English AfternoonTea英国下午茶文化

1、,The 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 was not served in the evening until about 9 pm. The Duchess apparently became hungry in

2、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.,Afternoon Tea in the past time,There are several names for afternoon tea.,So, how to tell them apart?,Cream tea (Devonshire

3、 tea/Cornish cream tea),cream tea 英式奶油奶茶点，最平民化的英式下午茶，通常是a scone, jam, cream.比较出名的英式红茶是伯爵茶（Earl grey）锡兰茶（Ceylon tea）,High Tea/Meat tea,The British working population did not have Afternoon Tea. They had a meal about midday, and a meal after work, between five and seven oclock. This meal was called hi

4、gh tea or just tea.,High Tea/Meat tea,Traditionally eaten early evening, high tea was a substantial meal that combined delicious sweet foods, such as scones, cakes, buns or tea breads, with tempting savories, such as cheese on toast, toasted crumpets, cold meats and pickles or poached eggs on toast.

5、,This meal is now often replaced with a supper due to people eating their main meal in the evenings rather than at midday.,High Tea/Meat tea,Afternoon tea/Low tea,1.typically eaten between 3pm and 5pm. 2.Eat three- layer finger foods 小点心 3.Appreciate tea ware 茶器 4.Drink tea,Essential “three-layer” f

6、orm：the first is tea sandwich；the second is traditional dessert scones; the third is cake and fruit tart. Some horns牛角面包 , raisin bread葡萄干面包, caviar鱼子酱 and other food will be set up Eaten from bottom to top,1、During the 1880s upper-class and society women would change into long gowns, gloves and hat

7、s for their afternoon tea which was usually served in the drawing room between four and five oclock. ( 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、Traditional afternoon tea consists of a selection of dainty sandwiches, scones served withclotted cream. Cakes and pastries are also served. Tea

8、 grown in India or Ceylon is poured from silver tea pots into delicate bone china cups. （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、English afternoon tea special tea is produced in the British colony of India s Darjeeling tea and Earl Grey , o

9、r Ceylon Highland Tea . In addition the UK has the habit of afternoon tea drink milk tea. Tea also comes with sliced the lemon and milk cans.（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、Afternoon snack is generally formalthree planes in the form of: p

10、lacing the first layer of flavored sandwiches ( Tea Sandwich ), the second layer is a traditional British dessert scone ( Scone ), the third layer is is a small cake and fruit towers . The three bottom-up aircraft should start to eat dim sum.（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 （ tea sandwich ），第二层

11、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、Usually the hostess service for the guest by themselves to show the respect for the guests.（ 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。）,The Current Situation,English people have the habit of drinking tea. There is a time for tea in the morning and the af

12、ternoon on that is called Tea Break. During the Tea Break all the work is dropped. According to statistics, English people consume one-fourth of tea in the world every year that is known as the biggest tea consumption.,The Current Situation,There are some sentences about tea.,If you are cold, tea wi

13、ll warm you； If you are too heated, it will cool you； If you are depressed, it will cheer you； If you are exhausted, it will calm you. by William Gladstone,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。,sbs cup of tea(某人的一杯茶）正中下怀，正中口味 a tea hound 指爱交际的男子，爱和女人交际的男子 take tea with sb (口语)与某人打交道;与某人发生冲突 for all the tea in China 指无论如何（也不） I wouldnt do your job. Not for all the tea in the China.我才不做你的那份工作。有天 大的好处也不干。,There are some sentences about tea.,Tea ware,1、Traditionally, loose tea is brewed v.沏（茶）；煮（咖啡） in ateapotand served wi