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TheOriginofAfternoonTea•ThecustomoftakingafternoonteaisbelievedtohavebeenfirstintroducedinEnglandin1840byAnna,theSeventhDuchessofBedford.•Atthattimelunchwastakenearlyanddinnerwasnotservedintheeveninguntilabout9pm.TheDuchessapparentlybecamehungryintheafternoonandaskedforsometea,breadandbutterandcaketobebroughttoherroom.ThissoonbecameahabitandtheDuchessstartedtoinvitefriendsroundtojoinher.AfternoonTeainthepasttimeThereareseveralnamesforafternoontea.So,howtotellthemapart?ThreemealsandtwoteabreaksMorningtea/ElevensesAfternoontea/lowtea上流，矮桌，讲究Hightea/Meattea工人,高背椅，似正餐Creamtea英式奶油茶点，历史有争议，平民Creamtea(Devonshiretea/Cornishcreamtea)creamtea英式奶油奶茶点，最平民化的英式下午茶，通常是ascone,jam,cream.比较出名的英式红茶是伯爵茶（Earlgrey）锡兰茶（Ceylontea）HighTea/MeatteaTheBritishworkingpopulationdidnothaveAfternoonTea.Theyhadamealaboutmidday,andamealafterwork,betweenfiveandseveno'clock.Thismealwascalled'hightea'orjust'tea'.HighTea/MeatteaTraditionallyeatenearlyevening,highteawasasubstantialmealthatcombineddelicioussweetfoods,suchasscones,cakes,bunsorteabreads,withtemptingsavories,suchascheeseontoast,toastedcrumpets,coldmeatsandpicklesorpoachedeggsontoast.Thismealisnowoftenreplacedwithasupperduetopeopleeatingtheirmainmealintheeveningsratherthanatmidday.HighTea/MeatteaAfternoontea/Lowtea•1.typicallyeatenbetween3pmand5pm.•2.Eatthree-layerfingerfoods小点心•3.Appreciateteaware茶器•4.Drinktea•Essential“three-layer”form：thefirstisteasandwich；thesecondistraditionaldessertscones;thethirdiscakeandfruittart.•Somehorns牛角面包,raisinbread葡萄干面包,caviar鱼子酱andotherfoodwillbesetup•Eatenfrombottomtotop1、Duringthe1880'supper-classandsocietywomenwouldchangeintolonggowns,glovesandhatsfortheirafternoonteawhichwasusuallyservedinthedrawingroombetweenfourandfiveo'clock.(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。)2、Traditionalafternoonteaconsistsofaselectionofdaintysandwiches,sconesservedwithclottedcream.Cakesandpastriesarealsoserved.TeagrowninIndiaorCeylonispouredfromsilverteapotsintodelicatebonechinacups.（传统的下午茶包括精选的三明治，英式奶油松饼，还有蛋糕和其他甜点。选用印度或锡兰（现斯里兰卡）出产的茶叶放入银质茶壶内泡茶，再将茶水倒在精致的中国骨瓷茶杯中饮用。）Etiquettes(礼仪）:3、EnglishafternoonteaspecialteaisproducedintheBritishcolonyofIndia'sDarjeelingteaandEarlGrey,orCeylonHighlandTea.InadditiontheUKhasthehabitofafternoonteadrinkmilktea.Teaalsocomeswithslicedthelemonandmilkcans.（英式下午茶的专用红茶为产自英属殖民地印度的大吉岭红茶与伯爵茶、或锡兰高地红茶。除此之外英国也有在下午茶时喝奶茶的习惯。随茶而来的还有切成薄片的柠檬及奶罐。）4、Afternoonsnackisgenerallyformalthreeplanesintheformof:placingthefirstlayerofflavoredsandwiches(TeaSandwich),thesecondlayerisatraditionalBritishdessertscone(Scone),thethirdlayerisisasmallcakeandfruittowers.Thethreebottom-upaircraftshouldstarttoeatdimsum.（正式的下午茶点心一般被垒成“三层架”的形式：第一层放置各种口味的三明治（teasandwich），第二层是英国的传统点心司康饼（scone），第三层则是小蛋糕和水果塔。这个三层架点心应先从下往上吃。）5、Usuallythehostessservicefortheguestbythemselvestoshowtherespectfortheguests.（通常由女主人着正式服装亲自为客人服务,以表示对来宾的尊重。）TheCurrentSituation•Englishpeoplehavethehabitofdrinkingtea.ThereisatimeforteainthemorningandtheafternoononthatiscalledTeaBreak.DuringtheTeaBreakalltheworkisdropped.•Accordingtostatistics,Englishpeopleconsumeone-fourthofteaintheworldeveryyearthatisknownasthebiggestteaconsumption.TheCurrentSituationTherearesomesentencesabouttea.Ifyouarecold,teawillwarmyou；Ifyouaretooheated,itwillcoolyou；Ifyouaredepressed,itwillcheeryou；Ifyouareexhausted,itwillcalmyou.—byWilliamGladstone如果你感到冷,茶将会温暖你；如果你感到太热,茶会帮助你凉快下来；如果你感到沮丧,茶将会鼓励你；如果你感到疲惫,茶会帮助你冷静下来。•sb’scupoftea(某人的一杯茶）正中下怀，正中口味•ateahound指爱交际的男子，爱和女人交际的男子•taketeawithsb(口语)与某人打交道;与某人发生冲突•foralltheteainChina指无论如何（也不……）→Iwouldn’tdoyourjob.NotforalltheteaintheChina.我才不做你的那份工作。有天大的好处也不干。Therearesomesentencesabouttea.1、Traditionally,looseteaisbrewedv.沏（茶）；煮（咖啡）inateapotandservedwithmilkandsugar.2、Englishafternoontea：IndiaDarjeelingblacktea印度的大吉岭红茶andEarlGreytea伯爵茶,orHighlandsofCeylontea锡兰高地红茶3、milktea,coffee4、asliceoflemonandmilkcans切成薄片的柠檬及奶罐伯爵茶锡兰茶Thankyou