Переведите текст the english custom of afternoon tea, it is said, goes back to the late 18th century, when ann, wife of the 7th duke of bedford, decided that she suffered from a "sinking feeling" around 5 p.m. and needed tea and cakes to bring back her strength. fashionable tea rooms were opened for high society, and. soon tea became the national drink of all classes. today the british drink more tea than any other nation-4 kilos a head or 1650 cups of tea a year. they drink it in bed in the morning, round the fire on winter afternoons and out in the gardens on sunny summer days. in time of trouble the kettle is quickly put on the tea is made. tea has even played its part in wars. the boston tea party led to the war of independence. in another war the duke of wellington had a cup of tea before starting the battle of waterloo" "to clear my head". the british first heard of tea in 1598 and first tasted in about 1650. all tea was imported from china, then from 1823-from india. today london's tea markets deal in tea from india, ceylon and, africa more than from china.