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【求英语的有关下午茶的短文】
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求英语的有关下午茶的短文
蒋晓舟回答:
,你也没说清楚字数,我给你一篇相关的文章,
InBritish,afternoonteaisaveryimportantpartinpeople’slife.IthasplayedimportantrolesinBritishcultureovertheyearsandstilldotoday.Inmyopinion,itreflectsBritishpeople’sattitudeorstyletolife.
Doyouknowthesourceoftheafternoontea?MaybeIcantellyousomething.Itbeganbackinthemid1800swhentheDuchessofBedfordstartedhavingatrayofteawithbreadandbutterservedtoherinmid-afternoon.Weallknowthat,inthosedays,lunchwassimplyservedatnoon,butdinnerwasnoteatenuntil8oreven9o’clockatnight.TheDuchessmaybetoohungrytopassthoselongafternoonhours.Afterher,havingafternoonteabecamearegularoccurrence.Andalongwithtea,therewouldbesmallpastrieswithclottedcreamorpreserves,delicatesandwichesandscones.
InChina,somepeoplethinkthat“afternoontea”and“hightea”havethesamemeaning.ButIdiscoverthattheyaredifferent.Highteaisservedlater—aroundsixintheeveningandconsistedafulldinnermealforthecommonpeople.Teaisstillserved,buttherewouldalsobefish,eggs,chess,bread,butterandcake.Exactlyspeaking,itisaman’smeal.Butafternoonteaisservedat3to5o’clock.Itofferssmallpastrieswithclottedcreamorpreserves,delicatesandwichesandscones.Toaveryrealextent,itisalady’smeal.
Chinesealsohavetheirownafternoontea.AndtheformissimilartoBritishafternoontea.Butthepurposesbetweenthemaredifferent.InBritain,afternoonteaisafixedandimportantpartindailylife.Itonlyhappensinfamilymembers.Italsobeabsolutelypersonal.Theywouldtrytheirbesttoavoidthepressuresoflifeandworkwhentheyhaveafternoontea.Intheirminds,havingafternoonteaisawayofrelaxingthemselves.However,whenChinesepeoplehavewhatiscalledafternoontea,theythinkthatitismoreaboutsociallifebutrelaxation.
Inmyopinion,Britishafternoonteastandsforamorepositiveawayoflife.Theyknowhowtorest,sotheyknowhowtoworkhardertoachievetheirgoals.Maybewe,Chinesepeople,shouldlearntothem,notonlyappearanceofafternoontea,butalsothenatureaboutit.
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