普通高中課程標準實驗教科書英語必修高一下必修3 Unit 2 Healthy eating-Reading Task

         I was excited when I heard that our community was to have its own McDonald's restaurant. I thought about all those young people who would not have to go to the next town to buy their favourite burgers and chips. McDonald's cares about healthy eating too and works with scientists to provide food that is of high quality, safe and healthy. It is also cheap. They often provide salads as well as burgers and chips. You can also choose between cola and milk shakes (奶昔). Of course it also means more work for our area that needs jobs badly. McDonald's says they are interested in doing what is fight for the community and being a good neighbour. So I think they will be concerned about providing parking for the cars in our main street. Many of our young people will be only too happy to work for the company. McDonald's makes a promise to the people who work for them. They say, "We value you, your growing skills and your help to the company." I can see nothing but good if this company comes to build its restaurant in our town.

         I am very worried about McDonald's building a restaurant in our hometown. We are a small community and we enjoy our local dishes. I am not sure if McDonald's food is as healthy as they say in their advertisements. When scientists look at it carefully, they find high levels of fat, sugar and salt. This is very worrying. Too many young people are getting fat through eating too much fatty food. McDonald's is not giving young people a good idea of what a healthy diet should be. Local Chinese food, on the other hand, is full of fresh vegetables and fresh meat and fish. The food at a McDonald's restaurant is always the same, so I wonder if it is made or brought in from elsewhere. Although it is freshly cooked, it must be less healthy than our own locally grown and cooked Chinese food.

        I also worry about all those cars bringing people to buy food at McDonald's. First, there will be petrol fumes (氣體), which will make our clean air dirty. Second, there is the problem of all those cars that try to park and prevent other cars from moving quickly through our town.

        I am sure many young people will be happy to work for McDonald's but will they be treated fairly? In America, McDonald's does not allow workers' unions to operate in its

restaurants and these are people who speak up for the workers. If, as they say, the workers are happy with them, why should they fear some workers joining a union?

       So when I consider the food, the cars and the jobs, I think we should not allow McDonald's to build their restaurant in our town.