Whenever I enter a Chinese person's home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water.

每当我走进一个中国人的家中，桌上总是为我放着水果，而且很快就有人给我端来一杯茶或水。

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Whenever I enter a Chinese friend's home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water.

每当我进入一个中国朋友的家里，桌上总是为我放着水果，有人很快给我端来一杯茶或水。

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Do you prefer tea or water.

你喜欢喝茶还是喝开水？

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Not juice, tea, or coffee but water was her morning drink.

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You choose the beans and the type of milk or cream, and if your guests want tea or hot cocoa, it also dispenses hot water on command, along with hot milk, frothed milk, or any milk combo you want.

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Sometimes Mr. Smith tastes the ingredients individually and then mixes them with spoonfuls of tea, paying attention to how the look and smell changes when the tea is steeped, or infused in water.

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