OnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea.Today,whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.PeoplebelievethatanEnglishlady,Anna,firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea.Inthe18thcenturies,theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachday:breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresult,peopleoftengotveryhungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals.Tosolvethisproblem,Annacameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches.Andteawasservedtowashdownthefood.Soon,afternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions.CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture.Peopleoftenusethewords“Willyoucomeforcoffee”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”Normally,severaldifferentdrinkssuchastea,hotchocolateorasoftdrinkwillbeservedaswellascoffee,andyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike.Inthe17thcenturyLondon,coffeehouseswerebusyandnoisyplaces.Businessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusiness,aswellastodrinkcoffee.Infact,theLondonStockExchangeisbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses.Annaintroducedtheideaofdrinkingafternoonteabecauseshe().
A
enjoyed chatting with her friends at home
B
loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups
C
wanted to share nice food with her friends
D
found people felt hungry during the long wait between breakfast and supper
