文档介绍：English afternoon tea
茶午下式英
THE KIND OF AFTERNOON TEA
HighTea(高茶)
Early dinner, including tea baked muffins(烤松饼) with cream cheese and jam diced sandwich and salty it is usually means a dinner.
AfternoonTea,also called LowTea(下午茶,也叫低茶)
The reason why it's called the "low tea",is people placed it at a low tea table with lace tablecloths(蕾丝桌布) and delicious course, also include baked muffins and is easy to confuse(混淆) with high tea. But it was originally(最开始) limited to(仅限于)women'municative activities.
RoyalTea(皇家茶)
Plus a glass of champagne(香槟) in the normal afternoon tea.
FullTea(全席茶)
In the UK,people drink tea at about 16o'clock to 17o'clock,no more than 19 o'clock in the tea, bread, butter and cake. It's similar to the normal afternoon tea.
LightTea(轻茶)
Including tea, baked muffins and cookies, it can be enjoyed whenever you want.
Will e for a coffee?
Coffee also has an important role in British often use the words"Will e for a coffee?"to mean"Would you want e to my home for a chat?"Normally,serveral different drinks such as tea,hot chocolate or a soft drink like juice will be served as well as coffee,and you will be asked what you would ,you will not normally be offered wine at a"coffee"party.
THE METHOD OF MAKE TEA
ORIGIN(起源)
In 1662, King Charlie S(查理国王二世)of England married the Portuguese(葡萄牙)Princess Catherine of Braganza Dynasty(布拉干萨王朝), The Princess brought a box of tea to England, and began to entertain guest with tea in the court(宫廷).
But the afternoon tea real "birth" is attributed(归功于) to the Bedford seventh Duchess(伯爵夫人) ——Anna. In eighteenth Century the British people only eat breakfast and dinner a day. The nobility(贵族) have supper at 8 o'clock in the often asked the maid(女仆) prepared a pot of tea, a few slices of toast and butter to her room at about 4 or 5 o''s , the Duchess invite her friends to her house and chat to