【導(dǎo)讀】Wanttoloseweight?Hehadbetterdosomeresearch!AtthelibraryWangPengwassurprisedtofindthathisrestaurantservedfartomuchfatandYongHui’sfartolittle.EventhoughhercustomersmightgetthinaftereatingYongHui’sfood,theywerenoteatingenoughenergy-givingfodtokepthemfit.Theywouldbeetiredveryquickly.WangPengfeltmorehopefulashedrovebackhome.Perhapswithadiscountandanewsignhecouldwinhiscustomersback!Sohewrote:Wanttofeelfitandenergetic?Comeandeathere!Discountstoday!Ourfoodgivesyouenergyalday!Thepetitionbetwenthetworestaurantswason!YongHuiagreed

　　

【正文】 s 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 cream, Yong H ui began to look il . “I feel sick with al l thi s fat and heavy food, ”she sai d,“I mi s my vegetabl es and fruit.”Wang Peng was enjoying a second pl ate of dum pli ngs so he si ghed.“Yes,”he aded, “and I woul d m iss my dum pl ings and faty pork. Don’t you get ti red qui ckl y?” “Wel, I do have to rest a l ot, ”admi tted Yong H ui. “But don’t you thi nk it woul d be beter i f you were a bi t thi nner? I’m sure you would feel much healthier. ” They began to talk about menus and bal anced di ets. “Accordi ng to m y research, nei ther your restaurant nor mi ne offers a bal anced diet, ”expl ai ned Wang Peng. “I don’t offer enough fibre and you don’t offer enough body–buil di ng and energy–gi vi ng foods. Perhaps we ought to bine our i deas and provi de a bal anced m enu with foods ful of energy and fi bre. ”So that i s what they di d. They served raw vegetabl es wi th the ham burgers and boil ed the potatoes rather than frying them . They served fresh fruit wi th the ice cream . In this way they cut down the fat and i ncreased the fi bre i n the m eal . Their balanced di ets becam e such 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 Mc