英國和下午茶

1、The English and Afternoon Tea 1、The Situation 2、The Origin 3、More DetailsThe Current Situation English people have the habit of drinking tea. There is a time for tea in the morning and the afternoon on that is called Tea Break. During the Tea Break all the work is dropped. According to statistics n.

2、 統(tǒng)計(jì)統(tǒng)計(jì) English people consume one-fourth of tea in the world every year that is known as the biggest tea consumption.Tea in the UK is very important.There are some sentences about tea. If you are cold, tea will warm you； If you are too heated, it will cool you； If you are depressed, it will cheer you

3、； If you are exhausted, it will calm you. by William Gladstone 如果你感到冷,茶將會(huì)溫暖你； 如果你感到太熱,茶會(huì)幫助你涼快下來； 如果你感到沮喪,茶將會(huì)鼓勵(lì)你； 如果你感到疲憊,茶會(huì)幫助你冷靜下來。 There are some words about tea. sbs cup of tea(某人的一杯茶）正中下懷，正中口味 a tea hound 指愛交際的男子，愛和女人交際的男子 take tea with sb (口語)與某人打交道;與某人發(fā)生沖突 for all the tea in China 指無論如何（也不） I w

4、ouldnt do your job. Not for all the tea in the China.我才不做你的那份工作。有天大的好處也不干。to afternoon teaThe Origin of Afternoon Tea The custom of taking afternoon tea is believed to have been first introduced in England in 1840 by Anna, the Seventh Duchess of Bedford. At that time lunch was taken early and dinner

5、 was not served in the evening until about 9 pm. The Duchess apparently became hungry in the afternoon and asked for some tea, bread and butter and cake to be brought to her room. This soon became a habit and the Duchess started to invite friends round to join her.一般認(rèn)為，英國下午茶的傳統(tǒng)是維多利亞女王時(shí)代1840年期間由貝德芙公爵

6、夫人安娜女士所開創(chuàng)的。那時(shí)候，午餐開始得很早，而通常直到晚上9點(diǎn)人們才開始吃晚餐。公爵夫人每到下午便感到百無聊賴甚至饑腸轆轆，便讓女仆準(zhǔn)備一些差點(diǎn)，面包，黃油以及蛋糕送往她的房間。很快，喝下午茶便流行起來。公爵夫人也開始邀請(qǐng)她的朋友共飲下午茶。There are several names for afternoon tea.So, how to tell them apart?Three meals and two tea breaksMorning tea/ElevensesAfternoon tea/low tea上流，矮桌，講究High tea/Meat tea工人,高背椅，似正餐Cr

7、eam tea英式奶油茶點(diǎn)，歷史有爭議，平民Cream tea/Devonshire n. 德文郡德文郡 tea/Cornish康沃爾郡的康沃爾郡的 cream tea 英式奶油奶茶點(diǎn) shepherds pie肉餡土豆餡餅肉餡土豆餡餅 macaroni cheese (面點(diǎn)面點(diǎn))干酪干酪通心粉布丁通心粉布丁 cold cuts冷肉切片冷肉切片(指冷吃的指冷吃的熏肉或干酪等熏肉或干酪等)And, the next one isAfternoon tea/Low tea typically eaten between 3pm and 5pm. Eat three- layer finger fo

8、ods 小點(diǎn)心小點(diǎn)心 Appreciate tea ware 茶器茶器 Drink tea Essential “three-layer” form：the first is tea sandwich；the second is traditional dessert scones; the third is cake and fruit tart. Some horns牛角面包牛角面包 , raisin bread葡萄干面包葡萄干面包, caviar魚子醬魚子醬 and other food will be set up Eaten from bottom to top1、Traditionally, loose tea is brewed v. 沏（茶）；沏（茶）； 煮（咖煮（咖啡）啡） in a teapot and served with milk and sugar. 2、English afternoon tea： India Darjeeling black tea印度印度的大吉嶺紅茶的大吉嶺紅茶