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In Asia, and around the world, friends often gather in teahouses and leisurely chat over cups filled and refilled with hot tea. Enjoying a traditional Hakka tea called lei cha, however, is ___1___ matter. Making proper lei cha takes hard work, but if you want to sample one of the most unique teas in the world, it’s well___2___it. The word lei means “to grind” in the Hakka language, and grinding is___3___makes this tea so special.

在亚洲和世界各地，朋友们常聚集在茶馆，一边喝着一杯杯的热茶，一边悠闲地聊天。然而享受传统客家擂茶却是另一回事。要制作地道的擂茶得花一番功夫，但如果你想品尝世界上最独特的茶之一，这辛苦绝对是值得的。「擂」这个字在客家话中是「研磨」的意思，而研磨正是这种茶如此特别的原因。

To make lei cha, a special mortar with a rough bottom and a wooden pestle are___4___. Pine nuts, peanuts and sunflower, pumpkin, and sesame seeds are then put___5___the mortar. Now, the hard work begins. The nuts and seeds are ground for___6___twenty minutes until everything becomes a thick paste. Sharing the ___7___with your friends is a good idea! Next, ___8___brewed green tea is mixed into the paste and then served in drinking bowls. Finally, puffed rice is added to the tea, making it more of a meal than a drink.

要制作擂茶，首先需要一个底部粗糙的擂钵和木制的研磨棒(擂棍)，然后把松子、花生、葵花子、南瓜子和芝麻放入擂钵里，接着，辛苦的工作就要开始了。这些坚果和种子要研磨达二十分钟之久，一直到所有东西都变成黏稠的糊状物。找朋友分摊一下这个辛苦的工作倒是个不错的主意。接着将刚泡好的绿茶和糊状物混和在一起，然后盛到要喝的碗里，最后把米籽加入茶中，这使得擂茶比较像是一道餐点，而不是一种饮品。

As well as being nutritious, the ingredients of lei cha are ___9___to store and carry, so the tea played an important role in the nomadic history of the Hakka people. In Hakka communities around the world, guests are still___10__this heart tea. Although making lei cha isn’t easy, enjoying it with friends certainly is.

制作擂茶的材料除了有营养，也容易储存和携带，所以擂茶在客家人的游牧史中扮演了重要的角色。世界各地的客家人仍用这种丰盛的茶来招待客人。尽管制作擂茶并不容易，但是和朋友一起品尝擂茶，绝对会很愉快。

－By Will Thelin

Vocabulary

leisurely [ˋliʒɚlɪ] adv. 悠闲地

refill [ˋrifɪl] v. 再装满

sample [ˋsæmp!] v. 品尝

grind [graɪnd] v. 磨；碾；磨碎

brew [bru] v. 泡（茶），

ingredient [ɪnˋgridɪənt] n. 原料﹐材料﹐成分

up to 多达; 达到

labor [ˋlebɚ] n. 劳动; 劳力

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Hakka [ˋhɑkˋkɑ] n. 客家人；客家语

mortar [ˋmɔrtɚ] n. 研钵，乳钵

pestle [ˋpɛst!] n.（捣研用的）杵

sunflower [ˋsʌn͵flaʊɚ] n. 向日葵

nomadic [noˋmædɪk] adj. 游牧的

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