首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A Nice Cup of Tea The Legendary Origins of Tea A) The story of tea began in ancient China over 5,000 years ago. According to
A Nice Cup of Tea The Legendary Origins of Tea A) The story of tea began in ancient China over 5,000 years ago. According to
admin
2016-10-07
19
问题
A Nice Cup of Tea The Legendary Origins of Tea
A) The story of tea began in ancient China over 5,000 years ago. According to legend, Shen Nung, an early emperor was a skilled ruler, creative scientist and lover of the arts. One summer day while visiting a distant region of his realm, he and the court stopped to rest. The servants began to boil water for the court to drink. Dried leaves from the nearby bush fell into the boiling water, and a brown liquid was infused into the water. As a scientist, the Emperor was interested in the new liquid, drank some, and found it very refreshing. And so, according to legend, tea was created.
B) Tea consumption spread throughout the Chinese culture reaching into every aspect of the society. In 800 AD. Lu Yu wrote the first definitive book on tea, the Ch’a Ching. This amazing man was an orphan and raised by scholarly Buddhist monks in one of China’s finest monasteries. However, as a young man, he rebelled against the discipline of priestly training which had made him a skilled observer. His fame as a performer increased with each year, but he felt his life lacked meaning. Finally, in mid-life, he retired for five years into seclusion. Drawing from his vast memory of observed events and places, he codified (编撰) the various methods of tea cultivation and preparation in ancient China. The vast definitive nature of his work, projected him into near sainthood within his own lifetime. Patronized by the Emperor himself, his work clearly showed the Zen Buddhist philosophy to which he was exposed as a child. It was this form of tea service that Zen Buddhist missionaries would later introduce to imperial Japan.
Europe Learns of Tea
C) While tea was at this high level of development in both Japan and China, information concerning this then unknown beverage began to filter back to Europe. Earlier caravan leaders had mentioned it, but were unclear as to its service format or appearance. (One reference suggests the leaves be boiled, salted, buttered, and eaten! ) The first European to personally encounter tea and write about it was the Portuguese Jesuit Father Jasper de Cruz in 1560. Portugal, with her technologically advanced navy, had been successful in gaining the first right of trade with China. It was as a missionary on that first commercial mission that Father de Cruz had tasted tea four years before.
D) The Portuguese developed a trade route by which they shipped their tea to Lisbon, and then Dutch ships transported it to France, Holland, and the Baltic countries. (At that time Holland was politically affiliated with Portugal. When this alliance was altered in 1602, Holland, with her excellent navy, entered into full Pacific trade in her own right.) Great Britain was the last of the three great sea-faring nations to break into the Chinese and East Indian trade routes. This was due in part to the unsteady ascension to the throne of the Stuarts and the Cromwellian Civil War. The first samples of tea reached England between 1652 and 1654. Tea quickly proved popular enough to replace ale as the national drink of England.
E) As in Holland, it was the nobility that provided the necessary stamp of approval and so insured its acceptance. King Charles II had married, while in exile, the Portuguese Infanta Catherine de Braganza (1662). Charles himself had grown up in the Dutch capital. As a result, both he and his Portuguese bride were confirmed tea drinkers. When the monarchy was re-established, the two rulers brought this foreign tea tradition to England with them. As early as 1600 Elizabeth I had founded the John Company for the purpose of promoting Asian trade. When Catherine de Braganza married Charles she brought as part of her dowry the territories of Tangier and Bombay. Suddenly, the John Company had a base of operations.
F) Tea mania swept across England as it had earlier spread throughout France and Holland. Tea importation rose from 40,000 pounds in 1699 to an annual average of 240,000 pounds by 1708. Tea was drunk by all levels of society.
G) Prior to the introduction of tea into Britain, the English had two main meals—breakfast and dinner. Breakfast was ale, bread and beef. Dinner was a long, massive meal at the end of the day. It was no wonder that Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788-1861) experienced a "sinking feeling" in the late afternoon. Adopting the European tea service format, she invited friends to join her for an additional afternoon meal at five o’clock in her rooms at Belvoir Castle. The menu centered around small cakes, bread and butter sandwiches, assorted sweets, and, of course, tea. This summer practice proved so popular, the Duchess continued it when she returned to London, sending cards to her friends asking them to join her for "tea and a walking the fields." (London at that time still contained large open meadows within the city.) The practice of inviting friends to come for tea in the afternoon was quickly picked up by other social hostesses. A common pattern of service soon merged. The first pot of tea was made in the kitchen and carried to the lady of the house who waited with her invited guests, surrounded by fine porcelain from China. The first pot was warmed by the hostess from a second pot (usually silver) that was kept heated over a small flame. Food and tea was then passed among the guests, the main purpose of the visiting being conversation.
