中國是茶的故鄉(xiāng)。據(jù)說早在五六千年前，中國就有了茶樹(tea- shrub),而且有關(guān)茶樹的人類文明可以追溯到兩千年前。來自中國的 茶和絲綢、瓷器(porcelain)—樣，在1000年前為世界所知，而且一 直是中國重要的出口產(chǎn)品。目前世界上40多個(gè)國家種植茶，其中亞 洲國家的產(chǎn)量占世界總產(chǎn)量的90%。其他國家的茶樹都直接或間接 地起源于中國。

　　China is the homeland of tea. It is believed that China has tea- shrubs as early as five to six thousand years ago，and human cultivation of teaplants can date back two thousand years. Tea from China，along with her silk and porcelain, began to be known the world over more than a thousand years ago and has since always been an important Chinese export. At present more than forty countries in the world grow tea with Asian countries producing 90% of the world’s total output. All tea trees in other countries have their origin directly or indirectly in China.

　　Credit cards are one of the most convenient devices ever cre ated by the banking system but, at the same time, one of the most danger¬ous. They allow people to buy things they，otherwise, couldn’t afford， with money created by the banks and, charged out at much higher interest rates than normal loans. Unfortunately, credit cards have become an es¬sential part of the capitalist system which only survives on the continued growth in consumption.