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TheEnglishandAfternoonTea1、TheSituation2、TheOrigin3、MoreDetails…TheCurrentSituation•Englishpeoplehavethehabitofdrinkingtea.ThereisatimeforteainthemorningandtheafternoononthatiscalledTeaBreak.DuringtheTeaBreakalltheworkisdropped.•Accordingtostatisticsn.统计Englishpeopleconsumeone-fourthofteaintheworldeveryyearthatisknownasthebiggestteaconsumption.TeaintheUKisveryimportant.Therearesomesentencesabouttea.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。Therearesomewordsabouttea.•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。toafternoonteaTheOriginofAfternoonTea•ThecustomoftakingafternoonteaisbelievedtohavebeenfirstintroducedinEnglandin1840byAnna,theSeventhDuchessofBedford.Atthattimelunchwastakenearlyanddinnerwasnotservedintheeveninguntilabout9pm.TheDuchessapparentlybecamehungryintheafternoonandaskedforsometea,breadandbutterandcaketobebroughttoherroom.ThissoonbecameahabitandtheDuchessstartedtoinvitefriendsroundtojoinher.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。Thereareseveralnamesforafternoontea.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/Devonshiren.德文郡tea/Cornish康沃尔郡的creamtea英式奶油奶茶点shepherd’spie肉馅土豆馅饼macaronicheese(面点)干酪通心粉布丁coldcuts冷肉切片(指冷吃的熏肉或干酪等)And,thenextoneis…Afternoontea/Lowtea•typicallyeatenbetween3pmand5pm.•Eatthree-layerfingerfoods小点心•Appreciateteaware茶器•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、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