Tea taster

题目与答案

1. How to become a tea taster:

   • A trainee tea taster mainly works in the company's 1_____ .

   答案：lab

   原文定位：Well, initially, even though there's some time spent in meetings at our office, a trainee is based in our lab for most of their time being trained how to do the tasting

   同义替换：「trainee」↔「trainee」，「mainly works」↔「for most of their time」

2. • being prepared to 10_____

   答案：travel

   原文定位：Yes. I'd say there's no point doing this job if you don't like to travel. You'll be living out of a suitcase for a while, so if you're not worried about spending time abroad, for example, that'll work in your favor

3. • He/she learns how to:

   • taste the tea using a 2_____

   答案：spoon

   原文定位：No. Rather than that or even a glass to do the tasting, we sip it from a spoon

   同义替换：「taste」↔「tasting」

4. • give a 3_____ to samples of tea according to their quality

   答案：grade

   原文定位：Well, there are many different qualities of tea, so one of the most important things is to learn how to decide which grade should be assigned to each sample. That's a very important part of the job

   同义替换：「samples」↔「sample」，「according to their quality」↔「many different qualities of tea」

5. • select the right size of leaves for teabags

   • remember the 4_____ of different kinds of tea

   答案：names

   原文定位：So do all of the teas have their own name;Yes, that's another important part of the training. It took me ages before I remembered them all

   同义替换：「remember」↔「remembered」，「different kinds of」↔「all of the」

6. • He/she only qualifies after 5_____ of training

   答案：5 years

   原文定位：Well, it used to be, but we've speeded things up a bit, so now it only takes 5. That's 2 years less than before, which is quite significant really

7. What the tea company is looking for in new staff:

   • a degree ( 6_____ is an advantage)

   答案：science

   原文定位：However, it doesn't have to be a science degree, even though that's a definite bonus. My degree was in history, for example

   同义替换：「degree」↔「degree」，「an advantage」↔「a definite bonus」

8. • able to do 7_____ quickly

   答案：maths

   原文定位：Yes. You need to be able to do maths and do it fast. A lot of the job is to do with the price of tea, so that's really important

   同义替换：「able to do」↔「need to be able to do」，「quickly」↔「fast」

9. • ability to distinguish different kinds of 8_____ accurately

   答案：colours

   原文定位：We're not worried about whether you need glasses or not, that's fine, but you have to see color accurately. It's very important when looking at tea leaves

   同义替换：「ability to distinguish」↔「have to see」，「accurately」↔「accurately」

10. • effective 9_____ skills in different situations

    答案：communication

    原文定位：Essential. You'll need to be highly skilled at that as you'll meet such varied people in this job, everyone from farmers to buyers

    同义替换：「effective」↔「highly skilled」，「skills」↔「skilled」，「in different situations」↔「meet such varied people」