英语阅读：英国人真的还喝下午茶吗？
<p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>?</p><p>大多数英国人还保持着喝下午茶这样的传统习俗吗？</p><p>获得1.5<span word="k">k</span>好评的回答@<span word="Fiona">Fiona</span> <span word="Wilson">Wilson</span> <span word="Branson">Branson</span>:</p><p><span word="Clearly">Clearly</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="episodes">episodes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Downton">Downton</span> <span word="Abbey">Abbey</span>. <span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="posh">posh</span> (<span word="aristocratic">aristocratic</span>/<span word="top">top</span> 0.1% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>) <span word="snack">snack</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="aristocrats">aristocrats</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span>) <span word="between">between</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="snacks">snacks</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> - 8<span word="am">am</span>, 9<span word="pm">pm</span>, 2<span word="am">am</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="time">time</span> (<span word="weekends">weekends</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="consist">consist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biscuit">biscuit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telly">telly</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> (<span word="called">called</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="work">work</span>/<span word="school">school</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sandwiches">sandwiches</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>.</p><p>很明显你是看《唐顿庄园》看多了，但不管怎样下午茶是午餐和晚餐之间搭配茶一起吃的流行（占总人口0.1%的上流社会的贵族）小吃（我们这些平民的叫法）。我们普通英国人随时都可以喝茶吃点心——8<span word="am">am</span>, 9<span word="pm">pm</span>, 2<span word="am">am</span>。在我家里，从我小时候开始，午餐时间会吃一顿很丰盛的正餐（主要在周末），然后喝茶。喝茶时还会看着电视吃三明治、蛋糕或饼干。正餐（美国称之为“午餐”）太丰盛，我们都吃得太撑，所以之后只能少吃点东西。甚至现在放学或下班之后吃的饭都叫“茶点”，无论喝不喝茶，也不管是吃三明治还是吃正餐。</p>
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