An English Duchess first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. 一个公爵夫人首先引入了下午茶。

2. The Duchess was Anna Russell. 这名公爵夫人叫Anna Russell.

3. She was the 7th Duchess of Bedford. 她是Bedford的第七位公爵夫人。

4. In the 18th and 19th centuries, most English people ate only two main meals each day. 在18和19世纪，大多数的英国人每天只吃两顿饭。

5. The two meals included the breakfast in the morning and the large supper in the evening. 这两顿饭包括早上的早餐和晚上的丰盛晚餐。

6. The supper was not served until seven o’clock in the evening. 晚餐要到晚上7点才提供。

7. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long break between these two meals. 结果，人们常常在这两顿饭期间感到很饿。

8. The Duchess came up with a clever idea to solve this problem. 公爵夫人想出了一个好点子来解决这个问题。

9. She invited some of her friends to join her for an afternoon meal. 她邀请了一些朋友与她一起吃下午饭。

10. The meal was held between four and five o’clock. 下午饭在下午4点到5点提供。

11. The meal included cakes and sandwiches. Tea was also served to wash down the food. 下午饭包括蛋糕和三明治。也提供茶，帮助下咽食物。

12. She used cups and plates. 她用了茶几和盘子。

They were made of fine china.这些茶几和盘子是有精美的瓷器做的。

The teapots, knives, forks and spoons were made of silver.

13. Afternoon tea parties soon became popular social occasions.

下午茶派对很快变成流行的社交活动。

14. Afternoon tea parties still play an important part in the social life in modern Britain. 下午茶派对仍然在现代英国的社交生活中扮演着重要的角色。