美国茶叶进口量首超英国
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brew">brew</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>.</p><p>随着越来越多的美国年轻消费者选择喝茶而不是咖啡，去年美国的茶叶进口量首次超过英国。</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> 30 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span>. <span word="Imports">Imports</span> <span word="totalled">totalled</span> 129,166 <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 126,512 <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span>.</p><p>国际贸易中心(<span word="International">International</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span>)的数据显示，过去十年美国茶叶进口量增长了30%。2017年，美国总共进口了129166吨茶叶，英国则进口了126512吨。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> — <span word="still">still</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="consuming">consuming</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> — <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="declining">declining</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> 20 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p>虽然英国仍是领先的茶叶消费国之一，但在英国，茶叶销量却在下降。过去十年，英国茶叶进口量下降了20%。</p><p><span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Goggi">Goggi</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="between">between</span> 16 <span word="and">and</span> 26. “<span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="permeated">permeated</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>美国茶叶协会(<span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>)主席彼得•戈吉(<span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Goggi">Goggi</span>)表示，茶叶消费量增长在16岁到26岁人群当中体现得最明显。他说：“我们发现，喝茶有益健康的理念确实已被广泛接受。”</p>
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