2026届高三英语培优 外刊阅读学案 嗜茶如命的英国人，怎么不爱喝茶了？.docxVIP

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外刊精选｜嗜茶如命的英国人，怎么不爱喝茶了？

提起英伦传统，你是否也会想到一幅英式下午茶的画面？然而，英国延续数百年的喝茶传统正面临危机，如今，年轻人越来越不爱喝茶，最近一项调查显示，只有不到半数的英国人还有每天喝杯茶的习惯。这种传统的冷却折射了哪些现实因素？为了适应新的形势，英国老牌茶饮正在做出怎样的改变？

Itsanoldpersonsdrink.IsBritainsloveforteacoolingoff?

ItsthatquintessentialBritishtraditionthatwehavebeenenjoyingforhundredsofyears.Theanswertoeverycrisis,abondingritualwhenyouwelcomesomeoneintoyourhomeandthefirstdrinkmanypeoplewakeupto.

Fancyacuppa?orevensimplyTea?ismusictoyourears,right?

Well,maybenotforeveryone.Isupposethereskindofanassociationwithteaasanoldpersonsdrink,saysGillieOwen,aged20.ThestudentfromLondonsaysheandhisfriendspreferwaterordietsodadrinks.

Layba,meanwhile,doesntdrinkteaatall.Ihaveneverlikedtea,the20-year-oldsays.Ijustthinkittastesreallyoff,like,reallyweird.Itsastarkcontrasttoherparentswho,shesays,reallylovetea.

Soisitagenerationalthing?Asanation,arewefallingoutoflovewithtea?

Teasalesvolumeshavefallenby4.3%comparedwithtwoyearsago,accordingtoanalystsatNielsenIQ.AndarecentsurveybyMintelsuggestedlessthanhalfthenation,48%,nowdrinkteaatleastonceaday.

KitiSoininen,foodanddrinkresearcheratMintel,saystraditionalteaisfacingintensecompetitionfromfruit,herbal,greenandspecialityblacktea.MsSoininenpointstothehugedifferencebetweensalesofteaandcoffee.Salesofordinaryteastoodat￡377min2023,leavingitfarbehindinstantcoffee,atalmost￡1bn,shesays.Ifthistrendcontinues,shebelievesbrandsshouldreinventthemselves.Twinings,forexample,hasstartedtooffercannedsparklingtea.

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