OnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea.TodaywhenwethinkofWesternteacultureweoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.

Afternoontea

PeoplebelievethatanEnglishladyAnnafirstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea.Inthe18thand19thcenturiestheEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachday:breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresultpeopleoftengotveryhungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals.TosolvethisproblemAnnacameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches.Andteawasserved(供应)towashdownthefood.Inordertomakethisafternoonmealimportantfinechinacupsandplatesandsilverteapotsknivesforksandspoonswereused.Soonafternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions.TodayafternoonteapartiescontinuetoplayanimportantpartinthesociallifeinmodernBritain.

Willyoucomeforcoffee?

CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture.Peopleoftenusethewords“Willyoucomeforcoffee”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”Normallyseveraldifferentdrinkssuchasteahotchocolateorasoftdrinklikeorangejuicewillbeservedaswellascoffeeandyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike.Howeveryouwillnotnormallybeofferedwineata“coffee”party.

CoffeehousesandtheLondonStockExchange

Inthe17thcenturyLondoncoffeehouseswerebusyandnoisyplaces.Businessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusinessaswellastodrinkcoffee.InfacttheLondonStockExchange(伦敦股票交易所)isbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses.

【小题1】Annaintroducedtheideaofdrinkingafternoonteabecauseshe______.A．enjoyedchattingwithherfriendsathomeB．lovedfineteaandbeautifulchinateacupsC．wantedtosharenicefoodwithherfriendsD．foundpeoplefelthungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthetwomeals【小题2】Whatdoes“socialoccasions”meaninChinese?A．集体婚礼B．社交活动C．社区表演D．公共场合【