Drought hurts tea crop in China 干旱殃及中國(guó)茶葉

李俏波

云南是普洱茶的故鄉(xiāng)。但是受干旱影響，中國(guó)茶葉產(chǎn)量大大降低，適制普洱茶的茶葉也不例外。

聽力掃障

1. successive /s?k?ses?v/? adj. 接連的;連續(xù)的

2. steep /sti?p/? v. （尤指為軟化、清潔或入味）浸;浸泡

3. precipitation /pr??s?p??te??n/? n. （尤指雨或雪的）降落;降水

掃碼聽測(cè)

Ⅰ. 聽寫練習(xí)

一邊聽錄音一邊閱讀以下文字材料，這些文字材料不是錄音的全部?jī)?nèi)容，而是以概要形式再現(xiàn)的錄音的主要內(nèi)容，需要補(bǔ)全的內(nèi)容一般是錄音中的關(guān)鍵信息。注意每空一詞。

Yunnan Province is home to puer tea. Some farmers there depend wholly on tea for survival. However，over the past 1._________ years， drought has hurt tea crop. The hottest 2._________and the lowest 3.__________ totals in years have reduced production. The drought conditions hurt the

economy of the 4._________ villages of Nannuoshan. To make things worse， it takes the trees， which survived the drought， three to 5._________years to fully recover.

Ⅱ. 聽力理解

1. Whats the relationship between Que Liu and Si En？

A. Close friends.

B. Husband and wife.

C. Father and daughter.

2. How much production of puer tea has been cut by drought according to the text？

A. About 40 percent.

B. About 50 percent.

C. About 60 percent.

3. What is Xiao Chan according to the text？

A. A worker engaged in weather services.

B. A son of a farmer family at Nannuoshan.

C. A tea farmer in the highlands of southwest China.

4. When is the best time for the production of pu'er tea？

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn.

5. Which can best describe Si Das feeling？

A. Puzzled. B. Hopeful. C. Anxious.

文本解說(shuō)

受全球氣候變化的影響，近年來(lái)適制普洱茶的茶樹生長(zhǎng)環(huán)境受到了極大的破壞，不少茶樹在干旱中死掉，這影響了茶葉的生產(chǎn)，給當(dāng)?shù)氐牟柁r(nóng)們?cè)斐闪司薮蟮慕?jīng)濟(jì)損失。

Que Liu and his wife Si En spend their mornings picking puer leaves in a forest not far from their village in the highlands of southwest China. Puer is a kind of tea that is famous for its complex taste. The taste changes with each successive steeping， tea lovers say.

But the crop this year has been small at Nannuoshan， one of the six major puer mountains in Yunnan Province. The hottest weather and the lowest rainfall totals in years have reduced production. “Drought has cut production by about half this spring，” said Zi Sai， the son of Que Liu and Si En.

Local officials blame climate change for an increase in drought?like conditions in recent years. The dry weather has worsened over the past 20 years， with this years drought breaking some records. “The entire precipitation pattern has changed due to global warming，” said Xiao Chan， head of weather services at Chinas National Climate Center in Beijing.

Puer trees grow in the cloud?covered forests of Yunnan. The trees require no fertilizer or pesticides， unlike tea grown on large farms elsewhere. The adult plant normally reaches a height of four meters. Spring produces the highest?quality leaves from the trees. The summer harvest， with a higher percentage of water， is considered to be lower in quality. Summer leaves are sold for mass consumption， said Zi Sai. The drought conditions hurt the economy of the 32 villages of Nannuoshan.

“My family depends wholly on tea for survival， earning about 200，000 yuan a year，” said Zi Sais uncle， Si Da， who is 44. That represents just over $29，000. “This year， our income has been cut by tens of thousands of yuan，” he said. While one ancient tree， said to date back to 800 years ago， survived the drought， other younger trees did not. If the trees survive， they may need three to five years for a full recovery， Si Da said. “They are quite pitiful，” he added. “They should be protected， like children are.”