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gs so he si ghed.“Yes,”he added, “and I woul d m i s 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 better i f you were a bi t thi ner? I’m sure you would feel much healthi er. ” They began to talk about menus and bal anced di ets. “Accordi ng to my research, nei ther your restaurant nor mi ne offers a bal anced di et, ”expl ai ned Wang Peng.“I don’t offer enough fi bre and you don’t ofer enough body–bui lding and energy–gi vi ng foods. Perhaps we ought to bi ne our i deas and provi de a balanced menu wi th 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 fryi ng them . They served fresh frui t with the i ce cream. In thi s way they cut down the fat and i ncreased the fibre i n the m eal. Thei r bal anced di ets became such a success that before l ong Wang Peng becam e slimm er and Yong H ui put on m ore wei ght. After some tim e the two found that their busi ness coperati on had turned into a personal one . Final ly they got m ari ed and li ved hapil 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 provide food that i s of hi gh quali ty, safe and heal thy. It i s al so cheap . They often provide sal ads as wel as burgers and chips. You can al so choose between col a and mil 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 interested in doing what i s ri ght for the m unity and bei ng a good nei ghbour. So I thi nk they wi l be concerned about provi di ng parki ng for the cars i n our main street. Many of our young peopl e wil l be only 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 local dishes. I am not sure i f McDonald’s food i s as healthy as they say i n thei r adverti sem ents. When scienti sts look at i t careful y, they fi nd hi gh l evels of fat, sugar and sal t. This i s very worryi ng. To m any young peopl e are getti ng fat through eati ng too m uch faty fod. McDonal d’s is not gi vi ng young peopl e a god i dea of what a heal thy diet should be. Local Chi nese food, on the other hand, i s ful l of fresh vegetabl es and fresh m eat and fi sh. The food at a McDonal d’s restaurant is al ways the sam e, so I wonder i f it i s m ade or brought i n from elsewhere. Al though i t i s freshl y coked, it must be l es heal thy than our own l ocal y grown and cooked Chi nese food. I al so worry about al those cars bri ngi ng peopl e to buy food at McDonald’s. Fi rst, there woul d be petrol fum es(氣體 ), which wil make our clean ai r di rty. Second, there’s the probl em of al those cars that try to park and prevent other cars from movi ng qui ckly through our town. I’m sure m any young peopl e would 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 in i ts restaurants and these are people who speak up for the workers. If, as they say, the workers are happy 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 thei r restaurant in our town. Uni t 3 the mil li on pound bank note Act I, Scene 3 Narrator: It i s the summ er of 1903. Two old and weal thy brothers, Roderi ck an dO li ver, have m ade a bet. Oli ver beli eves that with a mil li on pound bank note a m an could survive a month i n London. H i s brother Roderi ck doubts i t. At thi s m om ent, they see a pennil es young man wanderi ng on the pavem ent outside thei r house. It is Henry Adam s, an Am eri can busi nessm an, who i s lost 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 oment, please? H enry: Who? Me, sir? Roderick: Yes, you. Oli ver: Through the front door on your left. H enry: ( A servant opens a dor) Thanks. Servant: Good m orning, si r. Woul d you pl ease e i n? Perm it me to l ead the way, si r. Oli ver: ( Henry enters) Thank you, Jam es. That wil be al. Roderi ck: H ow do you do, Mr…er…? H enry: Adam s. H enry Adam s. O li ver: Come and si t down, Mr Adams. H enry: Thank you. Roderi ck: You are an Am erican? H enry: That’ s ri ght, from San Franci sco. Roderi ck: H ow wel l do you know London? H enry: Not at al l, it’s my fi rst tri p here. Roderick: I wonder, Mr Adam s, if you’d m ind US aski ng a few questions. H enry: N ot at al. Go right ahead. Roderick: May we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your pl ans are? Henry: Wel, I can’t say that I have any plans. I’m hopi ng to fi nd work. As a matter of fact, I l anded in Britai n by acident. Ol iver: How i s that possi bl e? H enry: Wel l, you see, back home I had my own boat. About a m onth ago, I was sail ing out of the bay… ( hi s eyes stare at what i s l eft of the brother’s di nner on tabl e.) Ol iver: Wel , go on. H enry: Oh, yes. Wel l, towards ni ghtfal I found mysel f carri ed out to sea by a strong wi nd. It was al my faul t. It didn39。m any ti es. 39。 39。t know whether I coul d survi ve unti l m orning. The next m orni ng I’d just about gi ven mysel f up for lsot when I was spotted by a shi p. Ol iver: And it was the sh