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As an American college student studying Chinese language and culture in Beijing, Beijing is actually a difficult place to learn Chinese because it is such an international city and the expat community is so big.
作为一名在北京学习中国语言和文化的美国大学生，我发现北京其实是一个很难学习中文的地方，这是一个国际化的才是，住着许多来自不同国家的人。
And a lot of the local Chinese people are so good at speaking English that it was difficult for me to learn Chinese when I was living in Beijing.
我住在北京的时候，很多当地人都很擅长说英语，以至于我很难学会中文。
So when I discovered the world of Chinese tea, I was fascinated by it because so much of the history and the types of tea and the tea wares surround the world of Chinese tea is all still in Chinese language.
在我发现中国茶的世界之后，我就着了迷，因为中国茶的历史，还有茶的种类和茶具同样也是与中文息息相关的。
So now having researched tea for 6 or seven years in China, I get to use Chinese language on a daily basis which is great.
目前我在中国研究了六、七年的茶，我每天都能说中文，这很棒。
What's really cool is that I'm constantly going back in time to the Qing, Ming or earlier dynasties to learn the origins of specific tea varietals and learning about how the tea of that time interacted with the culture in the history of that period.
真正有意思的是，我可以不断回溯历史，回到清朝、明朝或更早的朝代，去了解特定茶叶品种的起源， 并了解当时的茶叶如何与那个时期的文化相互影响。
So tea has been a fascinating lens through which to learn Chinese language, but also observe this long arc of history, which has been Chinese civilization.
因此，我可以通过茶这个迷人的视角来学习中文，同时也能一窥这漫长的历史，中华文明的历史。
And so for this period today, which is the meeting of presidents Xi and Biden in San Francisco.
在如今这段时间，习主席和拜登总统在旧金山举行会晤。
I am hoping that the two of them can also sit down together and look back at the long arc of history, which is US-china partnership and cooperation, and talk about how this relationship might continue to be positive and productive into the future.
我希望他们两人也能坐在一起，回顾历史，回顾美中的伙伴关系与合作，并讨论这一关系如何在未来持续向好并富有成效。
So to presidents Xi and Biden, I wish you guys the best of luck, and I hope that you have a great week of productive and positive communications.
因此，对于习主席和拜登总统，祝福你们一切顺利，希望你们在富有成效和积极的沟通中度过美好的一周。
Cheers.
干杯。
