奶茶是台灣人再熟悉不過的飲品，但你知道「印度香料奶茶 Masala Chai/ spiced milk tea」有著不同層次的風味嗎？把各種香料先煮出味道、再放入茶葉、最後才加進牛奶和糖，印度香料奶茶的製作方式雖然簡單，卻讓小小一杯飲品有著深厚的韻味。不過，印度香料奶茶並不完全發跡於印度：在 19 世紀時，英國為了打破中國對茶葉的壟斷，把茶葉帶到印度種植，而在印度的街頭小販將英國帶來的茶葉與香料、牛奶一起做成了印度香料奶茶，讓起初不太喝茶的印度人也為之瘋狂，隨後也跟著移民的路徑在英國大受歡迎！
●單字放大鏡：
1. vendor (n.) 攤販
例句：The kids looked like professional vendors at the school fair shouting into the speaker to promote their handmade product. 小孩們在校慶上用大聲公喊叫、推銷手作商品的模樣看起來就像是專業的攤販。
2. plenty (a.) 很多的、足夠的
例句：Since our flight is delayed for a few hours, we’ve got plenty of time to explore the entire airport. 因為班機延誤了幾個小時的緣故，我們有充足的時間可以好好逛遍整座機場。
3. twist (n.) 轉折
例句： The movie is full of plot twists and really surprises the audience multiple times. 這部電影的劇情有很多轉折，讓觀眾不斷地被驚喜到。
4. come full circle (phr.) 變回原樣
例句：After a series of love and fights, things have come full circle for them and they’ve become strangers again. 經過一系列的浪漫與爭執，事情又變回了原樣、他們又成為陌生人了。
●口說練習題：
Question: Why and how did Indian vendors invent Masala Chai?
Answer:
At first, Britain brought tea from China to India and started large-scale planting. The vendors then took the tea and added some spices and milk to make it their own, the very Indian Masala Chai.
起初是英國將茶從中國引進印度，並開始大規模種植，而攤販們便將香料、牛奶加進茶裡，做成屬於他們自己的印度香料奶茶。