Why do British love tea so much?

By Cathy Watson

英國人為什么這么喜歡茶?

Well,to put it simply—they started to drink tea because they didn't have much coffee.

簡單來說，歐洲人開始喝茶是因為他們并沒有太多咖啡。

Tea is a stimulating drink and in most cultures there has traditionally been some stimulating beverage that helps people start or get through their day.

茶是一款提神飲料，而且在大多數文化中，提神飲料可以幫助人們開始或者度過他們的一天。

Why the Brits drank more tea and not coffee comes down to what was available and affordable to them.Other European countries had easy and affordable coffee through their trading routes,while tea was much more affordable for the British than coffee from their colonies and trading partners.

為什么英國人更喜歡喝茶而不是咖啡的原因在于茶可獲得也有供貨來源。其他的歐洲國家可以通過他們的貿易路徑輕松獲得咖啡，而英國人可以從他們的殖民地和貿易伙伴那里輕而易舉的獲得茶葉。

I don’t know why I do,but I do!

我不知道為什么我喜歡喝茶，但我確實喜歡。

It’s hard to beat the flavour of a properly brewed English Breakfast tea with just the right amount of milk.

飄著清香的英國早餐茶加入適量的牛奶，那味道令人難以抗拒。

I reckon tea has indirectly powered quite a few household products,through me turning tea into code.

我認為茶無形當中帶動了一些家用產品，茶其實成了一種行為準則。

I'm finding this answer difficult to put into words,it's like asking why you like oxygen and water so much!It's literally that important to our way of life.A cup of tea is just a little piece of heaven in a cup.

我覺得這個問題的回答很難用語言來表達，就好像問你為什么如此喜歡氧氣和水。茶對于我們的生活方式相當重要。一杯茶就好像是杯子里的一小片天空。