Afternoon tea in England

    Afternoon tea is the traditional four o'clock tea. That is a small meal, not just a drink. Traditionally it is made up of tea or coffee and either of the following: Freshly baked scones(新鲜烤饼) served with cream and jam. Afternoon tea sandwiches—thinly sliced cucumber(黄瓜) sandwiches with the crusts(面包皮) cut off.

    Afternoon tea became popular in the early 1840s. At that time, English people ate only two main meals each day, so people often got hungry between the two meals. One day, to spend the time, a woman called Anna asked some of her friends for an afternoon tea at about four o'clock. Together with tea, she served her friends cakes and sandwiches. Soon after that, afternoon tea became popular.

    Afternoon tea is not common these days because most adults go out to work. However you can still have afternoon tea at many tea rooms around England.

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The next afternoon, when Mum said it was time to play the game, I told her I was 5 . She allowed me to rest for a while. So I went to my room and 6 myself in bed. This was difficult for me because I was OK and just 7 to keep away from softball.

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At first, my trains used steam (蒸汽). They were very slow. 4 top speed was only 35 km/hour. Then, the trains started to use diesel (柴油). Later, electricity 5 by better trains. But it still took more than three hours 6 from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, Hebei. In 2020, the new high-speed railway opened on Dec. 30. It helped people travel much 7 than before at a speed of 350 km/hour! It only took 47 minutes from Beijing to Zhangjiakou. I was so 8 .

During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the two host cities, Beijing and Zhangjiakou 9 lots of people from around the world. The railway played an important role. I'm too old to keep working these days, and people will keep me as part of history. It's a little sad. 10 I'm still proud of all the changes China has made. Zhan Tianyou must be proud too.

Carol and Linda took a trip to San Francisco last July. They went there to visit Nick. Nick is a friend from their old neighborhood in Rome. He moved to San Francisco five years ago. They went there by train because they wanted to see more of the United States. 

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