long time, it was only

consumed by the royal family and the aristocracy due to its high cost. The habit of having

200 years later. In those days, theafternoon tea did not become established untilalmost

and a late dinnerBritishate onlytwodaily meals:a large breakfast latein the morning

forthe evening. Anna, the 7thinaround8 o'clockDuchess of Bedford, can be credited

afternoon tea to soothehungerofcreatingthe traditionpangs before supper. She invited

friendsto join herfor an additionalmeal at four to five o'clock. The menuafternoon

)was used瓷器included tea and snacks such as dainty cakes and sandwiches. Fine porcelain(

to serve this minor feast. Afternoon tea soon became popular, and is now a symbol of the

elegant British way of life. As novelist Henry James wrote, There are few hours in life more

agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

Keys：英式下午茶的仪式可以迫溯到19 世纪 40 年代，该传

统是由之前英国的茶饮仪式和

17 世纪50 年代晚期被引入英国，但由于价格昂贵，所以很长习惯发展而来的。茶最初在

200 多年之后，英国人才养成吃下午茶一段时间里，只有皇家和贵族才能享用。直到将近

的习惯。 在当时， 英国人一日两餐 : 快接近中午时分的丰盛早餐和晚上八点左右的晚餐。据

说第七代贝德福德公爵夫人安娜开创了下午茶的传统，以此来缓解晚餐前的饥饿感。她邀

请朋友和她一起在下午四五点钟吃下午茶。下午茶中包括茶和一些点心，比如精致的蛋糕

及三明治。这些小巧的美食用精美的瓷器盛装。下午茶很快就流行开来，现在已经成为优

:“人生鲜有比全心全意享雅英国生活方式的一个象征。正如小说家亨利詹姆斯写道的那样

用下午茶这一仪式更惬意的时刻了。” 汉译英原文： 中国是茶的故乡，也是茶文化的发源地。自古以来，茶就被誉为中华民族

的“国饮”。无论是文人墨客生活中的“琴棋书画诗酒茶”，还是平民百姓生活中的“柴米油盐酱醋茶”，茶都是必备品。同时，中国又是文明古国，礼仪之邦。凡是来了客人或朋友，沏茶、敬茶的礼仪必不可少。随着中外文化交流和商业贸易的发展，中国茶及茶文化传向了全世界。现在五大洲有不少国家种茶，也有很多国家从中国进口茶。中国茶和中国的丝绸及瓷器一样，已经成为中国在全世界的代名词。

Keys：China is the hometown of tea and the birthplace of tea

culture. Since ancient times, tea has been known as the ational drink of China. In both the Chinese scholars' even daily necessities, namely music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry,

wine and tea and common people's seven ones, namely firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy

sauce, vinegar and tea. Tea is listed as one of the necessities. Meanwhile, China is a country with ancient civilization and a land of courtesy. The practice of

making Withand serving tea is essential whenever there are guests or friends. the development of cultural exchange, commerce and trade between China and other countries, Chinese tea and tea cultural spread to the world. Today, a numberof

countries across the five continents grow tea plants, and many countries import

tea from China. Chinese tea like Chinese silk and Chinaware, has become

synonymous with China in the world.

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Unit 6

英译中原文： s epics are said to be written by an ancient Greek

blind poet Homer, Homer '

greattwopoets.Theepics includewho is revered as the greatestof ancient Greek epic

The two epics are the earliest works ofworks of Greek history: the Iliad and the Odyssey.

regardedGreek literature,and are among thegreatest treasures of

the ancient world,

They have had an enormous influence onby Westerners as the greatest epics in history.

geography,for the studyofhistory,the historyof literatureandare ofgreatvalue

the Iliad containingarcheology and folklore.Both the epics are divided into 24 volumes,

The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Greek15, 693 lines and the Odyssey 12, 11 lines.

OdysseyTroy.Thethe 10-yearsiege of

thecityofwhichliterature,tellsthe story of Troy.ofhomeafterthefallmainlycenters onthe Greek hero Odysseus and his journey sHomer

'greatplotslanguage,vividandcharacters,epicsaretheGivenconcise masterpieces of literature and occupy an important position in the world literature history.

：Keys《荷马史诗》据传是由古希腊盲诗人荷马创作，他被推崇为

古希腊最伟大的史诗诗人。