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1、MODULE3ForeignFoodIntheUKwehavemanydifferentnamesformealtimes,including‘Breakfast’,‘Brunch’,‘Elevenses’,‘Lunch’,‘Tea’,‘Dinner’and‘Supper’!Whatpeopleeatandwhenpeopleeatcanvarygreatly–insomepartsoftheUK,peoplemayeattheirmealsatdifferenttimes,andinsomepartsoftheUK,‘dinner’means‘lunch’,and‘
2、supper’means‘dinner’!Althoughthismayseemveryconfusing(anditis,evenforBritishpeople),manyofthenamesareveryold-fashioned,andnotoftenused.‘Elevenses’and‘Tea’areexamplesoftwoold-fashionedsnacksthatarerarelyeatentoday.‘Elevenses’iseatenat11:00am,consistingofcakeorbiscuitswithacupofteaorcoffe
3、e.TwotraditionalcharactersfromEnglishchildren’sbooks,WinniethePoohandPaddingtonBear,usedtoalwaystake‘Elevenses’!‘Tea’isaverysimilarmeal,andaBritishtradition,whichinvolvessnackingoncakes,withacupoftea,andisnormallyeatenbetween4:30pmand5:30pm.However,becausepeopletendtohavebusylifestylesi
4、ncontemporaryBritain,weonlyeatthreemainmealseachday—calledbreakfast,lunchanddinner.在英国，一天中的几顿饭都有它们各自的名字，比如breakfast早餐，brunch早午餐，elevenses午前茶，lunch午餐，tea下午茶，dinner（晚餐，正餐），supper晚饭。什么时候该吃什么区别大着呢，在英国的某些地区，人们是在这几个不同的时间点吃饭，而在另一些地方，dinner指的是lunch，supper就是dinner。看起来貌似复杂得很（事实正是如此，即使对于英国人来说也一样），
5、很多叫法都早已过时，不怎么被人使用。比如’Elevenses’和’Tea’，这两道茶点现在几乎没什么人享用了。’Elevenses’一般是在上午11：00，包括一杯茶或咖啡就着蛋糕和饼干。童话书《小熊维尼》和《帕丁顿熊》里的两位传统的小主角一直保留着吃午餐前茶点的习惯。’Tea’（下午茶）相当于一小顿饭，按照英国传统，这一餐需要一杯茶伴着一些蛋糕佐食，时间一般是下午4：30到5：30之间。但由于现在的英国人的生活通常很忙碌，他们一般一天只吃三顿主餐，分别叫breakfast，lunch和dinner。Nowadays,peopleusuallyeatbreakfast
6、between7:00amand9:00am.Breakfastisconsideredaveryimportantmeal,andisessentialtohavingagoodstarttotheday.Infact,onceayearthereisaweeklycampaigncalled‘ThinkBreakfast’toencouragepeopletoeatbetterbreakfast.Theword‘Breakfast’comesfromanold-fashionedphrase‘breakingthefast’(a‘fast’meansnoteati
7、ngforalongperiodoftime).So‘breakfast’meanseatingagainforthefirsttimeaftersleepingthroughthenight.AtraditionalEnglishbreakfastincludessausages,bacon,friedeggs,mushrooms,bakedbeans,friedtomatoes,andtoastwithbutter.However,thesedaysmostpeopledon’teatatraditionalbreakfasteveryday,o
