[简答题]Mike: Let’s go get something to eat．I am
starving．李：我也有点饿。正好，前面有家麦当劳。Mike: There is always a McDonald’s up
ahead．Everywhere you turn there is another blasted McDonald’s．They arejust too
convenient．I amjust plain sick ofseeing the“Golden Arches”everywhere I turn．Do
you know that there are over 8,000 McDonald’s res- taurants in the U.S.alone and
over 11,000 franchises worldwideBy the year 2020， everyone will eat at
McDonald’s every day．李：
反正我爱吃汉堡包。现在全世界好像没有几个地方没有麦当劳，卖出的汉堡包都超过1000亿个了。光中国这几年就建了几百家，小孩都到那儿过生日。当然，也不是每种产品都好吃，可起码都很标准，不管什么时候去吃，汉堡包都是一个样儿。Mike:
Whatever you say．I just don’t think their food is all that great．By the way，do
you know that theirs pokesman，Ronald McDonald,is now recognized by 96% of all
American childrenThey are the largest minimum—wage employers in America and own
more real estate than any other company on earth．What is more，they say that one
of every seven American millionaires got their start at
McDonald’s．李：别说了，我都要饿死了。Mike: But I just lost my appetite．
