31 Drink Up

CHAPTER 1 Thirst OUR BODIES NEED A LOT OF WATER. WE CAN LIVE WITHOUT FOOD FOR UP TO EIGHT WEEKS. WE CAN ONLY LIVE WITHOUT WATER FOR THREE TO FIVE DAYS. It's seven in the morning. You wake up, but you're tired. You need a drink because you feel thirsty. What drink do you want? Milk? Water? Orange juice? Tea? Coffee? In bed at night, you sweat and your body loses water and salts. Many morning drinks put the water and salts into your body again. Now you have energy for the day. Water is a very important liquid. It is 60 percent of our bodies and 70 percent of our brains. We need about eight glasses of water every day. How many glasses do you drink? Do you play a lot of sports? Then you're going to need to drink a lot more liquids. Sports people sweat a lot. When you sweat, your body loses liquid and salt. There are special energy drinks for sports people. These drinks put liquid and salt back into your body. There is water in drinks, of course. Cow's milk is about 87 percent water. But there is water in many fruits and vegetables, too. Do you know...? How much of a tomato is water? a 35% b 52% c 93% The answer is c, 93%.

我们的身体需要大量的水。 我们不吃东西最多可以活八个星期。 没有水我们只能活三到五天。 现在是早上7点。 你醒了，但你累了。 你需要喝水，因为你觉得渴了。 你想喝点什么？牛奶吗? 水吗?橙汁吗?茶吗?咖啡吗? 晚上在床上，你出汗，你的身体失去水分和盐。 许多早晨的饮料又把水和盐注入你的身体。 现在你有了一整天的精力。 水是一种非常重要的液体。 它占我们身体的60%和大脑的70%。 我们每天大约需要八杯水。 你喝几杯？ 你经常做运动吗？ 然后你需要喝更多的液体。 运动的人出汗很多。 当你出汗时，你的身体会流失水分和盐分。 有专门为运动人士准备的能量饮料。 这些饮料把液体和盐放回你的身体里。 当然，饮料里也有水。 牛奶的含水量约为87%。 但是在许多水果和蔬菜中也有水分。 你知道……吗？一个番茄有多少水分？ 答案是c， 93%。

CHAPTER 2 Water: The Most Important Drink WATER IS GOOD FOR YOU. BUT CAN IT MAKE YOUR LIFE LONGER? Juan Ponce de Leon (1460-1521) wanted a very long life. He heard stories about a Fountain of Youth on an island far away. The stories said that water from this fountain was good for people. They drank it and stayed young for a long time. Ponce de Leon didn't find the fountain. He found Florida in the USA! And he didn't live for a very long time. He died at the age of 61. There is no "fountain of youth." Water can't help us to live for hundreds of years, but it is very important for our health. Americans use about 650 liters of water every day. They drink it and wash with it. They clean their houses and cars with it. But many people in the world can only use less than 20 liters of water a day. In some countries, more than 10 percent of the people can't get any clean drinking water. Their water is unhealthy, and they can get sick if they drink it. Many of these people die because of unclean water. Every year there are many millions of new babies. They need water to live. There is a lot of water in the world, but it is salt water. We can't drink it. Less than one percent of the world's water is OK to drink. Where is the water for these new babies going to come from? This is a big problem.

第二章水：最重要的饮料水对你有好处。 但它能让你的寿命更长吗？ 胡安·庞塞·德莱昂（1460-1521）想要长寿。 他听说在遥远的一个岛上有一个不老泉的故事。 传说这个喷泉里的水对人有好处。 他们喝了它，保持了很长时间的年轻。 庞塞·德莱昂没找到喷泉。 他在美国找到了佛罗里达！他没活多久。 他在61岁时去世。没有“青春之泉”。 水不能帮助我们活几百年，但它对我们的健康非常重要。 美国人每天大约使用650升水。 他们喝它，用它洗澡。 他们用它来清洁房子和汽车。 但是世界上许多人每天只能使用不到20升水。 在一些国家，超过10%的人得不到干净的饮用水。 他们的水是不健康的，如果他们喝了会生病。 其中许多人死于不洁净的水。 每年都有数百万的新生儿。 他们需要水来生存。世界上有很多水，但都是盐水。 我们不能喝。世界上只有不到1%的水可以饮用。 这些新生婴儿的水从哪里来？ 这是一个大问题。

