内容摘要：“Without the volunteers, we would have had hundreds of deaths and we’re in deep, deep gratitude.”

“Without the volunteers, we would have had hundreds of deaths and we’re in deep, deep gratitude.”

Tea is the most popular drink in the world with billions of cups drank every day.Tea is the most popular drink in the world other than water. It beats out coffee and beer, which hold second and third place.

May 21 is designated as International Tea Day by the United Nations, marking the significance and value of the drink globally, not just economically but culturally too.Tea plays a meaningful role in many societies. From Tibetan po cha to a good old English breakfast brew, tea is considered a unifying and hospitable beverage.While the exact origins of tea are unknown, it is believed to have originated in northeast India, northern Myanmar and southwest China, according to the UN. There is evidence that tea was consumed in China 5,000 years ago, making it one of the oldest beverages in the world.

How to say tea around the worldAcross the globe, nearly all words for tea can be derived from the root words “cha” or “te”.

In many parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, the word for tea is derived from cha.

In Western Europe, many countries use some derivative of te. For example, “tea” was introduced into the English language as a result of trade routes in the East. The word was taken from China, where it was pronounced “te” in the Hokkien dialect.Moody’s downgrade stoked fears of a broad investor reappraisal of US sovereign debt. As demand for assets falls, so does their price. Yields (investor returns from lending money to the government) then move in the opposite direction.

On Monday, benchmark 10-year yields – which influence mortgage rates and borrowing costs for companies and consumers – rose to more than 4.5 percent. They have come down a little since then. Longer dated 30-year bonds also saw a jump in yields.While Moody’s announcement sent jitters through US stock markets on Monday, they have largely recovered over the past two days. Gold, meanwhile, rallied almost 1 percent to $3,220 an ounce but then trended down on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Elsewhere, the value of thefell back against a basket of currencies. The British pound, for instance, rose to its highest level against the greenback since the start of May – to $1.35.