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Section Ⅷ VIEWING WORKSHOP,READING CLUB 1 & READING CLUB 2
READING CLUB 1
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①combine...with...把……和……结合起来
②turn...into...把……变成……,使……成为……
③duchess /'dʌtʃəs/ n.[C]公爵夫人;女公爵
duke /djuːk/ n.[C]公爵
④as a result 结果
[辨析] as a result of...由于……
⑤break 熟词生义 n.[C]休息
take a break 休息一会儿
a coffee /lunch/ tea break 用咖啡/午饭/茶的休息时间
⑥come up with 想出,提出(想法、计划等)
⑦wash down 配着食物喝(饮料)
⑧fine china 精致的瓷器
[注意] china意为“瓷,瓷器”时,是不可数名词,首字母c不可大写。
a china vase 瓷花瓶
blue and white china 青花瓷器
⑨play an important part in...在……中起重要作用
⑩yum cha 饮茶
⑪practice 熟词生义 n.[U,C]通常的做法,惯例,常规
⑫literally /'lItərəli/ adv.按字面,字面上
⑬catch up 叙旧
⑭laidback adj.安详放松的,自在的
⑮brunch /brʌntʃ/ n.[C,U]早午餐
brunch=breakfast+lunch(取前一个单词的前两个字母和后一个单词的后四个字母组合而成)
⑯inspire /In'spaIə(r)/ vt.赋予灵感,启发思考;激励,鼓舞
⑰crop up 突然发生,意外出现
⑱provide sth for sb=provide sb with sth 为某人提供某物
[同义短语] offer sb sth /offer sth to sb
supply sb with sth /supply sth to sb
⑲weary /'wIəri/ adj.疲倦的
weary travellers 疲惫不堪的旅行者
⑳digestion /daI'dʒestʃən/ n.[U]消化
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MORE THAN JUST A NICE WARM DRINK
There’s more to teatime than just a nice warm drink.Different cultures combine tea with① different foods or snacks,turning teatime into a social occasion②.
Afternoon Tea
People believe that an English Duchess③ first introduced the idea of afternoon tea.Her name was Anna Russell (1783-1857),and she was the 7th Duchess of Bedford.
In the 18th and 19th centuries,most English people ate only two main meals each day - breakfast in the morning and a large supper which wasn’t usually served until seven o’clock in the evening.As a result④ people often got very hungry during the long break⑤ between these two meals.
The Duchess came up with⑥ a clever idea to solve this problem.She invited some of her friends to join her for an afternoon meal.The meal was held between four and five o’clock.It included cakes and sandwiches,and tea was served to wash down⑦ the food.To make the afternoon meal more important,she used cups and plates made from fine china⑧,and teapots,kniv