"Hi，Tea Doctor（茶博士）！Can I have a cup of tea?"
Sometimes on Chinese TV shows,
we can hear people say that in a teahouse.
Then a man comes to serve tea（上茶） for the guests.
Why do people call him the "Doctor"?
Does he have a doctor's degree（博士学位）?
The man who loves tea
Lu Yu（陆羽） was the first person to be called "Tea Doctor".
He lived in the Tang Dynasty.
When he was a little boy,
he was interested in tea.
Lu Yu traveled around China to study different kinds of tea and gather tea leaves.
He wrote a great book-
The Classic of Tea（《茶经》）.
It teaches people how to choose,
make and drink tea.
Later on,
people begin to call waiters in teahouse "Tea Doctor".
This is because they are good at making and serving tea,
although（虽然） they do not have a doctor's degree.
Some Tea Doctors have amazing skills.
Look, this man is pouring tea like he is doing Chinese kung fu（功夫）！
Did you know?
Doctor is the highest academic degree（学位） in China.
In ancient China, there were also "Doctors".
They were experts（专家） in field（领域） such as history and law（法律）.
Have a go:
We always call ____________ "Tea Doctor".
Answer:
waiters in teahouse
Wor d bank 词汇
guset /ɡɛst/ 客人
gather /ɡæðɚ/ 收集
waiter /ˈwetɚ/ 服务员
pour / pɔr, por / 倒
national / næʃənəl / 国民的
文章摘录自21世纪学生英文报 小学