afternoon tea 舌尖上的英伦风情之下午茶

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1、AfternoonTea舌尖上的英伦风情之下午茶　　Afternoontea，thatmostquintessential1）ofEnglishcustomsis，perhapssurprisingly，arelativelynewtradition.WhilethecustomofdrinkingteadatesbacktothethirdmillenniumBCinChinaandwaspopularisedinEnglandduringthe1660sbyKingCharlesIIandhiswifethePortugueseInfant2）Catherine

2、deBraganza，itwasnotuntilthemid19thcenturythattheconceptof"afternoontea"firstappeared.　　AfternoonteawasintroducedtoEnglandbyAnna，theseventhDuchessofBedford，intheyear1840.TheDuchesswouldbecomehungryandcomplainof"havingthatsinkingfeeling"aroundfouro'clockintheafternoon.Atthetimeitwasusual

3、forpeopletotakeonlytwomainmealsaday：breakfastanddinnerataround8o'clockintheevening.Theeveningmealinherhouseholdwasalsoservedfashionablylateateighto'clock，thusleavingalongperiodoftimebetweenlunchanddinner.TheDuchessaskedthatatrayoftea，breadandbutterandcakebebroughttoherroomduringthelate

4、afternoon.LaterfriendswereinvitedtojoinherinhercountryhouseatWoburnAbbeyandthissummerpracticeprovedsopopularthattheDuchesscontinueditwhenshereturnedtoLondon，4sendingcardstoherfriendsaskingthemtojoinherfor"teaandawalking".　　Thispauseforteabecameafashionablesocialevent.Duringthe1880'supp

5、er-classandsocietywomenwouldchangeintolonggowns，glovesandhatsfortheirafternoonteawhichwasusuallyservedinthedrawingroom3）betweenfourandfiveo'clock.　　Traditionalafternoonteaconsistsofaselectionofdainty4）sandwiches（includingofcoursethinlyslicedcucumbersandwiches），scones5）servedwithclotted

6、cream6）andpreserves7）.Cakesandpastries8）arealsoserved.TeagrowninIndiaorCeylonispouredfromsilverteapotsintodelicatebonechinacups.　　Nowadayshowever，intheaveragesuburbanhome，afternoonteaislikelytobejustabiscuitorsmallcakeandamugoftea，usuallyproducedusingateabag.　　Toexperiencethebestofthea

7、fternoonteatradition，indulgeyourselfwithatriptooneofLondon'sfinesthotelsorvisitaquaint9）tearoomintheWestCountry10）.TheDevonshireCreamTea11）isfamousworldwideandconsistsofscones，strawberryjamandthevitalingredient，Devonclottedcream，aswellascupsofhotsweetteaservedinchinateacups.Manyofthe