留美老師帶你每日說英文 第720期:茶葉的貿易歷史

臺灣籍旅美老師今天交給我們的句子是：

The tea trade was so lucrative that the world's fastest sailboat, the clipper ship, was born out of intense competition between Western trading companies. All were racing to bring their tea back to Europe first to maximize their profits.
茶葉貿易實在太好賺了，以至於當時世界上最快的船--快速帆船便是因應西方貿易的激烈競爭所產生。大家都急切地想要搶先將茶葉運回歐洲，以將利潤髮揮到極致。

學習重點：

e 貿易
trade (v.) 貿易

ative 有利可圖的
lucrative (adj.) 有利可圖的
lucre (n.) (貶)金錢、利潤

nse 強烈的
intense (adj.) 強烈的
intensify (v.) 加強、更激烈
tense (adj.) 拉緊的、緊繃的

etition 競爭、角逐
competition (n.) 競爭、角逐
competitive (adj.) 有競爭力的

it 利潤、收益
profit (n.) 利潤、收益
profitable (adj.) 有利的