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Tea Culture: A very British tradition 陈思敏 英法1201 06号 著名作家Henry James曾经说过：“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” You might be surprised to learn that British people love tea. In fact, afternoon tea is more than just a drink – sometimes its a complete meal. 英国人喜爱喝茶，对于这点你或许会感到些许惊讶。事实上，下午茶对于英国人来说，远远不止是一种饮品，有时候那便是一顿完整的餐饭。 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 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. 一般认为，英国下午茶的传统是维多利亚女王时代1840年期间由贝德芙公爵夫人安娜女士所开创的。那时候，午餐开始得很早，而通常直到晚上9点人们才开始吃晚餐。公爵夫人每到下午便感到百无聊赖甚至饥肠辘辘，便让女仆准备一些差点，面包，黄油以及蛋糕送往她的房间。很快，喝下午茶便流行起来。公爵夫人也开始邀请她的朋友共饮下午茶。 Very quickly it became fashionable to take tea in the middle of the afternoon and the occasion became more and more elaborate with the use of elegant tea ware 点击发音, lace and embroidered 点击发音 table linen 点击发音, bone china tea services, cake stands, tea canisters and blending bowls. During the 1880s upper-class and society women would change into long gowns, gloves and hats for their afternoon tea which was usually served in the drawing room between four and five oclock. 很快，在午后时光，喝下午茶便蔚然成风。随后，下午茶变得更为精致。典雅的茶壶，蕾丝或绣花桌布，骨瓷杯，饼架，茶罐均为下午茶增添了一份高雅。19世纪80年代，每到下午4点或5点，贵族妇女便会穿上长袍，戴上手套以及帽子，前往休息室喝下午茶。 AFTERNOON TEA (The traditional 4 oclock tea) This is a small meal, not a drink. Traditionally it consists of Tea (or coffee) served with either of the following:Freshly baked scones served with cream and jam (Known as a cream tea) Afternoon tea sandwiches often thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off. 与其说这是单纯的饮茶，不如说这是一顿简餐。因为按照传统，它除了包含茶（或咖啡）等饮料之外，还有不少点心，例如： 点缀有奶油和果酱的现烤热斯康饼（以奶油茶闻名