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 英式奶油奶茶點，最平民化的英式下午茶，通常是a scone, jam, cream.比較出名的英式紅茶是伯爵茶（earl grey）錫蘭茶（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 小點心 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魚子醬 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世紀80年代，每到下午4點或5點，貴族婦女便會穿上長袍，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. （傳統(tǒng)的下午茶包括精選的三明治，英式奶油松餅，還有蛋糕和其他甜點。選用印度或錫蘭（現斯里蘭卡）出產的茶葉放入銀質茶壺內泡茶，再將茶水倒在精致的中國骨瓷茶杯中飲用。）,etiquettes(禮儀）:,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.（英式下午茶的專用紅茶為產自英屬殖民地 印度 的 大吉嶺紅茶 與 伯爵茶 、或 錫蘭高地紅茶 。 除此之外英國也有在下午茶時喝奶茶的習慣。 隨茶而來的還有切成薄片的 檸檬 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.（正式的下午茶點心一般被壘成“三層架”的形式：第一層放置各種口味的 三明治 （ tea sandwich ），第二層

11、是英國的傳統(tǒng)點心 司康餅 （ scone ），第三層則是小蛋糕和水果 塔 。 這個三層架點心應先從下往上吃。） 5、usually the hostess service for the guest by themselves to show the respect for the guests.（ 通常由女主人著正式服裝親自為客人服務,以表示對來賓的尊重。）,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,茶將會溫暖你； 如果你感到太熱,茶會幫助你涼快下來； 如果你感到沮喪,茶將會鼓勵你； 如果你感到疲憊,茶會幫助你冷靜下來。,sbs cup of tea(某人的一杯茶）正中下懷，正中口味 a tea hound 指愛交際的男子，愛和女人交際的男子 take tea with sb (口語)與某人打交道;與某人發(fā)生沖突 for all the tea in china 指無論如何（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 大的好處也不干。,there are some sentences about tea.,tea ware,1、traditionally, loose tea is brewed v.沏（茶）；煮（咖啡） in ateapotand served wi