There's another important drink for young animals and people milk. Milk is food for babies. All baby mammals— animals like cows, sheep, horses, cats, dogs— drink milk from their mothers. It makes them strong and healthy. People are mammals, too. We drink milk for about six months before we can eat food. Some animals drink milk for a very long time. Baby elephants can drink 11.4 liters of milk a day for about two years! Do you like milk? It's a popular drink, and it's good for our bones and teeth. Most milk in the supermarket comes from cows on farms. We drink it and make it into butter and cheese, too. Not all people like cow's milk. It makes some people sick. In some parts of Asia and Africa, milk is not a popular drink. But people can get a kind of milk from plants like rice, soybeans, and coconuts. This milk is very good for you, too. Do you know...? How much milk can a cow give every day? a 5-7 liters b 12-14 liters c 18-20 liters The answer is c, 18—20 liters.

还有另一种对小动物和人来说很重要的饮料是牛奶。 牛奶是婴儿的食物。所有哺乳动物的幼崽——像牛、羊、马、猫、狗——都喝母亲的奶。 它使他们强壮和健康。 人也是哺乳动物。我们喝牛奶大约六个月后才能吃东西。 有些动物喝牛奶很长一段时间。 小象每天可以喝11.4升的牛奶，大约可以喝两年！你喜欢牛奶吗？ 这是一种很受欢迎的饮料，对我们的骨骼和牙齿有好处。 超市里的大部分牛奶都产自农场的奶牛。 我们喝它，也把它做成黄油和奶酪。 不是所有的人都喜欢牛奶。 它使一些人生病。 在亚洲和非洲的一些地区，牛奶不是一种受欢迎的饮料。 但是人们可以从大米、大豆和椰子等植物中获得一种牛奶。 这种牛奶对你也很好。 你知道……吗？一头奶牛每天能产多少奶？ a 5-7升b 12-14升c 18-20升答案是c 18-20升。

CHAPTER 3 Hot Drinks PUT SOME TEA IN A CUP WITH SOME HOT WATER. WAIT ONE OR TWO MINUTES. WATCH THE WATER. IT IS CHANGING COLOR. YOU ARE BREWING A CUP OF TEA! Many people like tea and coffee because of the caffeine in these drinks. Caffeine wakes us up and gives us energy. Tea is a favorite drink in every country in the world. Fiona is English. She drinks tea from India. Some years ago in England, "afternoon tea" was popular. This was a small meal between lunch and dinner. People drank cups of tea and ate cakes and small sandwiches. Most people don't have time for afternoon tea today. Aiko lives in Japan. She likes green tea. Green tea is a healthy drink. Some days, she makes tea for her mother and father. Many people in Japan and other parts of Asia drink three to five cups of green tea a day. They also eat green tea ice cream. Green tea is more and more popular in other parts of the world now, too. Yuba is a boy from Morocco. He likes mint tea. Moroccan mint tea is made with mint, green tea, and lots of sugar. Yuba brews it for about five minutes. People in Morocco drink mint tea at meals and other times of the day.

第三章热饮把一些茶和一些热水放在一个杯子里。 等一到两分钟。小心水。 它正在变色。你在泡一杯茶！许多人喜欢茶和咖啡，因为这些饮料中含有咖啡因。 咖啡因唤醒我们，给我们能量。 茶是世界上每个国家最受欢迎的饮料。 菲奥娜是英国人。她喝印度茶。 几年前在英国，“下午茶”很流行。 这是午餐和晚餐之间的一小顿饭。 人们喝茶，吃蛋糕和小三明治。 今天大多数人都没有时间喝下午茶。 爱子住在日本。她喜欢绿茶。 绿茶是一种健康饮料。 有时，她为她的父母泡茶。 日本和亚洲其他地区的许多人每天喝三到五杯绿茶。 他们也吃绿茶冰淇淋。 绿茶现在在世界其他地方也越来越受欢迎。 尤巴是一个来自摩洛哥的男孩。 他喜欢薄荷茶。摩洛哥薄荷茶是用薄荷、绿茶和大量的糖制成的。 尤巴煮了大约五分钟。 摩洛哥人在吃饭时和一天中的其他时间喝薄荷茶。

