【正文】 healthier. ” They began to tal k about m enus and balanced diets. “According to m y research, neither your restaurant nor m ine offers a bal anced diet,”expl ained 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 ideas and provide a bal anced m enu with foods ful of energy and fibre. ”So that is what they did. 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 fi bre i n the m eal . Their bal anced di ets became such a success 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 l y they got m arried 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 i ts own McDonal d’s restaurant. I thought about al l those young peopl e who woul d not have to go to the next town to buy their favourite burgers and chips. McDonal d’s cares about healthy eating too and works with scientists to provide food that is of high qual ity, safe and healthy. It i s al so cheap . They often provi de sal ads as wel l as burgers and chi ps. You can also choose between col a and mi lk shakes(奶昔 ). Of course it al so m eans m ore work for our area that neds jobs badl y. McDonal d’s say they are interested in doi ng what is ri ght for the m uni ty and bei ng a good nei ghbour. So I thi nk they wil l be concerned about provi di ng parking for the cars i n our m ai n street. Many of our young peopl e wil be onl y too happy to work for the pany. McDonal d’s m akes a prom ise to the peopl e that work for them. They say,“We val ue you, your growing skil s and your hel p to the pany. ”I can see nothing but good i f thi s pany es to buil d i ts restaurant i n our town. AGAINST BUILDING A MCDONALD’S I am very wori ed about McDonal d’s buil ding a restaurant in our hom etown. We are a sm al l munity and we enjoy our l ocal dishes. I am not sure if McDonal d’s food i s as heal thy as they say i n their adverti sements. When sci enti sts l ook at i t careful y, they find hi gh l evel s of fat, sugar and sal t. This is very worrying. Too many young people are geting fat through eating too m uch fatty food. McDonal d’s is 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, is ful of fresh vegetables and fresh m eat and fish. The fod at a McDonal d’s restaurant is al ways the sam e, so I wonder if it is m ade or brought in from el sewhere. Al though it is freshly cooked, i t m ust be l ess heal thy than our own l ocal l y grown and cooked Chi nese food. I al so worry about al l those cars bringing peopl e to buy food at McDonal d’s. First, there woul d be petrol fum es(氣體 ), which wil m ake our cl ean air dirty. Second, there’s the probl em of al l those cars that try to park and prevent other cars from m ovi ng qui ckl y through our town. I’m sure m any young peopl e woul d be happy to work for McDonal d’s but wil l they be treated fairl y？ In Am erican, McDonal d’s does not al l ow workers’ unions to operate in its restaurants and these are peopl e who speak up for the workers. If, as they say, the workers are happy with them , why shoul d they fear some workers joi ni ng a uni on? So when I consider the food, the cars and the jobs, I think we shoul d not al ow McDonal d’s to buil d their restaurant in our town. Uni t 3 the mi l i on pound bank note Act I, Scene 3 N arrator: It is the sum m er of 1903. Two old and wealthy brothers, Roderi ck an dOl iver, have made a bet. O liver bel ieves that wi th a m il lion pound bank note a man coul d survi ve a month in London. Hi s brother Roderi ck doubts it. At thi s moment, they see a pennil ess young man wandering on the pavem ent outsi de their house. It is Henry Adams, an Am erican businessman, who i s lost i n London and does not know what he should do. Roderi ck: Young m an, woul d you step i nsi de a m oment, pl ease? Henry: Who? Me, sir? Roderick: Yes, you. O li ver: Through the front door on your left. Henry: ( A servant opens a door) Thanks. Servant: Good morning, sir. Woul d you pl ease e in? Perm it m e to l ead the way, sir. Ol iver: （ Henry enters） Thank you, Jam es. That wil l be all. Roderi ck: H ow do you do, Mr…er…? Henry: Adams. Henry Adams. O liver: Come and si t down, Mr Adam s. H enry: Thank you. Roderi ck: You are an Am eri can? H enry: That’ s ri ght, from San Franci sco. Roderi ck: H ow wel l do you know i n Quebec A group of very col d touri sts are si ti ng i n a cafe i n ol d Quevec, dri nki ng hor coffee to try to warm up. The tem perature i s 32 degrees bel ow freezi ng. The wi ndows are cobered with steam from the heat i nsi de. O utsi de, snow covers the streets and i s pil ed up al ong the si dewal ks. The m usi c and l i ghts of the Carni val continue, but after a whol e day of watching parades, ri ding i n horse carri ages and li steni ng to the m usi c, thei r feet are freezi ng and thei r noses are red. Every year, hundreds of thousands of peopl e e to Quebec to take part i n the weel l ong wi nter festival, the bi ggest i n the worl d. Everyone who es m ust be prepared to keep m ovi ng. As i t is to col d to stand and watch for l ong. Earl y i n the morning, you can watch the snowboardi ng petiti ons on the hil l overl ooki ng the ri ver. Com peti tors speed down the track and through the air as though they coul d fl y. The m ore brave of heart may try the canoe races. Fi ve or si x m en paddl e each canoe across the partl yfrozen St Lawrence Ri ver. The ri ver i s ful of big pi eces of i ce, and i f you were to fal l in, you woul d freeze i n l ess than