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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 ty and we enjoy our l ocal di shes. I am not sure i f McDonal d’s food i s as heal thy as they say in thei r adverti sem ents. When sci enti sts l ook at it careful l y, they fi nd hi gh levels of fat, sugar and salt. Thi s is very woryi ng. Too m any young peopl e are getti ng fat through eati ng too m uch faty food. McDonal d’s i s not gi vi ng young peopl e a good i dea of what a heal thy di et shoul d be. Local Chi nese food, on the other hand, i s ful of fresh vegetabl es and fresh m eat and fi sh. The food at a McDonal d’s restaurant i s al ways the sam e, so I wonder i f i t i s m ade or brought i n from el sewhere. Al though i t i s freshl y cooked, i t m ust be l ess heal thy than our own l ocal y grown and cooked Chinese food. I al so worry about al l those cars bri ngi ng peopl e to buy food at McDonal d’s. Fi rst, there woul d be petrol fum es(氣體 ), whi ch wi l m ake our cl ean ai r dirty. Second, there’s the probl em of al those cars that try to park and prevent other cars from m ovi ng qui ckl y through our town. I’m sure many young people woul d be happy to work for McDonal d’s but wi l they be treated fai rl y? In Am erican, 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 shoul d 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 bui l d their restaurant i n our town. Uni t 3 the mi l ion pound bank note Act I, Scene 3 N arrator: It i s the summ er of 1903. Two ol d and weal thy brothers, Roderi ck an dO li ver, have m ade a bet. O li ver beli eves that wi th a m il li on pound bank note a m an coul d survive a m onth i n London. Hi s brother Roderi ck doubts i t. At thi s m om ent, they see a penni less young m an wanderi ng on the pavem ent outsi de their house. It i s H enry Adam s, an Am eri can businessm an, who i s l ost i n London and does not know what he shoul d 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? Roderi ck: Yes, you. Oli ver: Through the front dor on your l eft. H enry: ( A servant opens a door) Thanks. Servant: Good m orni ng, si r. Woul d you pl ease e i n? Perm it m e to l ead the way, sir. Ol iver: ( H enry enters) Thank you, Jam es. That wil l be al . Roderi ck: H ow do you do, Mr…er…? H enry: Adams. Henry Adam s. Ol i ver: Com e and si t down, Mr Adams. Henry: Thank you. Roderi ck: You are an Ameri can? H enry: That’ s ri ght, from San Francisco. Roderi ck: H ow wel l do you know London? H enry: Not at al l, i t’s m y fi rst tri p here. Roderi ck: I wonder, Mr Adam s, i f you’d m i nd US aski ng a few questions. H enry: N ot at al . Go ri ght ahead. Roderi ck: May we ask what you’re doi ng i n this country and what your pl ans are? H enry: Wel , I can’t say that I have any plans. I’m hopi ng to fi nd work. As a m ater of fact, I l anded in Bri tai n by acci dent. Ol iver: H ow i s that possi bl e? H enry: Wel , you see, back hom e I had m y own boat. About a m onth ago, I was sai li ng out of the bay… ( his eyes stare at what i s l eft of the brother’s di ner on tabl e. ) Ol iver: Wel l, go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel l, towards ni ghtfal l I found m ysel f carri ed out to sea by a strong wind. It was al l m y faul t. It di dn39。t know whether I coul d survi ve until m orni ng. The next m orni ng I’d just about given m ysel f up for l sot when I was spotted by a ship. Ol iver: And i t was the shi p that brought you to England. Henry: Yes. The fact i s that I earned m y passage by working as an unpai d hand, whi ch accounts for my appearance. I went to the Am eri can em bassy to seek hel p, but … ( The brothers smil e at each other.) Roderi ck: Wel , you m ustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage. H enry: I’m afrai d I don’t qui te fol l ow you, si r. Roderi ck: Tel l us, Mr Adam s, what sort of work di d you do i n Am eri ca. H enry: I worked for a mi ni ng apany. Coul d you offer m e som e ki ne of work here? Roderick: Pati ence, Mr Adam s. If you don39。s why we’ve given you the letter. James, show Mr Adams out. Henry: Wel , why don’t you expl ai n what thi s i s al about? Roderi ck: You’l l soon know. (l ooks at the clock) In exactly an hour and a hal f. Servant: This way, si r. Roderick: Mr Adams, not until 2 o’cl ock. Promi se? Henry: Prom ise. Goodbye. Act I, Scene 4 ( Outside a restaurant Henry looks at the envel ope without opening i t and deci des to go i n. H e sits down at a table next to the front wi ndow. ) Owner: ( seeing H enry’s poor apearance) That one’s reserved. This way, pl ease. ( to the wai ter) Take thi s gentleman’s order, Horace. H enry: was no l onger popul ar. H e sm il ed as he weled som e custom ers warml y at the door but the sm il e l eft hi s face when he saw Yong Hui wal ki ng i n. She di d not l ok happy but gl ared at him . “May I ask what you were doi ng in 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 a