hello my 
friends, do you have a similar experience that we are in a tea shop, wanna buy some teas, while looking at the massive teas, have no idea which one to buy? or sometimes the tea we bought tastes totally different from what we drank in the shop. in those cases, what do you want to do? to be an expert, or to ask one expert! and the expert is the tea sommelier, 茶艺师 in chinese.
亲爱的朋友们，想象一下这样的场景，我们在一个茶叶店里，想要买一些茶。但是面对琳琅满目的茶叶时，却无从下手。有时候买回家的茶叶，怎么都不对味，和店里喝的不一样。每当这个时候，你想做什么呢？对，成为一位专家，或者去咨询专家。这样的专家就是茶艺师。
茶艺师 in china is literally translated as a tea art specialist or tea art master. however, such an expert should be called tea sommelier from the west perspective.
茶艺师在中国被直译为 tea art specialist(茶艺专家） or tea art master（茶艺大师）。但事实上，从西方的视角出发，茶艺师应该被译为tea sommelier，直译为中文为侍茶师。
what is a tea sommelier?
什么是茶艺师？
firstly, let’s understand what is a sommelier. a sommelier is a restaurant wine steward, accredited through professional organizations like the court of master sommeliers or the wine and spirit education trust.
首先，sommelier是指侍酒师，也就是一个经过了专业机构认证（比如侍酒师大师，wset）常在餐厅工作的葡萄酒管家。
as a result, a certified tea sommelier is a trained professional who has expertise in tea.
因此，一个认证的茶艺师就是经过培训的有茶叶方面专业素养的职业。
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in canada,a tea sommelier is a trained and knowledgeable tea professional who has successfully completed the eight modules in the tac tea sommelier/? course at a college or online（training school）, and passed the tea and herbal association of canada certification examination.[1]
在加拿大，茶叶协会（tac）认为茶艺师就是一种经过专业机构培训的，具备茶叶专业理论知识，完成了远程或者大学里的8个模块课程，并通过考试的职业。
tea sommeliers are basically tea experts. in the uk, they classify tea sommelier at different levels until reaching the tea master. for example,the level 2 tea sommelier course provides greater detail than the level 1 course and supports the next steps in career and business to the professional tea sommelier. [2]
英国茶叶学院也提供相应的不同等级的茶艺师课程，最高阶段为茶艺师大师。他们的课程体系中明确指出，2阶的茶艺师课程更详细，适合茶行业从业者。
tea sommelier was obviously inspired by wine. the term ‘tea sommelier’ (or t-somm for short) was born in 1998, at heartbeat restaurant in the w hotel in new york city.[3]
tea sommelier 这个术语很明显起源于法国葡萄酒行业。但在美国，这个术语最早出现在1998年，诞生于位于纽约的一个名叫心跳的餐厅。
how to become a tea sommelier?
如何能成为一名茶艺师呢？
tea sommelier is a professional, not the common tea servant in the shop or tea house. most agricultural universities offer the major of tea science at different degrees, from bachelor, master, to ph.d, even post ph.d.
茶艺师是一份职业，而非酒店或者茶楼随意的服务员。很
多大学里提供从专科到博士后的茶学专业学位课程。
of course, not everyone is able to finish such a major, you may attend this training course in some vocational school. however, the current course of tea sommelier only simply focus on tea brew methods or tea courtesy, which is not enough, as a result, we offer 3 or 4 months courses, including professional knowledge in theory,practice abilities in &appreciating a good cup of tea, evaluating&tasting and tea aesthetics.
当然，并非人人都有机会去大学完成这样的学业，因此，你可以参加一些职业培训学校提供的短期课程。目前，这个课程体系分为茶艺师（以茶艺礼仪为主）和评茶员（以茶叶审评为主），一个名副其实的茶艺师需要具备以上两者能力，因此，葡言茶语的常规茶艺课程体系持续3个月到4个月，包括专业的理论知识和丰富的冲泡技巧实操练习、茶叶品鉴能力的训练以及茶生活美学。
my dear friends, no matter which course you attend, that only opens a door for you. being a tea sommelier is a life-long studying journey and a pleasant process.
我亲爱的朋友们，学习的形式是多样的，但所有的课程都只是为你打开了一扇习茶之门而已。茶艺师是一份终其一生的却又能享受这个愉悦过程的职业。
chinese tea art, the best gift for you in 2020. this is mabol, thanks for listening, see you soon.
茶艺英语，每一位茶人的必修课。我是钟梅，谢谢您的倾听，很快再见哦。
单词:
sommelier /s??m?lje?/
– noun名词
– a wine waiter 侍酒师
– 例句：the term tea sommelier originates in france, started to gain its popularity in the early 21st century. 茶艺师的术语来源于法国，但到本世纪初才开始流行。
参考：
[1]tea and herbal association of canada
[2]uk tea academy
[3] american specialty tea alliance
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