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42-year-old Herbal Tea Stall Offers Free Drinks Over Summer

42-year-old Herbal Tea Stall Offers Free Drinks Over Summer
杭州一凉茶摊42年免费送凉茶
杭州一凉茶摊42年免费送凉茶
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Keywords
凉茶 - liángchá - Chinese herb tea
摊 - tān - vendor's stand
免费 - miǎnfèi - free (of charge)
爷爷 - yéye - grandfather (paternal) / respectable term for older man of grandfather's age
志愿者 - zhìyuànzhě - volunteer
桶 - tǒng - bucket / barrel
附近 - fùjìn - in the vicinity / nearby / neighbouring / next to
一家人 - yījiārén - household / the whole family
煮 - zhǔ - to cook / to boil
带 - dài - to take / to bring / to carry
清凉 - qīngliáng - cool / refreshing
父亲 - fùqīn - father
离开 - líkāi - to depart / to leave
外婆 - wàipó - grandmother (maternal)
夏天 - xiàtiān - summer
父母 - fùmǔ - father and mother / parents
手 - shǒu - hand
老 - lǎo - old (of people)
换 - huàn - to change / to exchange / to switch / to substitute
Grammar
在 + sb / sth + 的 + Action + 下 - Expressing "under sb / sth's..." with "zài + sb / sth + de + Action + xià"
7月的一天,顾爷爷在志愿者的帮助下把两大桶凉茶送到了章家桥公共汽车站附近。

Word + 者 - Expressing "the one who is / the person or people involved" with "Word + zhě"
7月的一天,顾爷爷在志愿者的帮助下把两大桶凉茶送到了章家桥公共汽车站附近。
这几年,顾爷爷老了,煮茶送茶的工作就换志愿者们来做了。
在最热的夏天里,每天都有两名志愿者和顾爷爷一起送茶。

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb - Expressed to specify that the result of an action affects a particular object but not the action itself with "bǎ"
7月的一天,顾爷爷在志愿者的帮助下把两大桶凉茶送到了章家桥公共汽车站附近。

Time or Verb Phrase + (以)前 - Expressing "before" a specific time or action with "Time or Verb Phrase + (yǐ)qián"
十几年前,顾爷爷每天早上两三点就起床煮茶了。
顾爷爷的外婆70多年前就是这样,每年夏天都免费给过路的人送凉茶。

虽然…,但是… - Expressing "even though…, but..." with "suīrán...,dànshì..."
虽然他没有什么钱,但他还是想这样做,为的是带给过路的人一些清凉。

为的是… - Expressing "for the sake of / for the purpose of…" with "wèideshì..."
虽然他没有什么钱,但他还是想这样做,为的是带给过路的人一些清凉。

Verb + 给 + Noun - Expressing the action is "for / to sb or sth" with "Verb + gěi + Noun"
虽然他没有什么钱,但他还是想这样做,为的是带给过路的人一些清凉。

就是 + Focus - Expressing a limited scope and focus on sth with "jiùshì + Focus" (emphasises that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
他说自己会做到92岁,因为他的父亲就是92岁离开的。
顾爷爷的外婆70多年前就是这样,每年夏天都免费给过路的人送凉茶。

Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
顾爷爷的外婆70多年前就是这样,每年夏天都免费给过路的人送凉茶。
就这样,凉茶摊从外婆到父母,再到顾爷爷手里,一共开了40多年。
Grammar
在 + sb / sth + 的 + Action + 下 - Expressing "under sb / sth's..." with "zài + sb / sth + de + Action + xià"
7月的一天,顧爺爺在志願者的幫助下把兩大桶涼茶送到了章家橋公共汽車站附近。

Word + 者 - Expressing "the one who is / the person or people involved" with "Word + zhě"
7月的一天,顧爺爺在志願者的幫助下把兩大桶涼茶送到了章家橋公共汽車站附近。
這幾年,顧爺爺老了,煮茶送茶的工作就換志願者們來做了。
在最熱的夏天裡,每天都有兩名志願者和顧爺爺一起送茶。

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb - Expressed to specify that the result of an action affects a particular object but not the action itself with "bǎ"
7月的一天,顧爺爺在志願者的幫助下把兩大桶涼茶送到了章家橋公共汽車站附近。

Time or Verb Phrase + (以)前 - Expressing "before" a specific time or action with "Time or Verb Phrase + (yǐ)qián"
十幾年前,顧爺爺每天早上兩三點就起床煮茶了。
顧爺爺的外婆70多年前就是這樣,每年夏天都免費給過路的人送涼茶。

雖然…,但是… - Expressing "even though…, but..." with "suīrán...,dànshì..."
雖然他沒有什麼錢,但他還是想這樣做,為的是帶給過路的人一些清涼。

為的是… - Expressing "for the sake of / for the purpose of…" with "wèideshì..."
雖然他沒有什麼錢,但他還是想這樣做,為的是帶給過路的人一些清涼。

Verb + 給 + Noun - Expressing the action is "for / to sb or sth" with "Verb + gěi + Noun"
雖然他沒有什麼錢,但他還是想這樣做,為的是帶給過路的人一些清涼。

就是 + Focus - Expressing a limited scope and focus on sth with "jiùshì + Focus" (emphasises that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
他說自己會做到92歲,因為他的父親就是92歲離開的。
顧爺爺的外婆70多年前就是這樣,每年夏天都免費給過路的人送涼茶。

Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
顧爺爺的外婆70多年前就是這樣,每年夏天都免費給過路的人送涼茶。
就這樣,涼茶攤從外婆到父母,再到顧爺爺手裡,一共開了40多年。
Proper Nouns
杭州 - Hángzhōu - Hangzhou (capital of Zhejiang Province)
章家桥公共汽车站 - Zhāngjiāqiáo Gōnggòngqìchē Zhàn - Zhangjiaqiao Bus Station (Hangzhou)
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