听说喝茶百益无害，我也想试试。
I heard that drinking tea is harmless, and I also want to give it a try.
我撮了一把茶叶，泡了满满一杯，刚入口，便觉苦涩无比，连忙倒掉，此后再不碰茶。
I took a handful of tea leaves and brewed a full cup. As soon as I took it in, I felt extremely bitter, so I quickly poured it out and never touched the tea again.
直到一个炎夏之日，爷爷邀我喝茶。
Until one hot summer day, my grandfather invited me to have tea.
印象中，爷爷是个勤劳的文人。老家的几亩地被爷爷打理得十分整洁，庄稼长势良好。农活之余，爷爷常常戴上他的老花镜，在书房里读书、看报、习字、品茶。
In my impression, my grandfather was a diligent scholar. A few acres of land in my hometown have been neatly managed by my grandfather, and the crops are growing well. In his spare time from farm work, Grandpa often wears his reading glasses and reads, reads newspapers, practices calligraphy, and drinks tea in the study.
来到爷爷的书房，爷爷正在泡茶。先是温杯，然后洗茶，接着泡茶，最后倒茶。整个过程一气呵成，大约七八分钟。爷爷娴熟的手法，活像一个书法家挥毫泼墨，无比流畅，丝毫看不出这是一位年迈的老人。
Arriving at Grandpa's study, Grandpa is brewing tea. First, warm the cup, then wash the tea, then brew the tea, and finally pour the tea. The whole process went smoothly, taking about seven or eight minutes. Grandfather's skillful technique is like a calligrapher splashing ink, incredibly smooth, and there is no sign that he is an elderly person.
爷爷将盛着茶水的小碗递给我，我有些迟疑，还是接下了。只觉一缕清香充盈鼻间，让人神清气爽，淡淡的新绿，柔嫩清亮，我竟然忘了之前的苦涩，轻轻抿了一口。说也奇怪，这茶经爷爷的手一番捯饬，味道并没有那么苦，反而感到一股从未有过的芳香与清甜。
Grandpa handed me a small bowl of tea, and I hesitated a bit before taking it. I only felt a faint fragrance filling my nose, making me feel refreshed and refreshed. The light new green was tender and clear, and I forgot the bitterness before and took a gentle sip. It's strange to say, but with Grandpa's touch, the taste of this tea is not so bitter, but rather a fragrance and sweetness that he has never experienced before.
难怪有人说，但凡茗茶，一泡苦涩，二泡甘香，三泡浓沉，四泡清冽，五泡清淡，此后，再好的茶也索然无味。诚似人生五种，年少青涩，青春芳醇，中年沉重，壮年回香，老年无味……
No wonder some people say that for any type of tea, if you brew it bitter once, sweet and fragrant twice, thick and heavy three times, refreshing four times, and light five times, then no matter how good the tea is, it will lose its flavor. Sincerity is like the five types of life: young and inexperienced, youthful and mellow, middle-aged and heavy, middle-aged and fragrant, old and tasteless
爷爷侃侃而谈：“茶，起于秦汉，兴于隋唐，盛于宋元，沿续至今，拥有两千多年的历史……”爷爷还说，他喝过各地不同的茶，相比之下，还是喜欢故乡的象园茶，我们今天喝的就是镇安象园茶。
Grandfather spoke confidently, 'Tea originated in the Qin and Han dynasties, flourished in the Sui and Tang dynasties, flourished in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and has a history of over two thousand years.' Grandfather also said that he has tasted different types of tea from various regions, but in comparison, he still likes the Xiangyuan tea from his hometown. Today, we are drinking Xiangyuan tea from Zhen'an.
从那以后，我也爱上了喝茶。
Since then, I have also fallen in love with drinking tea.
茶，原本不甜，初尝略有苦涩，过一会转化为清甜，俗话说“苦尽甘来”，品尝过茶的苦涩，才能真正体验它的香，它的甜。诚如梅花，经历严冬的考验，才绽放得格外迷人。
Tea, originally not sweet, has a slight bitterness at first taste, but later turns into a clear sweetness. As the saying goes, 'After bitterness, sweetness comes.' Only by tasting the bitterness of tea can one truly experience its fragrance and sweetness. Like plum blossoms, they bloom exceptionally charming after enduring the test of harsh winter.
人生亦如此，苦涩之后，便是香甜。
Life is the same, after bitterness comes sweetness.