美国文化生活三日谈（一）随着美国人生活节奏的加快，快餐食品便应运而生．其快餐连锁店遍及世界各地其中影响最大的当属麦当劳快餐连锁店．供应的快餐食品有：汉堡包、烤牛肉、牛排、火腿、三明治、肯德鸡、油炸土豆片、烘馅饼、冰淇淋以及各种碳酸饮料等．FastFood快餐食品Fast-foodchains，American-style，arecurrentlyontheincreaseallovertheworld．Mostoftheseplacesworkonasimilarprinciple．Thereisalongcounter，abovewhichisdisplayedalist（oftenwithpictures）oftheitemsavailable，andbehindwhichseveralpeople（oftenstudentsworkingfortheminimumwage）areserving．Individualqueuesforminfrontofeachassistant．Youreceivewhatyouordermoreorlessimmediatelyandtakeitonatraytoatable，pickingupthinglikestraws（吸管），peper，salt，ketchup（蕃茄酱），pickles（泡菜）andnapkins（usuallypapernapkins）ontheway．Ifyocan’tseeanyknivesandforks，thismeansyouaresupposedtoeatwithyourhands．Ifyoucan’tseeanystraws，that’sbecausetheyarehidinginthestrawdispenser（分配器）thatyouhavetofiddle（拨弄）withthebottomofittogetastraw（oneatatime）toemerge．Whenyou’vefinished，youyourselfthrowawayeverythingexceptthetray．Manyfast-foodplaceshavedrive-infacilities．Youplaceyourorderfromyourcarvia（通过）amicrophoneandthendriveroundtoaspecialwindowtopayandpickitup．Youmayevenencounterplaceswhereawaitressbringyourmealout，andyousitandeatitinthecarfromatrayhookedoverthedoorthroughtheopenwindow．Youmaybeaskedifyourorderis“forhere”or“togo”（i．e．totakeaway）．Insomestatesthereisnosalestaxonfoodconsumed．TypesofFastFoodRestaurants快餐店的种类Themostwidespreadtypeoffast-foodrestaurantisthatservinghamburgers，suchasthechainsofMacDonald．Allthedifferentchainshavetheirownspecialties．Arby’srestaurantsservelargeroastbeef，hamandcheese，andturkey（火鸡）“sandwidhes”．Somerestaurantchiansspecializeinservingsteaksquicklyandcheaply．Andthenthere’sKntuckyFriedChicken．Chips油炸土豆片ChipsinAmercisarecalled“Frenchfries”or“fries”forshort．（NotethatintheUSA“chips”meancrisps）．“Frenchfries”arenormallythinnerthanchips．Amerciansgenerallyputketchupontheirchips，andyouwillnotnormallyfindvigegar（醋）．Pizzas（意大利式）烘焰饼TherearemanyspecialtypizzarestaurantsinAmerica，andmanyofthemtaketelephoneordersanddeliverpizzastoyourhome，whichcanoftenbeconvenient．Theycomeindifferentsizes，andalargeonecanbebigenoughtforapartyoffourpeople．Ifyouwantotshareapizzabutcan’tagreeontheingredients，itispossibletoordertwodifferentsetsoftoppings，onesetoneachhalf．Ice-Cream冰淇淋Shopssellinglargenumberofdifferentflavorsofice-creamareverycommoninAmerica．Ifyouarenotsurewhatflavoryouwant，generalyyoucansampleasmallspoonfulofaparticularflavortoseeifyoulikeit．Youcaneitherhaveyourice-creamina“plaincone”（普通型锥形物）orina“sugarcone”（甜脆型锥形物）．SoftDrinks软饮料Fast-foodrestaurantsdonotservealcohol．ThesoftdrinksmostoftensoldareCoca-ColaandPepsi——Cola，plusfizzydrinks（whicharelikeleminade）androotbeer（whichislikecoughmedicine）．Fizzydrinksareknownas“carbonatedbeverages”（碳酸饮料）or，morecolloquially，“soda”，“pop”，“sodapop”，and“softdrinks”．Allthesedrinkscomewihtlostofice．Infact，yuwillprobablyfindasmuchiceasdrinkinyourdrink．Ifyouaskfoasoftdrinkwithoutice，theywillthinkyuarefunnybutwillprobablyoblige．（Theymaychargeyouabitextra，foiceischeaperthanCoke．）
