【正文】 r do som e research! At the l i brary Wang Peng was surpri sed to fi nd that his restaurant served far too m uch fat and Yong Hui’s far too li ttle. Even though her custom ers m i 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 fi t. They woul d be e ti red very quickl y. Wang Peng felt 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! Our food gi ves you energy al l day! The peti ti 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 fel t happi er. Perhaps he woul d be abl e to earn hi s li vi ng after al and not have to cl ose hi s restaurant. H e di d not look forward to bei ng i n debt because hi s restaurant was no l onger popul ar. H e smi l ed as he wel ed some custom ers warml y at the dor but the sm il e l eft hi s face when he saw Yong H ui wal ki ng in. She di d not l ook happy but gl ared at him. “May I ask what you were doing i n m y restaurant the other day? I thought you were a new custom er and now I know that you only cam e only to spy on m e and my 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 l 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 l imi 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 m eal ?” Yong H ui agreed to stay and soon they were both enjoyi ng the dum pli ngs and breast of chi cken cooked wi th garl i c. When they were served the i ce cream, Yong H ui began to l ok i l . “I feel si ck wi th al l this 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 pli ngs so he si ghed. “Yes, ”he added, “and I woul d mi ss my dum pl i ngs and faty pork. Don’t you get ti red qui ckly?” “Wel l, I do have to rest a l ot, ”adm i ted Yong H ui. “But don’t you thi nk it woul d be better i f you were a bit thi nner? I’m sure you woul d feel much 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–buil di ng and energy–gi ving foods. Perhaps we ought to bi ne our i deas and provi de a bal anced m enu with foods ful of energy and fi bre. ”So that is 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 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