for centuries, before foreign explorers brought this to an enthusiastic public in Europe and other places. Tea drinking then became a standard feature of the Chinese culture. Regions famous for Chinese tea in the south have produced much of the world’s tea. China for centuries has been acting as the first nation of tea because of its outstanding products. Today, Chinese tea must compete against foreign teas from many other places in the world. China has an advantage in this, however, because of her long history and the quality of her teas. Rituals have even appeared in the preparing and drinking of tea. This tea culture places emphasis on the taste and color of the tea as well as on the presentation of the tea set. Tea has become more than a mere drink. Rather, it is a symbol of the Chinese people and culture.

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茶是中華文明最寶貴的文化財富之一。歷史上，茶是帶有傳奇色彩的帝王神農發(fā)現(xiàn)的，他認為水只有先燒開之后飲用才是安全的。一天，他發(fā)現(xiàn)一些葉子掉進了他燒開的水中。一向好奇的君王嘗了一口，他為其芳香和恢復體力的功效而驚奇、興奮。早在外國探險家把茶帶給歐洲和其他地方熱情的民眾之前，茶已在中國留傳了幾個世紀。飲茶在當時成為中國文化的標準特征。因中國茶葉而聞名的中國南部生產出了世界上大部分的茶葉。中國幾個世紀以來因其優(yōu)質的茶產品一直扮演著世界第一茶葉大國的角色。現(xiàn)在中國的茶葉必須和來自世界其他地區(qū)的外國茶葉競爭。但是中國由于其悠久的歷史和茶葉的質量，在這方面具有較強的優(yōu)勢。在泡茶和品茶的過程中還出現(xiàn)了茶道。這種茶文化注重茶的味與色，以及茶具的擺放。茶已經不單單是一種飲品，它是中國人和中國文化的象征。

Grammar 語法小結

將來完成時

1.現(xiàn)在完成進行時表示從過去某一時間開始一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動作。現(xiàn)在這個動作和能剛剛終止，也可能仍在進行。它的基本結構是have/ha been +現(xiàn)在分詞

I have often been thinking of you. 我常常想念你。

I’ve been waiting for an hour and he still hasn’t turned up.

我等了一個小時，他還沒來。

Your fingers are brown. You’ve been smoking too much.

你手指都黃了，你煙抽得太多了。

I have been sitting here all afternoon. 我在這兒坐了一下午。

2. 現(xiàn)在完成進行時和現(xiàn)在完成時的區(qū)別在于：現(xiàn)在完成進行時一般強調過去發(fā)生的動作現(xiàn)在仍在繼續(xù);現(xiàn)在完成時強調過去發(fā)生的動作現(xiàn)在已經完成或表示曾經發(fā)生的動作

I have been writing an article. 我一直在寫一篇文章。(仍在)

I have written an article. 這已寫好了一篇文章。 (已完成)

I have been reading that book since last week.

自從上周以來，我一直在讀那本書。 (還在讀)

I have read that book before.

以前我曾讀過那本書。(動作在過去曾經發(fā)生過)

家庭總動員Do it together

找出下面句子中的語法錯誤并改正。

1.By now, he has watched TV for more than 5 hours.

2.My mom has read the book since two days ago.

3.The boy has been finishing the book today.

4.I have been watching the movie for three times.

5.I have been getting into the room.

1.has watched →has been watching

2.has read → has been reading

3.has been finishing → has finished

4.have been watching → have watched

5.have been getting → have got