Fast Food
Fast food is becoming more popular in China, especially among children and teenagers. Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that mirrors the fast pace of modern society as powerfully as fast food.
There are several reasons for its popularity. First, it is very convenient and saves a lot of time. The trends of modern society seem to all point to one ultimate goal - saving time, and fast food well serves this purpose. Second, its popularity is also attributed to the clean and comfortable environment of fast food restaurants, the excellent service, and the guaranteed quality of food. However, in terms of nutrition, fast food is far from satisfaction. It usually does not compose a balanced diet and doctors suggest that people, especially children, eat fast food as little as possible.
Therefore, fast food is only a good choice when you are in a hurry and turn to it once in a while. (157 words)
結(jié)構(gòu)剖析
文章分為三段
第一段首句引出話(huà)題，概述快餐在中國(guó)十分流行，它是現(xiàn)代社會(huì)快節(jié)奏的最佳反映。
第二段從兩個(gè)方面闡述快餐流行的主要原因，以及快餐存在的問(wèn)題。
第三段用therefore總結(jié)全文，指出對(duì)待快餐的正確態(tài)度，即表明作者自己的看法。
快 餐
快餐在中國(guó)變得越來(lái)越流行了，尤其在孩子們和青少年之中。如今，很難想象某一種事物能夠像快餐一樣如此強(qiáng)烈地反映出現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的快節(jié)奏。
快餐的流行存在多方面的原因。首先，快餐十分便捷，節(jié)省時(shí)間?，F(xiàn)代社會(huì)的趨勢(shì)似乎都指向了一個(gè)終極目標(biāo)--節(jié)省時(shí)間，而快餐很好地實(shí)現(xiàn)了這一目的。其次，快餐廳干凈舒適的環(huán)境、優(yōu)質(zhì)的服務(wù)以及質(zhì)量有保證的食物也是導(dǎo)致快餐流行的原因。
然而，從營(yíng)養(yǎng)學(xué)角度看，快餐遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法達(dá)到令人滿(mǎn)意的程度。通常，快餐的飲食結(jié)構(gòu)并不平衡，醫(yī)生建議人們，尤其是孩子們，盡量少吃快餐。
因此，只有當(dāng)你趕時(shí)間的時(shí)候，快餐是好的選擇，偶爾吃上一兩次很不錯(cuò)。
think of 想起
mirror v. 反映
point to 指向
ultimate goal 最終目標(biāo)
be attributed to... 歸因于......
guaranteed quality 品質(zhì)保證
in terms of... 在......方面
nutrition n. 營(yíng)養(yǎng)
satisfaction n. 滿(mǎn)意
compose v. 構(gòu)成
in a hurry 匆忙，立即
turn to... 求助于......
once in a while 偶爾，有時(shí)
1. Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that mirrors the fast pace of modern society as powerfully as fast food. 如今，很難想象某一種事物能夠像快餐一樣如此強(qiáng)烈地反映出現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的快節(jié)奏。
2. The trends of modern society seem to all point to one ultimate goal - saving time, and fast food well serves this purpose. 現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的趨勢(shì)似乎都指向了一個(gè)終極目標(biāo)--節(jié)省時(shí)間，而快餐很好地實(shí)現(xiàn)了這一目的。
3. Popularity is also attributed to the clean and comfortable environment of fast food restaurants, the excellent service, and the guaranteed quality of food. 快餐廳干凈舒適的環(huán)境、優(yōu)質(zhì)的服務(wù)以及質(zhì)量有保證的食物也是導(dǎo)致快餐流行的原因。
