3、nforBritishpeople!),manyofthenamesareveryold-fashioned,andnotoftenused.‘Elevenses’and‘Tea’areexamplesoftwoold-fashionedsnacksthatarerarelyeatentoday.‘Elevenses’iseatenat11:00am,consistingofcakeorbiscuitswithacupofteaorcoffee.Twotraditionalcharactersf
4、romEnglishchildren’sbooks,WinniethePoohandPaddingtonBear,usedtoalways‘takeElevenses’!‘Tea’isaverysimilarmeal,andaBritishtradition,whichinvolvessnackingoncakes,withacupoftea,andisnormallyeatenbetween4:30and5:30pm.看起来貌似复杂得很（事实正是如此，即使对于英国人来说也一样），很多叫法都早已过时，不怎么
6、edbreakfast,lunchanddinner.但由于现在的英国人的生活通常很忙碌，他们一般一天只吃三顿主餐，分别叫breakfast，lunch和dinner。Nowadays,peopleusuallyeatbreakfastbetween7:00amand9:00am.Breakfastisconsideredaveryimportantmeal,andisessentialtohavingagoodstarttotheday.Infact,onceayearthereisaweeklyca
7、mpaigncalled‘ThinkBreakfast’toencouragepeopletoeatbetterbreakfast!Theword‘Breakfast’comesfromanold-fashionedphrase‘breakingthefast’(a‘fast’meansnoteatingforalongperiodoftime).Sobreakfastliterallymeanseatingagainforthefirsttimeaftersleepingthroughthenigh
9、andtoastwithbutter.However,thesedaysmostpeopledon’teatatraditionalbreakfasteveryday,orevenatall.Thisisbecauseitisveryunhealthy,andmanypeopledon’thavetimetocook.Thesedays,mostpeopleeatabowlofcereal(madefromgrainslikecorn,wheatandoats)withmilk,orh
10、aveasliceoftoastwithbutter.Infact,intheUKtheaveragepersoneatsabout6kilosofcerealeveryyear–thisismuchmorethanmostEuropeancountries.Inthewintermanypeopleeatahotcerealcalled‘porridge’,whichismadefromoats.ThisisespeciallypopularinScotland.传统的英式早餐包括香肠
12、leatworkareverybusy,thisisnormallyaquickmeal.Infact,manyparentsgivetheirchildrena‘packedlunch’inaplastic‘lunch-box’.Thisusuallyconsistsofasandwich(twoslicesofbreadwithafillinginside,normallycheeseormeatwithsomelettuce)andapacketofcrisps,apieceof
14、suallyconsistsofaroastmeat(likechicken,beef,lamborpork),servedwithroastpotatoes,Yorkshirepudding,vegetablesandgravy(athinsaucewhichiseatenwiththemeat).但一到星期天，英国人通常会慢慢享受一顿丰盛的午餐，这顿午餐就叫“Sundaylunch”周末午餐。这一餐是人们和家人一起，吃的是烤肉（像是鸡肉，牛肉，羊羔肉或猪肉），烤土豆，约克郡布丁，蔬菜和肉汤。Dinneriseaten
15、intheevening.Childrenusuallyeatthisearlier,atabout6:30pm,thoughmanyadultseatlater,between7:00and8:00orlater.Thisisusuallythemainmealoftheday,andatimeforpeopletorelaxandenjoyacookedmealwithfriendsorfamilyafteraharddayatwork.‘Goingoutfordinner’
16、toarestaurantisaverypopularplacetohaveadate,andsomepeopleseeeatinggoodfoodasaveryromanticthingtodo.正餐则是晚上吃的，孩子们一般会早点吃，6点30左右，而大人们会吃得晚一点，晚上7：00到8：00甚至更晚。晚餐是一天当中最主要的一餐，也是人们在劳累了一天之后，放松自己与朋友或家人一起好好享受烹制美食的美好时光。“下馆子”去餐馆则是很常见的约会地点，还有些人把享用一顿美餐当成一件异常浪漫的事情呢。Glossary生词表brunch(n.
17、)-amealthatcombinesbreakfastandlunchtogetherandisusuallyeateninthelatemorningelevenses(n.)-(informal)somethingsmalltoeatanddrinkbetweenbreakfastandlunchsupper(n.)-averysmallmealthatiseateninthelateeveningcontemporary(adj.)-moderncampaign(n.)-a
18、seriesofactionsorplannedactivitiestodosomethingkilo(n.)-akilogramporridge(n.)-ahotfoodmadefromoatmealandmilkorwaterfilling(n.)-thelayeroffood(e.g.cream,fruit)insideasandwichorcakeYorkshirepudding(n.)-asavourydishthatconsistsofabakedmixtureo
19、fflour,milk,andeggs.ItisatraditionalBritishdishandisusuallyeatenwithroastbeef美国人的饮食分三餐，即早餐（breakfast）、午餐（lunch）和晚餐（supper）。早餐以果汁（juice）为主，主食一般是麦片粥（porridge）、鸡蛋、蛋奶烘饼、土司和薄煎饼。午餐因人而异。在餐馆吃午饭的人常吃三明治（sandwich）、汉堡包（hamburger）和热狗（hotdog）。午餐时，孩子们往往喝牛奶或饮料，成年人喜欢喝咖啡（coffee）、茶或啤酒。上班族或学生基