English Pubs

IntroductionofEnglishPubs“IfYouHaven'tBeenToaPub,YouHaven'tBeentoBritain”PubsarecommonlyfoundinEnglish-speakingcountries,particularlyintheUnitedKingdom,Ireland,Australia,NewZealandandCanada.InBratian,thebarisknownasthe“pub”.ThiswordcandatebacktoTheVictorianPeriod.Atthattime,thebarwascalled“publichouse”.InNorthAmerica,drinkingestablishmentswithaBritishorIrishnameorthemearecalledpubsaswell;theappellation(名称）“pub”itselfisoftenacomponentofthistheme.Althoughthetermsmayhavedifferentconnotations（内涵）,thereisnodefinitivedifferencebetweenpubs,barsandlounges（酒吧间）wherealcoholisservedcommercially.Publichouses,usuallyknownaspubs,aresocialplacesbasedonthesaleandconsumptionofalcoholicbeverages（饮料）,andmostpublichousesofferarangeofbeers,wines,spirits（烈酒)andsoftdrinks.Manypubsarecontrolledbybreweries（啤酒厂）,sobeerisoftenbettervaluethanwinesandspirits,whilstsoftdrinkscanbealmostasexpensive.Thebeerlendsmostpubsapleasant,memorablearoma（香味）.Allpubsalsohavearangeofnon-alcoholicbeverages,snacksandotherfood.Pubisacentreofsociallifeforalargenumberofpeople(especiallymen)inBritain.Itservesasaplaceformeetingfriendsandforentertainment.Barfriendsarecompanions,notintimates.Theyarefriendsbutnotintimateenoughtobecuriousabouteachother’sprivatelifeandthoughts.Manyhave,forinstance,televisionsets,amusementmachinesandjukeboxes（自动点唱机）andprovidefacilitiesforplayingdarts（飞镖）,billiards（台球）,dominoes（多米诺骨牌；有点像我国的麻将牌）andsimilargames.Somealsoemploymusiciansforeveningentertainment,suchaspianoplaying,folksingingandmodernjazz.Entertainment1.Youhavetobe18yearsoldtoorderadrinkinapub.Somepubswillallowpeopleover14yearsoldtogoinsideiftheyarewithsomeonewhoisover18,buttheyarenotallowedtogotothebarortohaveanalcoholicdrink;2.Mostpubshavenowaiters--youhavetogotothebartobuydrinks.Thismaysoundinconvenient,butthereisahiddenpurpose；3.Pubcultureisdesignedtopromotesociabilityinasocietyknownforitsreserve.Standingatthebarforserviceallowsyoutochatwithotherswaitingtobeserved.Thebarcounter（吧台）ispossiblytheonlysiteintheBritishIslesinwhichfriendlyconversationwithstrangersisconsideredentirelyappropriateandreallyquitenormalbehavior.•SUMMER:Mon-Sat:12-11；Sun:12-10:30;•WINTER:Mon-Sat:5-11;Sun:12-10:30OpenTime:PubisanimportantpartofBritishlifeThereareapproximately60,000publichousesintheUnitedKingdom,withoneinalmosteveryvillage.Inmanyplaces,especiallyinvillages,apubcanbethefocalpoint（活动中心）ofthecommunity,playingasimilarroletothelocalchurchinthisrespect.•Peoplecantalk,eat,drink,meettheirfriendsandrelaxthere.•peopleareallchattingtogether,aboutweather,football,etc.Andtheatmosphereisrelaxingandcheerful.Intheweekend,pubsareusuallyfilledwithpeople.PubisanimportantpartofBritishlife.Whydopeoplegotopub?1.Chattingandsocializingwithfriends2.Feelingaloneandmakingnewfriends3.Takingabreakfromalltheworries4.Drinkinganddancing