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89岁高龄的"茶童"

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Let's talk about football.

我们来聊聊足球吧。
Blue, 42. This football, right? No no no, today, we're talking about this football. Soccer? No, it's football.
蓝队,42分。你说的是这种足球吧?不不不,我们要说的是这种足球。这种足球吧?不,是这种足球。
You have the players, the managers, and the tea.
比赛的时候有球员,教练,还有茶
The tea? Mr. Parish, please explain.
还有茶?Parish先生,麻烦你解释一下。
Welcome to you all, to Nottingham Forest F. C., and have a great time while you're here.
欢迎大家来到诺丁汉森林足球俱乐部,祝你在这里看球愉快。
And don't forget, if you can, try a cup of my Tom's Tea. The best.
还有,可以的话,请不要忘了喝一杯我泡的茶。我泡的茶最好喝。
Nottingham Forest is one of the oldest football clubs in the world.
诺丁汉森林足球俱乐部是世界上最古老的足球俱乐部之一。
They had a great run about 40 years ago, winning two European cups and loads of other stuff.
这个俱乐部在大约40年前一度非常辉煌,赢过两次欧洲杯,其他的奖项更是数不胜数。
No, I'm very proud of this team. Happy days.
不,我对这个球队感到很骄傲,那时多欢乐呀。
But whilst those days are gone, there's still one world-class tradition that remains.
然而,虽然那段岁月已经不再,球队依然保留了一流的传统。
Well, my name is Tom Parish.
嗯,我是Tom Parish。
I'm almost 89 now, not long before the 90th. I'm a tea boy, and I love it.
我快89了,马上也90了,我是一个茶童,我也很喜欢这份工作。
People will say, "A tea boy?" I said, "Yeah, I worked my way up.
人们会说,“茶童?”我的回答是,“没错,我是一步一步爬上来的。”
Here in Britain, it was a common occurrence for football clubs to have a tea lady or a tea boy.
在我们英国,足球俱乐部普遍都会配一个茶水小姐或茶童。
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Sadly, these traditions are on the decline.

可惜的是,这些传统慢慢没落了。
But, what does a tea boy do? Oh, crikey, what does the tea boy do? He makes tea, of course.
话说,茶童是干嘛的?噢,哎呀,茶童是干嘛的?茶童当然是沏茶的啦。
So Tom isn't handing out tea at the sideline.
Tom的工作并不是在球场边线给工作人员递茶水,
He has his own kitchen next to the teams' dressing rooms.
他有自己的厨房,就在球队的更衣室旁边。
Let me show you around.
我来带你们参观一下。
His job is to make classic cups of tea for managers, players, directors, photographers.
他的工作是给教练、球员、导演和摄影师们准备上好的茶水。
That was one of our photographers. Yes, he's a good lad.
刚才那位就是我们的一位摄影师。嗯,他人很不错。
The list goes on. So Tom, what are your top tips for making tea?
除了上面那些人,客人还有很多。那么,Tom,沏茶你有什么秘诀吗?
You get the best tea, and that is Yorkshire Tea.
准备最好的茶叶,也就是约克茶。
Boiling water over the tea bag.
把开水倒入放了茶包的杯子,
Get it to the sides of the cup and squeeze it as much as you can to get the juice out of the tea bag.
把茶包捞到茶杯边缘,使劲按压茶包,压出茶包里面的茶水
Put your milk in.
倒牛奶。
That should be, I hope, a good cup of tea.
这样做出来的,我希望啊,应该就是一杯很好喝的茶了。
It's not just a football match. It's something that you look forward to, and it's there every week.
不只是一场球赛,而是你的期盼,而且是每周都会有的期盼。
That's what keeps you going.
这就是我坚持的动力。
And, I love it, love it.
而且,我非常,非常热爱这份工作。
As long as I can walk, and that the club will have me, I'll be here making a cup of tea.
只要我还能走路,只要俱乐部还留我,我就会一直在这里沏茶。

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squeeze [skwi:z]

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v. 压榨,挤压,塞进
n. 压榨,勒索,榨取

 
occurrence [ə'kʌrəns]

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n. 发生,事件,发现

联想记忆
kitchen ['kitʃin]

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n. 厨房,(全套)炊具,灶间

 
decline [di'klain]

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n. 衰微,跌落; 晚年
v. 降低,婉谢

 
classic ['klæsik]

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n. 古典作品,杰作,第一流艺术家
adj.

 

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