每日口說挑戰 【TED-Ed】茶的歷史 (The history of tea - Shunan Teng) Kristi Yang 發佈於 2017 年 5 月 17 日

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Please give me back the sun. This is like the UK all over again.

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The tea trade was so lucrative that the world's fastest sailboat, the clipper ship, was born out of intense competition between Western trading companies. All were racing to bring their tea back to Europe first to maximize their profits.
茶葉貿易實在太好賺了,以至於當時世界上最快的船——快速帆船便是因應西方貿易的激烈競爭所產生。大家都急且地想要搶先將茶葉運回歐洲,以將利潤發揮到極致。

學習重點

1. trade 貿易

trade

[tred] (v.) 貿易

2. lucrative 有利可圖的

lucrative

[ˋlukrətɪv] (adj.) 有利可圖的

lucre

[ˋlukɚ] (n.) (貶)金錢、利潤

3. intense 強烈的

intense

[ɪnˋtɛns] (adj.) 強烈的

intensify

[ɪnˋtɛnsə͵faɪ] (v.) 加強、更激烈

tense

[tɛns] (adj.) 拉緊的、緊繃的

4. competition 競爭、角逐

competition

[͵kɑmpəˋtɪʃən] (n.) 競爭、角逐

competitive

[kəmˋpɛtətɪv] (adj.) 有競爭力的

5. profit 利潤、收益

profit

[ˋprɑfɪt] (n.) 利潤、收益

profitable

[ˋprɑfɪtəb!] (adj.) 有利的