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I’m sure m any young peopl e woul d be happy to work for McDonal d’s but wi l they be treated fai rl y? In Ameri can, McDonal d’s does not al ow workers’ uni ons to operate i n i ts restaurants and these are peopl e who speak up for the workers. If, as they say, the workers are happy wi th them , why should they fear som e workers joi ni ng a uni on? So when I consi der the food, the cars and the jobs, I thi nk we shoul d not al ow McDonal d’s to buil d their restaurant i n our town. Uni t 3 the m il li on pound bank note Act I, Scene 3 Narrator: It i s the sum m er of 1903. Two ol d and weal thy brothers, Roderi ck an dOl iver, have m ade a bet. Ol i ver bel i eves that wi th a m il i on pound bank note a m an coul d survi ve a m onth i n London. Hi s brother Roderi ck doubts it. At thi s mom ent, they see a pennil ess young m an wanderi ng on the pavem ent outsi de their house. It i s H enry Adams, an Am eri can businessm an, who i s l ost i n London and does not know what he should do. Roderi ck: Young m an, woul d you step i nsi de a m om ent, pl ease? H enry: Who? Me, si r? Roderick: Yes, you. Ol i ver: Through the front door on your l eft. H enry: ( A servant opens a door) Thanks. Servant: God m orni ng, si r. Woul d you pl ease e i n? Permi t m e to l ead the way, si r. O li ver: ( H enry enters) Thank you, Jam es. That wi l be al l. Roderi ck: H ow do you do, Mr…er…? H enry: Adam s. H enry Adam s. Ol iver: Com e and si t down, Mr Adam s. H enry: Thank you. Roderi ck: You are an Am eri can? H enry: That’ s ri ght, from San Franci sco. Roderi ck: H ow wel l do you know London? H enry: N ot at al, i t’s m y fi rst tri p here. Roderi ck: I wonder, Mr Adam s, i f you’d mi nd US aski ng a few questi ons. H enry: N ot at al l. Go ri ght ahead. Roderi ck: May we ask what you’re doi ng i n thi s country and what your pl ans are? H enry: Wel l, I can’t say that I have any pl ans. I’m hoping to fi nd work. As a m atter of fact, I l anded i n Britai n by acci dent. O li ver: H ow i s that posi bl e? H enry: Wel l, you see, back hom e I had m y own boat. About a m onth ago, I was sail ing out of the bay… ( hi s eyes stare at what i s left of the brother’s di nner on tabl e.) O li ver: Wel , go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel , towards ni ghtfal I found m ysel f carri ed out to sea by a strong wi nd. It was al m y faul t. It di dn39。was no l onger popul ar. H e sm il ed as he wel ed som e custom ers warml y at the door but the sm il e l eft hi s face when he saw Yong H ui wal ki ng i n. She di d not l ook happy but gl ared at hi m. “May I ask what you were doi ng i n my 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 m y custom ers had gone l ast week. I fol owed one of them and found them i n your restaurant. I don’t want to upset you, but I found your m enu so li mi ted that I stopped worryi ng and started adverti si ng the benefi ts of m y food. Why don’t you si t down and try a meal ?” Yong H ui agreed to stay and soon they were both enjoyi ng the dum pl i ngs and breast of chi cken cooked wi th garl ic. When they were served the i ce cream, Yong H ui began to look i l . “I feel si ck wi th al l thi s fat and heavy fod,”she sai d, “I mi ss m y vegetabl es and frui t. ”Wang Peng was enjoyi ng a second pl ate of dum pl ings so he si ghed.“Yes, ”he added,“and I woul d mi ss m y dum pli ngs and fatty pork. Don’t you get ti red quickl y?” “Wel l, I do have to rest a l ot, ”admi tted Yong H ui. “But don’t you thi nk i t woul d be better i f you were a bi t thi nner? I’m sure you woul d fel m uch heal thi er. ” They began to tal k about m enus and bal anced di ets. “Accordi ng to m y research, nei ther your restaurant nor m i ne offers a bal anced di et,”expl ai ned Wang Peng. “I don’t offer enough fi bre and you don’t offer enough body–bui l di ng and energy–gi vi ng foods. Perhaps we ought to bi ne our i deas and provi de a bal anced m enu wi th foods ful l of energy and fi bre. ”So that i s what 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 success that before l ong Wang Peng becam e sl imm er and Yong H ui put on more wei ght. After som e tim e the two found that thei r busi ness 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 i ts own McDonal d’s restaurant. I thought about al l 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. McDonal d’s cares about heal thy eati ng too and works wi th sci enti sts to provi de food that i s of hi gh qual i ty, safe and healthy. It i s al so cheap . They often provi de salads as wel l as burgers and chi ps. You can al so chose between col a and mi l k shakes(奶昔 ). Of course i t al so means m ore work for our area that needs jobs badl y. McDonal d’s say they are i nterested i n doi ng what i s ri ght for the m uni ty and bei ng a good nei ghbour. So I thi nk they wi l be concerned about provi ding parki ng for the cars i n our m ai n street. Many of our young peopl e wi l be onl y too happy to work for the pany. M cDonal d’s m akes a prom i se to the peopl e that work for them. They say, “We val ue you, your growi ng ski l s and your hel p to the pany.”I can se nothi ng but good i f thi s pany es to bui l d i ts restaurant i n our town. AGAINST BUILDING A MCDONALD’S I am very worri ed about McDonal d’s bui ldi ng a restaurant i n our hom etown. We are a smal m uni