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h a suces that before l ong Wang Peng becam e slimm er and Yong Hui put on m ore wei ght. After som e tim e the two found that thei r busi ness cooperation had turned i nto a personal one . Fi nal y they got m aried and l ived happil y ever after. FOR BUILDING A MCDONALD’S I was excited when I heard that our m unity was to have i ts own McDonal d’s restaurant. I thought about al those young people who woul d not have to go to the next town to buy thei r favourite burgers and chi ps. McDonal d’s cares about healthy eating to and works with sci entists to provi de food that i s of hi gh qual ity, safe and heal thy. It i s al so cheap . They often provide sal ads as wel l as burgers and chips. You can also chose between col a and m il k shakes(奶昔 ). Of course it also m eans more 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 munity and being a good neighbour. So I think they wil l be concerned about providi ng parking for the cars i n our m ain street. Many of our young peopl e wil be onl y too happy to work for the pany. McDonal d’s m akes a promi se to the peopl e that work for them . They say, “We value you, your growi ng ski l s and your help to the pany.”I can see nothi ng but good i f thi s pany es to buil d i ts restaurant in our town. AGAINST BUILDING A MCDONALD’S I am very worri ed about McDonal d’s buil ding a restaurant i n our hom etown. We are a sm al m uni ty and we enjoy our l ocal di shes. I am not sure i f McDonal d’s food i s as healthy as they say in thei r adverti sem ents. When sci enti sts look at i t careful y, they find high l evel s of fat, sugar and sal t. Thi s i s very worryi ng. To 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 healthy di et shoul d be. Local Chi nese fod, on the other hand, i s ful of fresh vegetables and fresh m eat and fi sh. The food at a McDonal d’s restaurant is al ways the sam e, so I wonder if i t is made or brought in from el sewhere. Although it i s freshl y cooked, i t must be l es heal thy than our own l ocal y grown and cooked Chinese food. I al so worry about al l those cars bringi ng peopl e to buy food at McDonal d’s. First, there woul d be petrol fumes(氣體 ), whi ch wi l m ake our cl ean ai r di rty. Second, there’s the problem of al those cars that try to park and prevent other cars from m ovi ng quickly through our town. I’m sure m any young people would be hapy to work for McDonal d’s but wil l they be treated fai rl y? In Am eri can, McDonal d’s does not al ow workers’ uni ons to operate i n its restaurants and these are peopl e who speak up for the workers. If, as they say, the workers are hapy with them , why shoul d they fear som e workers joi ni ng a uni on? So when I consi der the fod, 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. Unit 3 the m il ion pound bank note Act I, Scene 3 N ara。terri bl e m ust have happened if Li Chang was not i ng to eat i n his restaurant as he al ways di d. Wang Peng fol lowed Li Chang i nto a new sm al e saw a sign i n the wi ndow. Ti red of al l that fat? Want to l ose weight? Com e i nsi de Yong H ui’s sl immi ng restaurant. O nly slimmi ng fods served here. Make yourself thi n agai n. Curi osity drove Wang Peng inside. It was ful of people. The hostess, a very thi n l ady cam e forward. “Wel e, ” she said. “My nam e is 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 choi ces of food and dri nk on i t: just rice, raw vegetabl es served in vinegar, frui t and water. Wang Peng was amazed at this and especi al ly at the prices. It cost m ore than a good m eal i n hi s restaurant! He coul d not beli eve his eyes. H e threw down the menu and huried outside. O n hi s way home he thought about hi s own menu. Di d i t m ake peopl e fat? Perhaps he shoul d go to the l i brary and fi nd out. H e could not have Yong Hui getti ng away wi th tel li ng peopl e li es! H e had better do som e research! At the li brary Wang Peng was surprised to fi nd that hi s restaurant served far to m uch fat and Yong Hui’s far to l ittl e. Even though her customers mi ght get thi n after eati ng Yong Hui’s food, they were not eati ng enough energygi ving fod to kep them fi t. They woul d be e ti red very qui ckl y. Wang Peng felt more 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 customers back! So he wrote: Want to feel fit and energeti c? Come and eat here! Discounts today! O ur food gi ves you energy al day! The peti ti on betwen the two restaurants was on! COME AND EAT H ERE (2) A week l ater, Wang Peng’s restaurant was nearly ful l and he felt happi er. Perhaps he woul d be abl e to earn hi s l iving after al l and not have to cl ose his restaurant. H e di d not l ook forward to bei ng i n debt because hi s restaurant was no l onger popul ar. H e smi led as he wel ed som e custom ers warml y at the door but the smil e l eft hi s face when he saw Yong H ui wal king in. She di d not l ok hapy 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 customer and now I know that you only cam e onl y to spy on m e and m y m enu, ” she shouted. “Pl ease excuse m e, ” he calml y explai ned, “I wanted to know where al l m y custom ers had gone l ast week. I fol lowed 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 stoped woryi ng and started adverti si ng the benefits of m y fod. Why don’t you si t down and try a m eal ?” Yong H ui agreed to stay and son they were both enjoyi ng the dum pli ngs and breast of chi cken cooked with garli c. When they were served the ice c