Tea Cuisine
H) Tea cuisine quickly expanded in range to quickly include wafer thin crustless sandwiches, shrimp or fish paste, toasted breads with jams, and regional British pastries such as scones (Scottish) and crumpets (English). At this time two distinct forms of tea services evolved: "High" and "Low". "Low" Tea (served in the low part of the afternoon) was served in aristocratic homes of the wealthy and featured small delicious food rather than solid meals. The emphasis was on presentation and conversation. "High" Tea or "Meat Tea" was the main or "High" meal of the day. It was the major meal of the middle and lower classes and consisted of mostly full dinner items such as roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas, and of course, tea,
I) Tea was the major beverage served in the coffee houses, but they were so named because coffee arrived in England some years before tea Exclusively for men, they were called "Penny Universities" because for a penny any man could obtain a pot of tea, a copy of the newspaper, and engage in conversation with the sharpest wits of the day. The various houses specialized in selected areas of interest, some serving attorneys, some authors, others the military. They were the forerunner of the English gentlemen’s private club. One such beverage house was owned by Edward Lloyd and was favored by shipowners, merchants and marine insurers. That simple shop was the origin of Lloyd’s, the worldwide insurance firm. Attempts to close the coffee houses were made throughout the eighteenth century because of the free speech they encouraged, but such measures proved so unpopular they were always quickly revoked.
J) Experiencing the Dutch "tavern garden teas", the English developed the idea of Tea Gardens. Here ladies and gentlemen took their tea out of doors surrounded by entertainment such as orchestras, hidden arbors, flowered walks, bowling greens, concerts, gambling, or fireworks at night. It was at just such a Tea Garden that Lord Nelson, who defeated Napoleon by sea, met the great love of his life, Emma, later Lady Hamilton. Women were permitted to enter a mixed, public gathering for the first time without social criticism. As the gardens were public, British society mixed here freely for the first time, cutting across lines of class and birth.
In order to improve Asian trade, Queen Elizabeth I established the John Company.
选项
答案
E
解析
根据题目中的Queen Elizabeth I,John Company等关键词可定位到E段,该段倒数第3句提到,伊丽莎白一世成立约翰公司以促进亚洲贸易,由此可看出题目信息来自本段,应选E。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/fopFFFFM
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Theyareusuallyadoptedfromdistantplaces.B、Theirbirthinformationisusuallykeptsecret.C、Theirbirthparentsoftentr
Students’pressuresometimescomesfromtheirparents.Mostparentsarewell【B1】_______,butsomeofthemaren’tveryhelpfulwi
茶马古道(Tea—horseAncientRoad)两边,生活着20多个少数民族。不同的地方有着各自美丽而神奇的自然风景和传统文化,比如:大理古城、丽江古城、香格里拉(Shangrila)、雅鲁藏布大峡谷和布达拉宫(PotalaPalace)。古道的
Halfacenturyago,mostpeoplelivedinruralareas.However,accordingtothemostrecent【B1】______projectedbytheUnitedNat
Halfacenturyago,mostpeoplelivedinruralareas.However,accordingtothemostrecent【B1】______projectedbytheUnitedNat
ItisalwaysatoughtasktodecideontheperfectgiftforyourperfectmomonaMother’sDay.Tooffer【B1】______toyourproble
ItisalwaysatoughtasktodecideontheperfectgiftforyourperfectmomonaMother’sDay.Tooffer【B1】______toyourproble
ImaginebeingaslaveinancientRome.Nowrememberbeingone.Thesecondtask,unlikethefirst,iscrazy.If,asI’mguessing,
AccordingtorecentUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)projections,thecountrywillseeasharpdropinmeatconsumpt
随机试题
事物的性质主要是由()
Unlikemodernanimalscientists,dinosaurscientistscannotsitonahillsideandusetelescopestowatchdinosaursinorderto
患儿8个月,呕吐、腹泻2天入院,发病初伴发热,咳嗽,呕吐2~3次/天,腹泻7~8次/天,水样便,大便镜检少量脂肪球,尿量不少,口渴,略见消瘦,入院时体温37℃,双眼窝及前囟稍下凹,皮肤弹性尚好,四肢温暖。下列哪项与该患儿发病无关
长于祛风定痛、强筋健骨的药物是
《中国药典》的英文名称缩写是
国际工程投标报价时,企业根据自身的优劣势和招标项目的特点来确定报价策略,通常情况下报价可以适当高一些的工程有()。【2011年考试真题】
独立董事有权对()向董事会或股东大会发表独立意见。Ⅰ.聘任或解聘高级管理人员Ⅱ.认为可能损害中小股东权益的事项Ⅲ.公司董事、高级管理人员的薪酬Ⅳ.提名、任免董事
下列有关税法解释的表述中,正确的是()。
提出农村义务教育管理体制是在国务院领导下,由地方政府负责、分级管理、以县为主的体制的教育体制改革是()
以下哪一项不属于《郎之万一瓦隆教育改革方案》的主要内容?()
最新回复
(
0
)