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麦当劳是世界上最大的餐饮集团之一，开设麦当劳的国家和地区的数量甚至超过了联合国的席位。从1955年雷·克罗克在美国伊利诺斯普兰开设第一家麦当劳至今，麦当劳在全世界已拥有30 000多家连锁店。麦当劳的黄金拱门标志已经深入人心，成为人们最熟悉的世界品牌之一。从1963年起，“麦当劳叔叔”的形象风靡了全美国，在英国、日本等地，“麦当劳叔叔”也成了家喻户晓的人物。人们说起麦当劳，自然就会想起汉堡包、鱼柳包、炸薯条……
Mike:Let’s get something to eat.
Eric:Oh, I’m starving. Hey, there’s a McDonald’s up ahead.
Mike:There’s always a McDonald’s up ahead. Everywhere you turn there’s another blasted1 McDonald’s.
Eric:What’s wrong with that? Hey, they’re convenient.
Mike:They’re too convenient! Anything would be convenient if it could be found on every street corner. I’m just plain2 sick of seeing the “Golden Arches” everywhere I turn.
Eric:I like McDonald’s.
Mike:I’m sick of McDonald’s. Did you know that there’s over 8 000restaurants in the U.S. alone and over 30 000 franchises3 worldwide? By the year 2020, everyone will eat at McDonald’s everyday!
Eric:They’re definitely everywhere. But they must be doing something right; they’ve sold over 100 billion burgers. They’re even in Japan. Did you know they even put special Japanese sauces4 on some of their burgers in Japan?
Mike:They do not.
Eric:Yes, they do. I promise.
Mike:Whatever. I just don’t think their food is all that great.
Eric:But at least their product is consistent5; you know exactly what you’re going to get every time you go there.
Did you know that their mascot6, RonaldMcDonald, is now recognized Mike:by 96 percent of all American schoolchildren? They are the largest minimum-wage employer in America and own more real estate than any other company on earth.
Eric:I heard that a person working at a McDonald’s in Moscow makes more than the average Russian doctor does.
Mike:That’s disgusting7! The average McDonald’s franchise rakes8 in over $ 1 million dollars a year. They say that one in every seven American millionaires got their start at McDonald’s.
Eric:All this food trivia9 is making me hungry. Let’s hurry and find a fast food place.
Mike:Okay. What do you feel like eating?
Eric:I’ve got this intense craving10 for a Big Mac.Eric:
Mike:I just lost my appetite.
迈克：我们去吃点东西吧。
埃里克：哦，我饿了。嘿，前面有家麦当劳。
迈克：前面总会有麦当劳。无论你去什么地方，都会有讨厌的麦当劳。
埃里克：麦当劳有什么不好？喂，吃麦当劳很方便的。
迈克：确实太方便了。你在每个街角看到的任何东西都是很方便的。我真的很厌恶走到哪儿都能看到那个黄金拱形门。
埃里克：我喜欢麦当劳。
迈克：我讨厌它。你知道光美国就有8000多家麦当劳，而全球有30 000多家它的专卖店吗？到2020年， 人人将会天天都吃麦当劳了。
埃里克：麦当劳的确遍布各地。它们一定有好的一面；人们已经吃掉上千亿个汉堡包了。甚至在日本也有麦当劳。你知道在日本，人们把一些汉堡涂上具有日本特色的沙司来吃吗？
迈克：他们不会那么做的。
埃里克：不，他们的确这么做。我发誓。
迈克：不管怎样，我并不认为麦当劳的食物有多么好。
埃里克：但至少它们的产品是统一的，因此你每次走进麦当劳，都会知道自己该吃什么。
迈克：你知道麦当劳的标志——罗纳德·麦克唐纳——被96%的美国学生认可吗？他们是美国最大的廉价劳动力雇佣者，而且资产比世界上任何一家公司都雄厚。
埃里克：我听说在莫斯科的麦当劳店里，一个员工的工资比俄罗斯医生的平均工资还要高。
迈克：太可恶了。平均每个麦当劳专卖店每年赢利都超过了100万美元。有人说，美国每七个百万富翁里就有一个是靠经营麦当劳发迹的。
埃里克：老说些吃的都让我觉得饿了，我们快点去找个吃快餐的地方吧。
迈克：好吧，你想吃什么？
埃里克：我很想吃巨无霸。
迈克：我没胃口了。
莫茗 摘译自English Topics
Mike:Let’s get something to eat.
