新视野大学英语第二册Unit1-Section A

SectionATheFirstMcDonald’sRestaurantContentsWarmingUpTextAReadingThroughExercisesMainIdea&StructureWords&ExpressionsWarmingUpXiaoqiistravelinginAmerica.Oneday,hestepsintoMcDonald’s,buthedoesn’tknowtheEnglishnamesofthefoodhewants.Canyouhelphim?Lookatthepicturesbelow,andtrytonametheminEnglish.WarmingUp巧克力圣代巨无霸麦乐鸡WarmingUpHereisaMcDonald’smenuinEnglishandChinese.DidyoumanagetohelpXiaoqigettherightfood?ChocolateSundaeBigMacChickenMcNuggets麦辣鸡翅草莓奶昔大薯条中薯条小薯条WarmingupSpicyChickenWingsStrawberryShakeLargeFriesMediumFriesSmallFriesSomequestions：1.DoyouknowwhofoundedMcDonald’s?2.WhywastherestaurantcalledMcDonald’s?3.Whenwasitstarted?ReadingThroughEventhoughthefirstMcDonald’srestaurantsoldonlyhamburgersandFrenchfries,itstillbecameaculturalsymbol.Now,intheSouthernCaliforniacityofDowney,peoplearetryingtosavethefirstMcDonald’srestaurantinhistory.McDonald’s,though,saysthebuildingshouldbetorndown.Builtin1953,therestaurantinDowney,California,istheoldestofalltheGoldenArchesinAmerica,andhastheearliestMcDonald’sbuildingdesign.Para.1-2ChineseTheFirstMcDonald’sRestaurantTextAManypeoplehavegoodmemoriesofthatoldMcDonald’s.Thesepeopleareangrythatthebuildingisnowindangerofbeingdestroyed,alongwiththeirmemories.McDonald’sexplainsthatthebuildingwasdamagedinanearthquake,andthereforeneedstobetorndown.ManypeopleinthetownofDowneydon’tagreewiththislineofthinking,though.Onewomansays,“Ithinkit’sterrible.Theyareusingtheearthquakeasanexcuse.It’sabiglie.”Para.3-5ChineseTextAAnotherDowneyresidentremarks,“Iamsoupset.Theydon’trespectthepublicatall.Theyhaven’teventried.Theycoulddosomesmallrepairsandmakeitagoodrestaurantagain.”McDonald’smanagerssaytherestaurantislosingmoneyatthatlocation.Thereisnoroomforadrive-thruwindow,orforseatinginside.Aftertheearthquake,theysayitwasimpossibletofix.Themanagerswanttobuildacopyofthisbuildingatanotherlocationinstead.Para.6-7ChineseTextABuildinginspectors,ontheotherhand,saythatthestructurecanberepaired,butthatitwillbeexpensive.ManypeoplesaythatMcDonald’scancertainlyaffordtopaythatamount.SomethinkthatMcDonald’srealreasonforwantingtoclosedowntherestauranthasnothingtodowithmoney.Para.8ChineseTextAModernMcDonald’srestaurantsoftenhaveasignclaimingthatamannamedRayKrocopenedthefirstMcDonald’srestaurantinIllinoisin1955.Thetruth,however,isthatMr.KrocactuallylearnedthefastfoodbusinessfromDickandMacMcDonaldinDowney.Later,Mr.Krocboughttheirrestaurants.Thus,manypeopleinDowneythinkMcDonald’sistryingtochangehistory,thoughthecompanydeniesthis.Para.9ChineseTextATolocalhistorians,thisexplanationmakestotalsense.Onehistoriansaid,“Weshouldnotrewritethepast.RayKrocdidnotinventMcDonald’s.TheMcDonaldbrothersdid.”Thesedays,agroupofhistorianswantthebuildingtobeaddedtotheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacessothatthecityofDowneywillbeabletostopMcDonald’sfromtearingthebuildingdown.TheMcDonald’smanagersareveryangry,andhaveabandonedthestructure.Para.10-11ChineseTextAEveryonehopesthattheMcDonald’smanagersandthepeopleofDowneywillsoonfindpeace.Thebuildingisstillthere,butboardscoverthewindows.Evenso,peopledrivebytoremembertheirMcDonald’s,takingpicturesofamomentinhistorybeforeitgetstakenaway.Para.12ChineseTextAMeaning:InspiteofthefactthatthefirstMcDonald’srestaurantservedonlytwokindsoffood:hamburgersandFrenchfries,itstillbecameasymbolthatrepresentstheAmericanculture.1EventhoughthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantsoldonlyhamburgersandFrenchfries,itstillbecameaculturalsymbol.MeaningoftheSentencesMeaning:McDonald’s,however,saysthatthebuildingshouldbepulleddown.2McDonald’s,though,saysthebuildingshouldbetorndown.MeaningoftheSentencesMeaning:Sincetherestaurantwasbuiltin1953,itistheoldestamongalltheMcDonald’srestaurantswiththelogooftheGoldenArchesinAmerica...3Builtin1953,therestaurant...istheoldestofalltheGoldenArchesinAmerica...MeaningoftheSentencesMeaning:ThefirstMcDonald’srestaurantisnowfacingthepossibilityofbeingtorndown.Togetherwiththedisappearanceofthebuilding,people’sgoodmemoriesaboutitwouldberuinedtoo.4...thebuildingisnowindangerofbeingdestroyed,alongwiththeirmemories.MeaningoftheSentencesMeaning:McDonald’stellspeoplethatthebuildingwasdestroyedinanearthquakeandthusisnotusefulanymore.5McDonald’sexplainsthatthebuildingwasdamagedinanearthquake...MeaningoftheSentencesMeaning:ButmanyDowneypeopledon’tshareMcDonald’sviewthatthebuildingwasdestroyedandthusneedstobetorndown.6ManypeopleinthetownofDowneydon’tagreewiththislineofthinking,though.MeaningoftheSentencesMeaning:Thereasonthatthebuildingwasdamagedinanearthquakewasnotarealone:McDonald’smanagersareusingittohidetherealreasonfortearingdownthebuilding.7Theyareusingtheearthquakeasanexcuse.MeaningoftheSentencesMeaning:Theydon’tcareatallabouthowpeopleingeneralthinkandfeelaboutthismatter.8Theydon’trespectthepublicatall.MeaningoftheSentencesMeaning:McDonald’smanagerssaytherestaurantisdoingbusinessatalossatthatplace.9McDonald’smanagerssaytherestaurantislosingmoneyatthatlocation.MeaningoftheSentencesMeaning:Thereisnospacewherepeoplecanbuyfoodwithoutgettingoutoftheircar.Noristherespaceforpeopletositandeatinside.10Thereisnoro