English_Tea_and_Coffee_Culture

Englishteaandcoffeecultureculturecornerintroduction：sharealoveforteaWhatdoyouknowaboutEnglishfoodanddrink?TeacultureinBritainChineseTeaCultureCoffeeCulturecoffeeculture1652年伦敦市内出现了英国历史上的第一家咖啡馆：“罗杰咖啡馆”。由于“罗杰咖啡馆”当时位于伦敦塔西北边的商业中心、证券交易所附近，商人（merchant）聚集，进而演变成伦敦证券交易中心LondonStockExchange。Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.•1.WhydidtheDuchessinvitefriendstocomeforteaintheafternoon?(para1)•2.Whyafternoonteawasimportant?•3.Whatdoes“Willyoucomeforcoffee?mean?•4.Apartfromdrinkingcoffee,whatdidpeopledointhe17thcenturycoffeehouse?Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhydidtheDuchessinvitefriendstocomeforteaintheafternoon?(para1)Inthe18thand19thcenturies,theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachday--breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevenings.Asaresult,peopleoftengothungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals.Tosolvethisproblem,theDuchesscameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo’clock.2.Whyafternoonteawasimportant?Inordertomakethisafternoonteaimportant,finechinacupsandplatesandsilverteapots,knives,forksandspoonswereused.3.Whatdoes“Willyoucomeforcoffee?”mean?Itmeans“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”4.Apartfromdrinkingcoffee,whatdidpeopledointhe17thcenturycoffeehouse?Inthe17thcentury,coffeehousewerebusyandnoisyplaceswherepeoplelikemerchantsandbankerswenttodotheirbusinessaswellastodrinkcoffee.Languagepoints1.alovefor对……的爱，又如：Allofushavealoveforourmotherland.我们每个人都热爱祖国。Herloveforhimblindedher(tohisfaults).她非常爱他以至(对他的缺点)丧失了判断力。Herloveforhimneverwaved.她对他的爱从未动摇过。2.asaresult结果；因此（独立作状语）如：Theweatherisdry.Asaresult,wehavetowaterthevegetablegarden.天气干燥，因此，我们不得不给菜地浇水。[拓展]asaresultof由于；因为……的结果（后接名词或代词，做状语用）resultfrom因……引起；起因于……resultin导致；致使；造成……的结果用result构成的短语完成下列句子：1.Hewaslatethesnow.2.Stressandtirednessoftenalackofattention.3.Hedidn’tworkhard,,hefailedhisexam.4.Theseproblemspasterrors.[即时练习]asaresultofresultinasaresultresultfromoccasion:a)atimewhensomethinghappens(某事发生的）时刻，时候，时节e.g.Ihaveseenherwiththemonseveraloccasions.b)asuitableorfavorabletime有利的时机e.g.Weusedthemeetingasanoccasionforannouncingthegoodnews.3.aswellas同……一样；也；和Itisimportantforyouaswellasforme.它对你我同样重要。Hegrowsflowersaswellasvegetables.他既种花也种蔬菜。注意：aswellas连接两个名词作主语时，谓语动词的形式与前面的名词一致。如：Peteraswellashisfriendslikeslisteningtomusic.Peter和他的朋友都喜欢听音乐。WhatdoyouknowaboutteainChineseculture?Discussionhistory,dailylife,famousteas,offerteatoguests,beautifulchinateacupsTheChinesehaveasaying,“Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandteaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday.”Thoughteaisthelastonthelist,westillcanseetheimportanceofteaindailylife.AsimplemealinChineseisCuChaDanFan,namelycoarseteaandtastelessdinner.Evenasimplemealisfinishedoffwithteasoitsimportanceisobvious.FortheChinese,teadrinkingandteatastingarenotthesame.Teadrinkingisforrefreshment.Teatastinghasculturalmeaning.Teaandteawaresshouldmatchsurroundingelementssuchasbreeze,brightmoon,pines,bamboo,plumsandsnow.AlltheseshowthegoalofChineseculture:theharmoniousunityofhumanbeingswithnature.BulletinBoardMr.“BoredtoTears”isfeelingboredwithhislife.TinaandTomgivehimsomeadviceonhowtochangehislife.Readthem.Hi!Everyone,Ineedyourhelp.Ifeelreallybored.EverydayIgetup,eatbreakfast,gotoschool,gohome,eatdinner,domyhomeworkandgotobed.Myroutineneverchange.It’ssoboring!Ineedachange.Canyougivemesomeadvice?BoredtoTears.PoorBoredtoTears!Soyouwanttochangeyourlife?Whydon’tyoutrysomethingdifferentandmorechallenging?Howaboutplanningaweekendbiketrip?Thiswillgiveyousomethingexcitingtolookforwardtoand,ofcourse,it’llbeabreakfromyourdailyroutine.Enjoylife!TinaDearBoredtoTears,cheerup!Beinghappyisthekeytoafun-filledlife.Happinesswillhelpyoutoenjoytheordinarythingsinlife.Sostartbeinghappytodayandmakeadifferencetoyourqualityoflife.TomHomework1.WritealettertoMr.“BoredtoTears”andgivehimsomeadviceonhowtochangehislife.2.CollectmoreinformationaboutEnglishTeaandCoffeeCulture.