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韩佳： 渊源，你怎么还吃呢？

    Yuanyuan, why are you still eating?

    王渊源：我发现香港好吃的东西真是太多了。

    I found there are so many varieties

    of delicious food in Hong Kong.

    我现在的愿望

    My current wish

    就是吃遍香港的美食。

    is to taste all the delicious

    food here.

    韩佳： 哎，我觉得你这个愿望

    Oh, I think this wish of yours

    倒是有可能实现哦。

    is likely to come true.

    王渊源：韩佳，

    Han Jia,

    你也这么支持我呀。

    you’re also so supportive

    of me.

    韩佳： 对啊。昨天啊，

    Yes. Yesterday,

    我正好见了一个香港的朋友。

    I happened to meet a

    Hong Kong friend.

    他呢给我推荐了几家

    He recommended a few

    非常有特色的茶餐厅。

    well-known tea restaurants.

    要不咱俩一块儿去啊？

    How about going there together?

    王渊源：真的？你怎么不早说呀。

    Really? You should have

    said that sooner.

    早知道刚才就少吃点儿。

    If I knew it earlier, I wouldn’t

    have eaten so much.

走进香港的街市，

    Entering a street market in

    Hong Kong,

    各式各样、大大小小的茶餐厅

    you’ll find a variety of

    tea restaurants

    比比皆是。

    all over the place.

    据说茶餐厅在香港人的生活中

    It’s said these tea restaurants

    play an important

    扮演了很重要的角色。

    role in the lives of

    Hong Kong citizens.

    韩佳： 渊源，总算找着了。

    Yuanyuan, we finally found it.

    这兰芳园啊最有名的呢

    The most famous at Lan Fong Yuan

    就是它的怀旧饮食。

    are some of its nostalgic foods.

    王渊源：”怀旧”就是怀念旧的？

    ”Huaijiu” means to yearn

    for the past?

    韩佳： “怀旧”呢就是指怀念往事

    ”Huaijiu” means to yearn

    for the past,

    或者是旧日的老朋友。

    or think of old friends.

    王渊源：哦。”怀旧”就是指怀念往事

    Oh. So “huaijiu” means to

    year for the past,

    或者是旧日的老朋友。

    or think of old friends.

    韩佳： 嗯。你看，

    Yes. Look,

    这里啊至今还保存着

    old furnishings from 55

    years ago

    五十五年前的旧茶档。

    are still kept here.

    一张高高的台子，

    A high platform

    然后上面啊摆上小板凳。

    is laid with stools.

    这样啊，过往的客人呢

    This way, the visiting customers

    就可以坐在小凳子上面喝茶了。

    can sit on them while drinking tea.

    王渊源：那这里最有名的应该就是茶吧？

    The thing that is most famous

    here should be tea, right?

    韩佳： 我朋友跟我说啊，

    My friend told me

    这里最有名的就是丝袜奶茶。

    the Silk Stocking Milk Tea

    is most famous here.

    王渊源：丝袜奶茶？

    Silk Stocking Milk Tea?

    韩佳： 嗯。

    Yes.

    王渊源：用丝袜做的奶茶？

    Milk tea made in silk stockings?

    韩佳： 当然不是了。

    Of course, not.

    丝袜呢是指用来冲茶的白棉布袋子。

    The silk stocking here refers to

    the white cotton tea bag.

    老板，要两杯奶茶。

    Waiter, two cups of milk tea, please.

    谢谢。

    Thank you.

    王渊源：谢谢。

    Thank you.

    可是韩佳，按照你刚才说的，

    But Han Jia, according to

    what you said,

    它是用棉布袋子做的，

    since the tea is brewed in

    a cloth bag,

    那为什么要叫丝袜奶茶呢？

    why is it called Silk Stocking

    Milk Tea?

    韩佳： 据说呀这丝袜奶茶呢

    It is said the Silk Stocking

    Milk Tea

    就是这家店的老板发明的。

    was developed by the owner

    of this restaurant.

    以前的奶茶啊有很多茶渣。

    In the past, the milk tea had

    a lot of tea dregs.

    喝起来呢口感不是很好。

    It didn’t taste very good.

    于是这家店的主人呢

    So the owner of this restaurant

    就想出用白棉布袋子过滤茶渣。

    devised cloth tea bags to filter

    out the tea dregs.

    这样呢，奶茶喝起来就更加香醇了。

    This way, the milk tea tastes

    more palatable.

    时间长了，

    But over time,

    这用来过滤的白棉布袋子呢

    the white cloth bags used

    for filter

    就渐渐变黄了，

    became yellowish,

    像女孩子们穿的丝袜。

    very much like the silk stockings

    worn by girls.

    所以就有了丝袜奶茶这个名字，

    So there came the name Silk

    Stocking Milk Tea,

    而且一直流传到现在。

    which is still in use today.

听韩佳介绍，

    I heard from Han Jia that

    奶茶是香港茶餐厅的特色之一。

    milk tea is one of the major characteristics

    of Hong Kong tea restaurants.

    家家都有。

    It is available in every tea

    restaurant here.

    这丝袜奶茶的味道的确非常不错。

    The Silk Stocking Milk Tea does

    tastes very good.

    不过光喝茶，

    But only drinking tea,

    总觉得少了点儿什么。

    I always feel something missing.

    韩佳： 哦，我明白你的意思了。

    Oh, I see what you mean.

    你是觉得有点儿小点心会更好。

    You must think it would a lot better

    if they served some dim sum.

    王渊源：你太了解我了。

    You know me so well.

    我就是这个意思。

    That’s exactly what I mean.

    韩佳： 正好我的那个朋友

    That friend of mine

    给了我一个很好的建议。

    gave me a good suggestion.

    他说，来这家老字号

    He said we should go to the

    restaurant,long reputedly.

    莲香楼尝尝它的特色小吃。

    ”Lin Heung Restaurant”, to taste

    its special snacks.

    非常不错哦。

    It’s very delicious.

    王渊源：”老字号”是？

    What does “laozihao” mean?

    韩佳： 哦，”老字号”呢就是指开设年代久远，

    Oh, “laozihao” refers to a long-

    established store

    比较有声誉的店铺。

    or brand of merchandise.

    王渊源：哦，”老字号”呢就是指开设年代久远，

    Oh, so “laozihao” refers to a long-

    established store

    比较有声誉的店铺。

    or brand of merchandise.

    Zhè jiā cāntīng shì ge lǎo zìhào

    这 家 餐厅 是 个 老 字号。

    This restaurant is a long-established brand.

    韩佳： 那我们进去看看吧。

    Let’s take a look inside.

    王渊源：真不愧是老字号。

    It certainly deserves its

    long-established brand.

    生意这么好啊！

    Business is so brisk here!

    韩佳： 对啊。这家店的年代呢已经很久远了，

    Yes. This restaurant was founded

    a long time ago,

    有八十多年的历史了。

    with a history of more than

    80 years.

    王渊源：有那么长的历史啊！

    It has such a long history!

    韩佳： 对啊。

    Yes.

    你看，这里很多陈设

    Look, many of the furnishings here

    都是八九十年前的。

    were all made 80 to 90

    years ago.

    王渊源：看得出，

    I can tell that

    这些桌子应该是很久以前的样式了。

    these tables are all in the styles

    of a long time ago.

    韩佳： 是啊。这些桌椅，

    Yes. These tables, chairs,

    还有茶盅、器皿，

    teacups and teapots

    在香港其他地方已经很少见了。

    are rarely seen in other

    parts of Hong Kong.