Most Americans have a set idea of what English tea time means: formal dresses, delicate finger foods, and hot tea all served on the best china. In reality, there are two types of tea time in England: Low tea or afternoon tea High tea or “meat tea” Afternoon tea or low tea is wha...
Narrator: Listen to part of a lecture in a world history class. Female professor: Now, according to Chinese legend, the first person to drink tea was a Chinese emperor who lived nearly 5,000 years ago. This emperor was…oh, you could call him an amateur scientist. And he wisely required...
Ever since the late 1700’s, tea time has been an integral part of English life. When people from other countries imagine life in England, they almost always picture the English sitting down at a table set with delicate china, socializing over hot cups of tea and little cakes. Most little...
Tea has a long history of more than two thousand years. 1 (it) hometown is certainly China. At first tea was considered as a kind of good thing that could make people awake so that they could study 2 (comfortable). Many knowledgeable people thought it was helpful for their study, beca...
The home of tea, which has more than 4 000 years of history, is China. People throughout China drink tea daily. Of the three major drinks -- tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea from China, along wi...
Afternoon tea was introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840. The Duchess would become hungry around four o’clock in the afternoon. The evening meal in her household was served fashionably lat...
Drinking tea has had long history in China. The Chinese drink tea during many parts of the day such as at meals for good health or just for pleasure. Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese __(1)___ (rule) called Shen Nong ...
The early history of tea in England, not unlike its history in other countries, was not without controversy. It was variously accused of being the cause of the country’s economic woes, lack of productivity and national impoverishment. A number of influential writers of the time proposed unfound...
C. Anna was the first woman to drink tea in England.D. Afternoon tea started in England over 500 years ago.( )What is the best title for the passage?A. The British ways of making teaB. The importance of afternoon teaC. The tradition of drinking teaD. The history of afternoon tea ...
"Tea culture exchanges between China and Britain have a long history and are inseparable from the communication between China and the world over centuries," Zhang Wenqi, vice chairperson of the Hubei Provincial Tea Association, told Xinhua. He said events like the salon would help the world to ...