跟讀練習: What is Afternoon Tea / British Tradition - 通過影片學習英語口語

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Hello and a warm welcome to Cup of Culture.

My name is Serena and today I'm going to be talking about one of the most beautiful and delicious British traditions,

the afternoon tea.

Afternoon tea is a tea-related ritual,

hence the name, and it's a light meal composed of three courses.

So we have these sandwiches and dainty savouries,

scones with clotted cream and jam and we have some small pastries and cakes.

So it basically is a selection of dainty and exquisite small courses

and if you combine all these three layers together you will get an indulgent experience.

Afternoon tea is around 4 p.m and it all started in Britain in the 1840s

when Anna the 7th Duchess of Bedford had a sinking feeling in the late afternoon

which is why she started to order some bread and butter

and tea over to her room which became a habit of hers

and then it started to result in a social gathering when she invited friends over.

So basically wealthier families squeezed in some tea

and cake in the late afternoon if they had a little bit of a lull.

Afternoon tea is also called low tea as back in the

day they were sitting on low tables with comfortable chairs

and sofas in the drawing room and it should not be confused with high tea which is actually something completely different.

Workers would come back home after a long day at work

and would have some tea at around 5 and 6 p.m including a heavy meal like fish,

meat and something else.

So it's something different.

So afternoon tea is not reserved for the upper class anymore and you can basically find it anywhere you like.

However it is usually enjoyed on an occasional indulgence.

So you can either go to a real-life old-school England atmosphere like I'm in right now

or you can go to a tea salon with a grand atmosphere which you will definitely find in London for example.

So again what is afternoon tea?

It is a selection as I already told you of sandwiches,

scones and pastries

but before we start first things first here we have a napkin and you should fold it in two just like that.

Put it on your lap like this with a full towards you and now we can begin.

Usually you would drink tea from fine bone china just like this

and you should always use loose tea leaf which is why you would need a tea strainer.

So mine already has one inside so I don't need an additional one.

So the range of teas being offered depending on the tea house can vary between just the essential

and most popular ones to an extensive tea menu including some

very rare ones however teas you'll most probably find in most

places are black teas such as an earl grey green teas are also most commonly offered

and also herbal and fruit teas grow in popularity but the differences between those teas would be another story.

So now going on to one of the most essential questions of this video.

Do you put the milk or tea in first?

So actually you would pour in the tea in first and this has something to do with aristocracy.

So thinking of houses like Downton Abbey,

you would pour in the tea in first

because they were drinking out of fine bone china as previously mentioned and the lower class the downstairs,

they were drinking out of clay mugs and pottery

so to prevent it from cracking they were pouring in the milk in first.

Stirring the tea, the posh way is to go back

and forth in a 6 and 12 motion rather than going round and round and round creating a loud noise.

If you had had any sugar cubes it would not help them dissolve.

They would just sit at the bottom or go round

and round with a spoon

and will simply just sweeten up the very last sip of your tea

but you don't want that which is why you just go back

and forth in a six and twelve motion

so afterwards you can just put the spoon on the saucer behind your cup

so how to haunt your cup of tea so meet your index

and thumb in the middle and let it all rest on your fingers

but you should not do the pinkie up actually we used to think that this was the posh way

but actually it was already thrown upon back in the days

So do you pick up the cup and the saucer or do you pick up the cup alone?

Well the answer to this one depends on where you are sitting

If you are sitting at a low table then you could pick up the saucer

and the cup But sitting at a high table like this,

picking up the cup is just fine But what you should never do is slurping

So we've finally reached the stage where we can actually eat something and we're going to work ourselves from the bottom up.

So starting with our finger sandwiches cut delicately into small pieces.

So you should always eat your sandwiches with your fingers and not cut it with a fork and knife.

Here we have a combination of smoked salmon and cream cheese and also egg mayonnaise and cress.

So now coming to my favorite part of the afternoon tea

and this is eating scones with clotted cream and jam and even some lemon curd.

Well what is clotted cream?

It basically is a hundred percent heavy cream but it is just heavenly delicious.

Scones were not part of the traditional afternoon tea but I mean you can't imagine an afternoon tea without scones anymore.

so I'm just going to have to get one of these beautiful

and delicious scones so scones are neither completely savory nor completely sweet

but you add a little bit of sugar to take them off savory

and also here I have some raisins inside

so mine are rather sweet to be honest

so there is an ongoing debate over how to best eat them and pronounce them.

Is it either scones or is it scones?

But there is one thing for sure and that is that you should not use a knife to cut your scones,

you should use your hands to break them and I'm going to show you.

Just like this.

Now we need to decide how we're going to lay our scones.

So here we have some homemade strawberry jam,

clotted cream and lemon curd.

If there are any convenient dishes what you shouldn't do is get them and put it directly onto your scone.

What you should do is get your knife and put a little bit on your plate and put it back.

The same goes for the for the jam and obviously also for the lemon curd

when it comes to layering your scone you have two options

so if you're from Devonshire you would put the clotted cream on first followed by a scoop of jam

but if you're from Cornwall you would do the reverse and put the gem on first followed by some clotted creams.

Well personally I would have to go with the Devonians on this one

because I just love it when my clotted cream goes on first.

But whatever you do

when it all comes together in your mouth you will just forget about anything else in the first place

so it doesn't matter does it?

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However there's one thing that you actually shouldn't do and

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that is to make a sandwich or burger out of it

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and eat as a whole if you don't want to get disapproving looks.

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And excuse me, Now I'm just going to have to get a bite.

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If your sweet tooth hasn't been satisfied yet,

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we can move on to our final course, the sweets and pastries.

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So here we have a beautiful selection of lemon tartlets,

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carrot cake and a raspberry cake.

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So usually when you eat pastries and cakes,

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you will get a small fork like this

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and you should hold it in your right hand upturned and then just simply enjoy your cakes and pastries.

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So now that we've had a taste of all of the three small

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but delicious and delicate courses we can now come to an end.

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So in the future I hope

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that you're also going to indulge yourself with this heavenly collection of small delicacies

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and who knows maybe you're also going to host an afternoon

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tea yourself well my name is Serena I had lots of fun filming this video

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and I hope to see you soon bye

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背景與介紹

在這段關於英國下午茶的YouTube影片中，演講者Serena詳細介紹了這一傳統習俗的起源和特色。下午茶是一種茶相關的儀式，通常在下午四點進行，由三道菜組成：三明治、戴美麗的鬆餅搭配奶油和果醬，以及各種小點心和蛋糕。通過影片，Serena展示了下午茶的優雅與美味，為想要了解這一文化的觀眾提供了豐富的資訊。

日常交流的五個短語

What is Afternoon Tea? - 下午茶是什麼？
It started in Britain in the 1840s. - 它起源於19世紀40年代的英國。
Do you put the milk or tea in first? - 你先倒牛奶還是茶？
Afternoon tea is also called low tea. - 下午茶也被稱為低茶。
This has something to do with aristocracy. - 這與貴族有關係。

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影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
條件句 if + 從句，will/would + 動詞 — 條件及其結果	if you're from Devonshire you would put · if you're from Cornwall you would do
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	is also called · is not reserved · is usually enjoyed
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	we've finally reached · hasn't been · we've had
定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物	tea which is · leaf which is · that which is

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背景與介紹

日常交流的五個短語

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