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1、Section A The First McDonalds Restaurant,Contents,Text A,Main Idea & Structure,Words & Expressions,Warming Up,Xiaoqi is traveling in America. One day, he steps into McDonalds, but he doesnt know the English names of the food he wants. Can you help him? Look at the pictures below, and try to name the
2、m in English.,Warming Up,Warming Up,Here is a McDonalds menu in English and Chinese. Did you manage to help Xiaoqi get the right food?,Chocolate Sundae,Big Mac,Chicken McNuggets,Warming up,Spicy Chicken Wings,Strawberry Shake,Large Fries Medium Fries Small Fries,Reading Through,Even though the first
3、 McDonalds restaurant sold only hamburgers and French fries, it still became a cultural symbol. Now, in the Southern California city of Downey, people are trying to save the first McDonalds restaurant in history. McDonalds, though, says the building should be torn down.Built in 1953, the restaurant
4、in Downey, California, is the oldest of all the Golden Arches in America, and has the earliest McDonalds building design.,Para. 1-2,Chinese,The First McDonalds Restaurant,Text A,Many people have good memories of that old McDonalds. These people are angry that the building is now in danger of being d
5、estroyed, along with their memories.McDonalds explains that the building was damaged in an earthquake, and therefore needs to be torn down. Many people in the town of Downey dont agree with this line of thinking, though.One woman says, “I think its terrible. They are using the earthquake as an excus
6、e. Its a big lie.”,Para. 3-5,Chinese,Text A,Another Downey resident remarks, “I am so upset. They dont respect the public at all. They havent even tried. They could do some small repairs and make it a good restaurant again.”McDonalds managers say the restaurant is losing money at that location. Ther
7、e is no room for a drive-thru window, or for seating inside. After the earthquake, they say it was impossible to fix. The managers want to build a copy of this building at another location instead.,Para. 6-7,Chinese,Text A,Building inspectors, on the other hand, say that the structure can be repaire
8、d, but that it will be expensive. Many people say that McDonalds can certainly afford to pay that amount. Some think that McDonalds real reason for wanting to close down the restaurant has nothing to do with money.,Para. 8,Chinese,Text A,Modern McDonalds restaurants often have a sign claiming that a
9、 man named Ray Kroc opened the first McDonalds restaurant in Illinois in 1955. The truth, however, is that Mr. Kroc actually learned the fast food business from Dick and Mac McDonald in Downey. Later, Mr. Kroc bought their restaurants. Thus, many people in Downey think McDonalds is trying to change
10、history, though the company denies this.,Para. 9,Chinese,Text A,To local historians, this explanation makes total sense. One historian said, “We should not rewrite the past. Ray Kroc did not invent McDonalds. The McDonald brothers did.”These days, a group of historians want the building to be added
11、to the National Register of Historic Places so that the city of Downey will be able to stop McDonalds from tearing the building down. The McDonalds managers are very angry, and have abandoned the structure.,Para. 10-11,Chinese,Text A,Everyone hopes that the McDonalds managers and the people of Downe
12、y will soon find peace. The building is still there, but boards cover the windows. Even so, people drive by to remember their McDonalds, taking pictures of a moment in history before it gets taken away.,Para. 12,Chinese,Text A,Meaning: In spite of the fact that the first McDonalds restaurant served
13、only two kinds of food: hamburgers and French fries, it still became a symbol that represents the American culture.,Even though the first McDonalds restaurant sold only hamburgers and French fries, it still became a cultural symbol.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: McDonalds, however, says that the
14、 building should be pulled down.,McDonalds, though, says the building should be torn down.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Since the restaurant was built in 1953, it is the oldest among all the McDonalds restaurants with the logo of the Golden Arches in America.,Built in 1953, the restaurant. is t
15、he oldest of all the Golden Arches in America.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: The first McDonalds restaurant is now facing the possibility of being torn down. Together with the disappearance of the building, peoples good memories about it would be ruined too.,. the building is now in danger of be
16、ing destroyed, along with their memories.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: McDonalds tells people that the building was destroyed in an earthquake and thus is not useful anymore.,McDonalds explains that the building was damaged in an earthquake.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: But many Downey people dont share McDonalds view that the building was destroyed and thus needs to be torn down.,
