In 1066, William, duke of Normandy of France, succeeded to the English throne.
（公元1066年，法國的諾曼底公爵威廉繼承了英國王位。）
Brought the brilliant French and Italian food culture, laying the foundation for the traditional English cuisine.
（帶來了燦爛的法國和意大利的飲食文化，為傳統的英國菜打下基礎。）
However, limited by geographical and natural conditions, Britain's agriculture is not very developed, food imports every year.
（但是受地理及自然條件所限，英國的農業不是很發達，糧食每年都要進口。）
And British people are not as gastronomic as the French, so British food is relatively simple.
（而且英國人也不像法國人那樣崇尚美食，因此英國菜相對來說比較簡單。）
The British also mock themselves for not being good at cooking.
（英國人也常自嘲自己不精於烹調。）
But the English breakfast is more rich, English afternoon tea is particularly rich and delicate.
（但英式早餐卻比較豐富，英式下午茶也是格外的豐盛和精致。）
In Britain, the Christmas meal is very important. It often lasts for eight to nine hours, and the trumpets are blown for each course.
（英國對聖誕餐非常重視，常常要延續8~9個小時，每上壹道菜都要吹號。）
At the earliest time, the English were very particular about eating roast peacocks, and later they changed to roast geese.
（最早的時候英國人很講究吃烤孔雀，後來改吃烤鵝。）
It wasn't eaten until after the 16th century, and it continues to this day.
（壹直到16世紀後才吃烤火雞的，然後壹直延續至今。）
British food is relatively simple, but the British food breakfast is very big, known as the "big breakfast".
（英式菜相對來說比較簡單，但英式菜早餐卻很豐盛，素有“big breakfast”即豐盛早餐的美稱。）
擴展資料
英式早餐非常豐盛，壹般有各種蛋品、麥片粥、鹹肉、火腿、香腸、黃油、果醬、面包、牛奶、果汁、咖啡等。受到西方各國的普遍歡迎。
英式早餐首先用橙汁加上玉米片，澆上牛奶和砂糖飲用。然後是主菜，壹般是鹹肉、香腸和煎雞蛋配以煎蘑菇或西紅柿（煎西紅柿相當好吃）。當然還有烤面包。最後是咖啡或紅茶，也有英國傳統的奶茶。這便是英式早餐了。
英式菜代表菜肴：煎雞蛋、土豆燴羊肉、烤鵝填栗子餡、牛尾濃湯等。