英國飲食文化之午餐篇
British food culture
英國的飲食文化
Today people in the UK eat a more varied diet than ever before. As well
as the regional diets of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
the many immigrant communities have introduced their cuisines to the
previously unadventurous Britons: Chinese, Greek, Indian, Italian,
Thai, American fast foods such as pizza, hamburgers and fried chicken
have to some extent displaced the traditional fast food of fish and
chips.
今天，英國人的飲食比以往更加多樣化。除了英國地方性飲食習(xí)慣諸如英格蘭，蘇格蘭，威爾士和北愛爾蘭，許多移民社區(qū)也將他們的飲食帶到了英國：中國，希臘，印度，意大利，泰國，美國快餐食品，如比薩餅，漢堡包和炸雞已在一定程度上取代傳統(tǒng)的快餐店的炸魚和薯條。
Because of the climate and the Germanic origins of many
of its early people, the UK has been a traditionally beer drinking
rather than a wine drinking country. Nevertheless, in recent years,
vineyards in the south of England have proved successful. In the west
of England the traditional drink is cider, rather than beer.
Over Britain as a whole, however, the traditional drink is tea.
由于氣候和日耳曼起源，英國人在傳統(tǒng)上一直是喝啤酒，而不是葡萄酒的飲用國。然而，近年來，葡萄園在英格蘭南部的栽培已證明是成功的。英格蘭西部的傳統(tǒng)飲料是蘋果酒，而不是啤酒。然而從總體而言，英國的傳統(tǒng)飲品卻是茶。
今天我們要介紹的是英國的午餐。
What is a typical English lunch?
什么是典型的英國午餐？
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Many children at school and adults at work will have a 'packed lunch'. This typically consists of a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink. The 'packed lunch' is kept in a plastic container.
在學(xué)校和工作中的成年人許多兒童有一個“打包午餐”。這通常包括一個三明治，一包薯片，水果和飲料片?！按虬绮汀毖b在一個塑料容器。
Sandwiches are also known as a 'butty' or 'sarnie' in some parts of the UK.
在英國某些地區(qū)，三明治也被稱為“butty”或“sarnie”。
在英國的午餐中，三明治扮演著一個重要的角色。為什么呢？
首先，通常英國的午餐時間是比較短的，一般在一個小時左右，所以不會吃得很隆重。做學(xué)生的時候，有很多人可能就是幾個chocolate bar，一袋薯片，一個蘋果，香蕉啥的就湊合了。勤快點的，自己做了sandwich 帶過來，有點錢就到學(xué)校的canteen或cafeteria 花個三鎊左右吃點薯條，pizza，pasta（意面）之類的。上班的，情況和現(xiàn)在的大城市也差不多，自己帶，在外面的 pub，Cafe & Restaurant 吃個簡餐，或是公司的食堂。
其次，sandwich作為午餐比較快捷（做起來快，吃起來也快），便利（邊走邊吃，還可以不洗碗），實惠（即本1，2鎊就搞定），非常適合現(xiàn)代人的快節(jié)奏，午餐舍它其誰？
英國上班族午餐僅用3分半鐘
The traditional lunch break is disappearing, with workers spending only 3.5 minutes a day eating their midday meal, according to new research.
最新調(diào)查表明，英國現(xiàn)代的上班族們花在午餐上的時間只有3分半鐘，因為大家都擠出大量休息時間辦理私事。
While people used to take their break with a leisurely meal or stroll, they now spend their time shopping, making personal calls or checking their online bank account.
據(jù)《每日電訊報》5月19日報道，上班族在午間漫不經(jīng)心地享用美食甚至飯后漫步的情景已經(jīng)不多見了，越來越多的人都在利用午餐時間去購物、打電話或是查詢網(wǎng)絡(luò)銀行帳戶等。?
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