悠然闲适尽在下午茶:下午茶的来历
</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1662, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="princess">princess</span> <span word="Catherine">Catherine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Braganza">Braganza</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dowry">dowry</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="chest">chest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="queen">queen</span>, <span word="Catherine">Catherine</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p><p> 1662年，英格兰国王查理二世迎娶了葡萄牙布拉干萨王朝的凯瑟琳公主。公主随嫁妆带来了一小箱茶叶。当上了皇后的凯瑟琳开始在宫廷中以茶待客。</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="five">five</span> <span word="o">o</span>\'<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Afternoon">Afternoon</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="Russell">Russell</span>, <span word="duchess">duchess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bedford">Bedford</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>" <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 4 <span word="or">or</span> 5 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="maid">maid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="agreeeable">agreeeable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p> 尽管在17世纪的法国就有“五时茶”的说法，但“下午茶”的发明还是要归功于贝德福德公爵夫人安娜拉塞尔。从一大早的早餐到很晚才进的晚餐之间有很长一段时间，而公爵夫人常常在下午四五点钟左右会有“一种虚脱感”。她命女仆送一壶茶、一点儿黄油面包和蛋糕到她房间里去。她发现这一餐吃得很惬意，于是开始邀请她的朋友们一起来享用。</p>
页:
[1]