The first tea came from China. It was very expensive. Now tea plants grow in many countries. India and some countries in Africa Kenya, Malawi, and Zimbabwe sell a lot of tea. You can find it in every supermarket. We can all drink tea now because it is not expensive. In the United States, people love coffee. More than 50 percent of Americans drink it every day. Coffee first started in east Africa, in today's Ethiopia, hundreds of years ago. Now coffee plants grow in more than 50 countries. Brazil, Indonesia, and Mexico sell a lot of coffee. Do you know...? About how much does the average American pay for coffee a year? a $1,090 b $190 c $90 The answer is a, $1,090. We can brew hot drinks with many different plants and fruits. In Mexico, they make a drink with water and the toloache plant. Many people like this drink because of stories that say it is a love potion— a special drink to bring love. Does it work? We don't know! But too much toloache can make you very sick. In stories, witches often make special drinks called potions. A witch's potion can make you happy or sad, sick or well. Some of these potions are good for you; others are very bad for you. But that's true for all drinks, not only the potions in stories!

第一批茶来自中国。 它非常昂贵。现在茶树生长在许多国家。 印度和非洲的一些国家肯尼亚、马拉维和津巴布韦出售大量茶叶。 你可以在每家超市找到它。 我们现在都可以喝茶了，因为它不贵。 在美国，人们喜欢咖啡。 超过50%的美国人每天都喝咖啡。 咖啡最早起源于几百年前的东非，也就是今天的埃塞俄比亚。 现在咖啡树生长在50多个国家。 巴西、印度尼西亚和墨西哥销售大量咖啡。 你知道……吗？美国人平均每年花多少钱买咖啡？ a, 090 b,090 c，答案是a， 090。 我们可以用许多不同的植物和水果酿造热饮。 在墨西哥，他们用水和toloache植物制作饮料。 许多人喜欢这种饮料，因为传说它是一种爱情药水——一种能带来爱情的特殊饮料。 它有用吗？我们不知道！但是牙疼太厉害会让你病得很重。 在故事中，女巫经常制作一种叫做魔药的特殊饮料。 女巫的魔药可以让你快乐或悲伤，生病或健康。 有些药水对你有好处；其他的对你很不好。 但这适用于所有饮料，而不仅仅是故事中的药水！

CHAPTER 4 Unusual Drinks TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD AND YOU CAN FIND MANY UNUSUAL DRINKS. In the United Kingdom, people make a drink from water, sugar, and the flowers of the elder tree. This unusual drink is good for your health. Do people in your country make drinks from flowers? The drinks from some countries are very unusual! In Southeast Asia, they make drinks from different parts of snakes and snake blood. And in Peru, they make a drink from frogs! Some people think this frog drink gives them energy. Bubble tea is very popular in China. This is tea with fruit or milk and small tapioca balls. Now some Americans like this drink, too. There are bubble tea cafes in many cities in the United States. "Dr. Brown" first made celery soda in New York, in the USA, in 1868. People still drink it. In Japan, they make special summer Pepsi drinks. In 2007, they made Ice Cucumber Pepsi. This light green soda tastes like cucumbers. In 2012, they made Salty Watermelon Pepsi. Many people in Japan eat watermelon in the summer. They put salt on it. Many Japanese people enjoy this red soda. It tastes like one of their favorite foods.

第四章不寻常的饮料环游世界，你会发现许多不寻常的饮料。 在英国，人们用水、糖和接骨木树的花来制作饮料。 这种不寻常的饮料对你的健康有好处。 你们国家的人用花做饮料吗？ 有些国家的饮料很不寻常！在东南亚，人们用蛇的不同部位和蛇血来制作饮料。 在秘鲁，他们用青蛙做饮料！有些人认为这种青蛙饮料能给他们提供能量。 珍珠奶茶在中国很受欢迎。 这是一种加水果或牛奶和小木薯球的茶。 现在一些美国人也喜欢这种饮料。 在美国的许多城市都有珍珠奶茶咖啡馆。 1868年，“布朗博士”在美国纽约首次制作芹菜苏打水。 人们仍然喝它。在日本，他们制作特殊的夏季百事可乐饮料。 2007年，他们制作了冰黄瓜百事可乐。 这种淡绿色的苏打水尝起来像黄瓜。 2012年，他们推出了咸西瓜百事可乐。 很多日本人在夏天吃西瓜。 他们在上面放了盐。许多日本人喜欢这种红色汽水。 它尝起来像他们最喜欢的食物之一。