Everyone knows that eating green vegetables is good for their health. However, the color green has recently drawn attention for another reason: matcha, a traditional Japanese tea.
Matcha is a powdered green tea made from specially grown tea leaves. Before the harvest, the tea plants are shaded for several weeks, which helps give the leaves their bright green color and rich flavor. After being picked, the leaves are steamed, dried, and ground into a fine powder. The taste of matcha varies depending on the quality of the leaves and how it is produced.
眾所周知，食用綠色蔬菜有益健康。然而，綠色最近因另一個原因而備受關注 ── 抹茶，一種傳統的日本茶。
抹茶是一種由特殊方式種植的茶葉所製成的綠茶粉。採收前，茶樹會在遮蔭下生長數週，這有助於茶葉呈現鮮豔的綠色和濃郁的風味。採摘後，茶葉經過蒸青、乾燥和研磨成細粉。抹茶的味道會依據茶葉的品質和製作過程而有所差異。
生活必備字詞：
powdered a.（製成）粉狀的
harvest n. 收割，收成
flavor n. 風味，味道
steam vt. 蒸
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見八月號。
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