美国茶革命：再现饮茶习惯
<p><span word="AS">AS</span> <span word="ANY">ANY</span> <span word="foreigner">foreigner</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="watered">watered</span>-<span word="down">down</span> <span word="percolation">percolation</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="twitchingly">twitchingly</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="thimbles">thimbles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="caf">caf</span>é<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="nonetheless">nonetheless</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="Starbucks">Starbucks</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixture">fixture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighbourhood">neighbourhood</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1971 <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Starbucks">Starbucks</span> <span word="Coffee">Coffee</span>, <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spice">Spice</span>". <span word="In">In</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span>, 27 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>-<span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="teas">teas</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scooped">scooped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pike">Pike</span> <span word="Place">Place</span> <span word="Market">Market</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>, <span word="retaining">retaining</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="counters">counters</span>.</p><p><span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="aficionados">aficionados</span> <span word="parching">parching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="cuppa">cuppa</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="boom">boom</span>, <span word="until">until</span> 1997, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Teavana">Teavana</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="premises">premises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="grew">grew</span>, <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="teas">teas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="paraphernalia">paraphernalia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> 300 <span word="locations">locations</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>-<span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> (<span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brew">brew</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>). <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003 <span word="Argo">Argo</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="market">market</span> <span word="neighbourhood">neighbourhood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Starbucks">Starbucks</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>. <span word="Dotted">Dotted</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="temples">temples</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="drinkers">drinkers</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="flavoured">flavoured</span> <span word="food">food</span>.</p>
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