- 0 -北京联合大学毕业论文外文原文及译文北京联合大学毕业论文外文原文及译文题目：福建省茶叶出口现状及对策研究 专业：国际经济与贸易 指导教师： 学院： 学号： 班级： 姓名： 一、外文原文一、外文原文Current status and future development of global tea production and tea productsAlastair HicksFAO Regional Office for Asia and the PacificTea is globally one of the most popular and lowest cost beverages, next only to water. Tea is consumed by a wide range of age groups in all levels of society. More than three billion cups of tea are consumed daily worldwide. Tea is considered to be a part of the huge beverage market, not to be seen in isolation just as a commodity. Tea active ingredients are of interest to functional foods markets. Africa, South America, the Near East and especially the Asian region produces a varied range of teas, this, together with a reputation in the international markets for high quality, has resulted in Asia enjoying a share of every importing market in the world. Huge populations in Asia, Middle East, Africa, UK, EU, and countries of the CIS consume tea regularly and throughout the day. The main tea producing countries globally are: in Africa: Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and others. In South America: Argentina, Brazil and others; In Near East: Iran and Turkey. In Asia: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam and others. In addition, the Russian Federation and CIS countries produce quantities of tea. Numerous types of teas are produced in the countries listed above. In China, for example, the country with the largest planting of tea and second in output, green tea is around half of the total export, black tea around one third and other teas one fifth. Depending on the manufacturing technique it may be described as green, black, oolong, white, yellow and even compressed tea. The Intergovernmental Group on Tea monitors market conditions and provides an update of potential market prospects for tea over the medium term. which examines the current situation and medium term prospects for production, consumption and trade of tea, and its impact on the world tea market.In summary, tea is considered as having a share of the global beverage market, a - 1 -highly competitive field. A wide range of tea products continue to be developed, through product and process development for added-value, as market shares become more sophisticated and competitive. The tea industry must rise to these challenges, facing the future with confidence.IntroductionThe Asian region produces a varied range of teas and this, together with a reputation in the international markets for high quality, has resulted in Asia enjoying a share of every importing market in the world. Africa, South America and the Near East also produce quantities of tea. Huge populations of Asia, UK, EU, Middle East, Africa and countries of the CIS consume tea regularly and throughout the day .The common tea plant is the evergreen shrub, Camellia sinensis. There are several varieties of this species of plant, a well known one being the Indian Assam tea (C. sinensis var. assamica Kitamura). Traditionally, tea is prepared from its dried young leaves and leaf buds, made into a beverage by steeping the leaves in boiling water. China is credited with introducing tea to the world, though the evergreen tea plant is in fact native to Southern China, North India, Myanmar and Cambodia .Although there are a growing number of countries that produce teas in a multiplicity of blends, there are essentially three main types of Camellia tea, which are Green, Oolong and Black. The difference lies in the fermentation, which actually refers to oxidative and enzymatic changes within the tea leaves, during processing. Green tea is essentially unfermented, Oolong tea is partially fermented and Black tea is fully fermented. Black tea, which represents the majority of international trade, yields an amber coloured, full-flavour liquid without bitterness .For example, both Orange Pekoe and Pekoe are black teas. refers to the silver-tipped Assam teas. Orange Pekoe is made from the very young top leaves and traditionally comes from India or Sri Lanka. Pekoe tea comes from India, Indonesia or Sri Lanka and is made from leaves even smaller than those characteristically used for Orange Pekoe.In addition to these conventional teas, many countries of Asia have a number of herbal teas, made from brewing plant leaves, or other plant parts including flowers. For example, Gymnema sylvestre, a member of the botanical family Asclepiadaceae, found mainly in India, has been used as a healthy and nutritive herbal tea which claims to have a number of medicinal properties. Numerous other herbal teas are gaining more popularity recently .- 2 -Current SituationThe global tea production growth rate in 2006 was mo