麦当劳在中国的发展•随着中国经济的发展，麦当劳在中国内地的市场也有着迅猛的扩展。现在，麦当劳的670家餐厅遍布在跨越中国25个省市和直辖市的108个次级行政区域。我们十分重视中国市场，并会在投资回报最大的基础之上，继续扩展我们的连锁餐厅。目前，我们的员工人数超过5万人，其中99.97%是中国员工。我们在中国的供应商系统亦拥有超过1.5万名的员工，总投资达5亿美元。●1990年，麦当劳在深圳开设中国的第一家餐厅。●1992年4月，北京王府井麦当劳餐厅开张，成为麦当劳在全世界面积最大的餐厅.●麦当劳在广州的第一家餐厅开张时创造了麦当劳历史上的最高销售额记录。●南京夫子庙餐厅开张时创造了麦当劳历史上最高的每笔交易平均消费额。●2003年8月，麦当劳于天津首先开展特许经营业务。•1.套餐(combo)通常看著图片就知道几号是什麼套餐,点套餐时只要说Combonumberone,或是numberone就好了.有时店员会问,Doyouwanttogolarge?如果你需要,他会给你大的薯条和可乐.2.汉堡(hamburger)老美说汉堡通常会说burger如cheeseburger.和台湾不同的是,在美国单点汉堡他会问你goeswithcheese?所以也可以在点的时候就说withoutcheese,他就不会再问你.有些比较好的餐厅还会问你肉要几分熟.有意思吧.•3.薯条(fries)记得以前国中英语教frenchfries,在美国说fries就可以了.4.饮料(drinks)在速食店的饮料就那麼几种a.可乐cokeb.减肥可乐dietcoke(或直接说diet)c.雪碧sprite(柠檬汽水)d.橘子汽水Hi-C(ororangesoda)e.冰茶(icedtea)在美国的softdrink大多数是可以refill的,你可以在店裏喝一杯,离去时再去refill一杯,相当划算.DickandMacMcDonald•In1953,theMcDonaldbrothers—DickandMac—developedanewideafortheirrestaurant.Thebrotherscalledtheirideaa"drive-in"restaurant,andcustomerscouldorderfoodfromtheircars.Therestaurantalsocutdownonthenumberofchoicesonthemenu,sothecookscouldmakethefoodveryquickly.Therestaurantspecializedinmakinghamburgers,Frenchfries,andchocolateshakes.In1955,RayKrocvisitedtherestaurantandofferedtobuytherightstothetwobrothers'idea.Thetwobrothersagreed,andtheMcDonald'srestaurantchainwasborn.RayKroc•RaymondAlbertKrocwasthefounderoftheMcDonald'sCorporation.BrothersMacandDickMcDonaldopenedthefirstfastfoodrestaurantcalledMcDonald'sin1953inDowney,California.In1955,Kroc,amilkshake(奶昔)salesmanwenttovisittherestaurant.Hesawthepotentialofthisfastfoodbusinessandthuspersuadedthebrotherstosellthenametohim.Inthisway,KrocopenedthefirststoreoftheMcDonald'sCorporationin1955inIllinois.Krocdiedinthe1980's.McDonald's,though,saysthebuildingshouldbetorndown.(para1)•Meaning:McDonald's,however,saysthatthebuildingshouldbepulleddown.teardown•(especiallyabuilding)pulldown,especiallyviolently;destroy推倒(尤指建筑物)；拆毁[例]Theseoldbuildingswillbetorndowntomakeroomforanamusementpark.这些旧楼将被推倒，取而代之的将是一家游乐场。[例]Theearthquakelastnighttoredownmanyhouses.昨晚的地震摧毁了不少房屋。…thebuildingisnowindangerofbeingdestroyed,alongwiththeirmemories.(para3)•Meaning:ThefirstMcDonald'srestaurantisnowfacingthepossibilityofbeingtorndown.Togetherwiththedisappearanceofthebuilding,people'sgoodmemoriesaboutitwouldberuinedtoo.indangerof•likelytobehurtordamagedby处于……危险之中[例]Maryisindangeroflosingherjob.玛丽面临着失业的威胁。[例]Thosewomenwalkingaloneatnightareindangerofattack.晚上单独行走的妇女有被攻击的危险。ManypeopleinthetownofDowneydon'tagreewiththislineofthinking,though.(para4)•Meaning:ButmanyDowneypeopledon'tshareMcDonald'sviewthatthebuildingwasdestroyedandthusneedstobetorndown.lineofthinking/thought•awayormethodofthinkingaboutsomething思路；想法[例]Yourlineofthinkingdidn'tagreewithhis.你的想...
