Britain under the Microscope
A nation of tea drinkers
- 60 billion cups of tea consumed a year in the UK
- over 900 cups per person!
- Tea was imported from China and was very expensive in the beginning
- Only affordable to the rich upper class
- Tea was kept in tea caddies (a small safe)
- Boston Tea Party
- Put the kettle on = to make tea?
- Peak in electricity consumption?during commercial breaks of a popular TV show because people are all making tea!
- Have a cuppa (cup of tea)
- Make a brew?
- English people mostly drink black tea (with milk/sugar)
- "builder's tea"
- Employers have to give employees a tea break?
- Younger generation prefer specialized tea (peppermint/flower/herbal)
Expressions relating to "tea"
1. ...not my cup of tea (don't like...)
? ? Sports is not my cup of tea.
2. Storm in a teacup?
3. ...give someone tea and sympathy...
4. ...not for all the tea in China?
? ? I am not going to work overtime, not for all the tea in China!
Next time, we are going to take you to a fancy afternoon tea!
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說(shuō)electricity peak 那里有個(gè)ad +xxx,那個(gè)詞是什么?