【正文】 at they di d. They served raw vegetabl es wi th the ham burgers and boi l ed the potatoes rather than fryi ng them . They served fresh frui t wi th the i ce cream. In thi s way they cut down the fat and i ncreased the fi bre i n the m eal. Thei r bal anced di ets becam e such a sucess that before l ong Wang Peng becam e sl imm er and Yong H ui put on m ore wei ght. After som e tim e the two found that their busi nes cooperati on had turned i nto a personal one . Fi nal y they got m arri ed and li ved happi l y ever after. FOR BUILDING A MCDONALD’S I was exci ted when I heard that our m uni ty was to have its own McDonal d’s restaurant. I thought about al those young peopl e who woul d not have to go to the next town to buy thei r favouri te burgers and chi ps. McDonald’s cares about heal thy eati ng too and works wi th scientists to provide food that i s of hi gh quali ty, safe and heal thy. It i s also cheap .They often provide sal ads as wel as burgers and chi ps. You can al so choose between cola and mil k shakes(奶昔 ). Of course i t also m eans more work for our area that needs jobs badly. McDonal d’s say they are i nterested in doing what is ri ght for the muni ty and being a good neighbour. So I thi nk they wi l be concerned about provi ding parking for the cars i n our m ai nacross the partl yfrozen St Lawrence Ri ver. The river i s ful of bi g pi eces of ice, and i f you were to fal i n, you woul d freeze i n l ess than two mi nutes. On of the favouri te events i s the dogsl ed race, i n whi ch teams of about si x husky dogs pl l ong sl eds at great speeds al ong a snowy track. O ne person runs behi nd the sl ed, shouti ng to the dogs to encoutage them . The sound of the dogs barki ng, the cal s of the dri vers and the shouts of crowd m ake an exci ti ng N othern experi ence. The dogs are beauti ful strong anim al s, wi th l ong, thick fur and m any wi th bl ue eyes. Whil e admi ri ng the i ce scul ptures ecerywhere i n the ci ty, m uch l i ke those i n H arbi n i n Chi na, you can stop wi th other touri sts i n an i gl o for hot tea or coffee. It i s amazi ng how warm these i ce howses can be! Late i n the eveni ng, you can go to the snow pal ace, where Bonhomm e the snowm an i s ki ng, and joi n the crowd. You can dance outsi de to the m usi c of a band, who are al dressed i n heavy cl othes – even som e thei r i nstrum ents are dresed up for winter. Fi nal y, you wil probabl y want to sit down i n a cafe wo warm up an to pl an tom orrow. You mi ght joi n the snowm obi le races – or m aybe you shoul d just sl eep in! Unit 2 COME AND EAT H ERE (1) Wang Peng sat i n his em pty restaurant feel ing very frustrated. It had been a very strange morni ng. Usual y he got up earl y and prepared hi s m enu of barbecued m utton kebabs, roast pork, sti rfri ed vegetabl es and fri ed ri ce. Then by l unchtim e they woul d al be sol d. By now his restaurant ought to be ful l of peopl e. But not today! Why was that? What coul d have happened? H e thought of hi s m utton, beef and bacon coked i n the hottest, fi nest oil . Hi s cola was sugary and col d, and hi s ice cream was made of m il k, cream and deli ci ous frui t. “Nothi ng coul d be better, ” he thought. Suddenl y he saw his fri end Li Chang hurryi ng by. “H el l o, Lao Li ,” he cal l ed, “Your usual ?” But Li Chang seem ed not to hear. What was the m ater? Som ethi ng teri bl e m ust have happened i f Li Chang was not i ng to eat i n hi s restaurant as he al ways di d. Wang Peng fol owed Li Chang i nto a new sm al l e saw a si gn i n the wi ndow. Ti red of al l that fat? Want to l ose wei ght? Com e i nsi de Yong H ui’s sl imm i ng restaurant. O nl y sli mmi ng foods served here. Make yoursel f thi n agai n. Curi osi ty drove Wang Peng i nside. It was ful of peopl e. The hostess, a very thi n l ady cam e forward. “Wel e,” she sai d. “My name i s Yong H ui. I’l l hel p you l ose wei ght and be fi t i n two weeks i f you eat here every day.” Then she gave a m enu to Wang Peng. There were few choices of food and drink on it: just ri ce, raw vegetabl es served i n vi negar, frui t and water. Wang Peng was amazed at thi s and especi al y at the pri ces. It cost m ore than a good meal i n his restaurant! H e coul d not beli eve hi s eyes. H e threw down the m enu and hurri ed outsi de. On hi s way hom e he thought about hi s own m enu. Di d i t m ake peopl e fat? Perhaps he shoul d go to the li brary and fi nd out. H e coul d not have Yong H ui getting away wi th tel li ng peopl e l i es! H e had better do som e research! At the li brary Wang Peng was surpri sed to find that hi s restaurant served far too m uch fat and Yong H ui’s far too li ttl e. Even though her custom ers mi ght get thi n after eati ng Yong H ui’s food, they were not eati ng enough energygi vi ng food to keep them fit. They woul d be e ti red very qui ckl y. Wang Peng fel t m ore hopeful as he drove back hom e. Perhaps wi th a di scount and a new si gn he coul d wi n hi s custom ers back! So he wrote: Want to feel fi t and energeti c? Com e and eat here! Di scounts today! O ur fod gi ves you energy al l day! The petiti on between the two restaurants was on! COME AND EAT H ERE (2) A week l ater, Wang Peng’s restaurant was nearl y ful and he felt happi er. Perhaps he woul d be abl e to earn hi s li vi ng after al and not have to close hi s restaurant. H e di d not l ook forward to bei ng i n debt because his restaurant was no l onger popular. H e smi l ed as he wel ed som e custom ers warml y at the door but the sm il e l eft his face when he saw Yong H ui wal ki ng i n. She di d not l ook happy but gl ared at him. “May I ask what you were doi ng i n m y restaurant the other day? I thought you were a new custom er and now I know that you onl y cam e onl y to spy on m e and m y m enu,” she shouted. “Pl ease excuse m e, ” he calm l y expl ai ned, “I wanted to know where al l m y custom ers had gon