Eric:Oh, I’m starving. Hey, there’s a McDonald’s up ahead.
Mike:There’s always a McDonald’s up ahead. Everywhere you turn there’s another blasted1 McDonald’s.
Eric:What’s wrong with that? Hey, they’re convenient.
Mike:They’re too convenient! Anything would be convenient if it could be found on every street corner. I’m just plain2 sick of seeing the “Golden Arches” everywhere I turn.
Eric:I like McDonald’s.
Mike:I’m sick of McDonald’s. Did you know that there’s over 8 000restaurants in the U.S. alone and over 30 000 franchises3 worldwide? By the year 2020, everyone will eat at McDonald’s everyday!
Eric:They’re definitely everywhere. But they must be doing something right; they’ve sold over 100 billion burgers. They’re even in Japan. Did you know they even put special Japanese sauces4 on some of their burgers in Japan?
Mike:They do not.
Eric:Yes, they do. I promise.
Mike:Whatever. I just don’t think their food is all that great.
Eric:But at least their product is consistent5; you know exactly what you’re going to get every time you go there.
Did you know that their mascot6, RonaldMcDonald, is now recognized Mike:by 96 percent of all American schoolchildren? They are the largest minimum-wage employer in America and own more real estate than any other company on earth.
Eric:I heard that a person working at a McDonald’s in Moscow makes more than the average Russian doctor does.
Mike:That’s disgusting7! The average McDonald’s franchise rakes8 in over $ 1 million dollars a year. They say that one in every seven American millionaires got their start at McDonald’s.
Eric:All this food trivia9 is making me hungry. Let’s hurry and find a fast food place.
Mike:Okay. What do you feel like eating?
Eric:I’ve got this intense craving10 for a Big Mac.Eric:
Mike:I just lost my appetite.
迈克：我们去吃点东西吧。
埃里克：哦，我饿了。嘿，前面有家麦当劳。
迈克：前面总会有麦当劳。无论你去什么地方，都会有讨厌的麦当劳。
埃里克：麦当劳有什么不好？喂，吃麦当劳很方便的。
迈克：确实太方便了。你在每个街角看到的任何东西都是很方便的。我真的很厌恶走到哪儿都能看到那个黄金拱形门。
埃里克：我喜欢麦当劳。
迈克：我讨厌它。你知道光美国就有8000多家麦当劳，而全球有30 000多家它的专卖店吗？到2020年， 人人将会天天都吃麦当劳了。
埃里克：麦当劳的确遍布各地。它们一定有好的一面；人们已经吃掉上千亿个汉堡包了。甚至在日本也有麦当劳。你知道在日本，人们把一些汉堡涂上具有日本特色的沙司来吃吗？
迈克：他们不会那么做的。
埃里克：不，他们的确这么做。我发誓。
迈克：不管怎样，我并不认为麦当劳的食物有多么好。
埃里克：但至少它们的产品是统一的，因此你每次走进麦当劳，都会知道自己该吃什么。
迈克：你知道麦当劳的标志——罗纳德·麦克唐纳——被96%的美国学生认可吗？他们是美国最大的廉价劳动力雇佣者，而且资产比世界上任何一家公司都雄厚。
埃里克：我听说在莫斯科的麦当劳店里，一个员工的工资比俄罗斯医生的平均工资还要高。
迈克：太可恶了。平均每个麦当劳专卖店每年赢利都超过了100万美元。有人说，美国每七个百万富翁里就有一个是靠经营麦当劳发迹的。
埃里克：老说些吃的都让我觉得饿了，我们快点去找个吃快餐的地方吧。
迈克：好吧，你想吃什么？
埃里克：我很想吃巨无霸。
迈克：我没胃口了。
莫茗 摘译自English Topics