旅游英语：Eating In American (4)

随着美国人生活节奏的加快，快餐食品便应运而生．其快餐连锁店遍及世界各地，其中影响最大的当属麦当劳快餐连锁店．供应的快餐食品有：汉堡包、烤牛肉、牛排、火腿、三明治、肯德鸡、油炸土豆片、烘馅饼、冰淇淋以及各种碳酸饮料等．

　　FastFood快餐食品
　　Fast-foodchains,American-style,arecurrentlyontheincreaseallovertheworld.Mostoftheseplacesworkonasimilarprinciple.Thereisalongcounter,abovewhichisdisplayedalist(oftenwithpictures)oftheitemsavailable,andbehindwhichseveralpeople(oftenstudentsworkingfortheminimumwage)areserving.Individualqueuesforminfrontofeachassistant.Youreceivewhatyouordermoreorlessimmediatelyandtakeitonatraytoatable,pickingupthinglikestraws(吸管),peper,salt,ketchup(蕃茄酱),pickles(泡菜)andnapkins(usuallypapernapkins)ontheway.Ifyocan'tseeanyknivesandforks,thismeansyouaresupposedtoeatwithyourhands.Ifyoucan'tseeanystraws,that'sbecausetheyarehidinginthestrawdispenser(分配器)thatyouhavetofiddle(拨弄)withthebottomofittogetastraw(oneatatime)toemerge.Whenyou'vefinished,youyourselfthrowawayeverythingexceptthetray.

　　Manyfast-foodplaceshavedrive-infacilities.Youplaceyourorderfromyourcarvia(通过)amicrophoneandthendriveroundtoaspecialwindowtopayandpickitup.Youmayevenencounterplaceswhereawaitressbringyourmealout,andyousitandeatitinthecarfromatrayhookedoverthedoorthroughtheopenwindow.　　

　　Youmaybeaskedifyourorderis"forhere"or"togo"(i.e.totakeaway).Insomestatesthereisnosalestaxonfoodconsumed.

　　TypesofFastFoodRestaurants快餐店的种类
　　Themostwidespreadtypeoffast-foodrestaurantisthatservinghamburgers,suchasthechainsofMacDonald.Allthedifferentchainshavetheirownspecialties.Arby'srestaurantsservelargeroastbeef,hamandcheese,andturkey(火鸡)"sandwidhes".Somerestaurantchiansspecializeinservingsteaksquicklyandcheaply.Andthenthere'sKntuckyFriedChicken.

　　Chips油炸土豆片
　　ChipsinAmercisarecalled"Frenchfries"or"fries"forshort.(NotethatintheUSA"chips"meancrisps)."Frenchfries"arenormallythinnerthanchips.Amerciansgenerallyputketchupontheirchips,andyouwillnotnormallyfindvigegar(醋).

　　Pizzas(意大利式)烘焰饼
　　TherearemanyspecialtypizzarestaurantsinAmerica,andmanyofthemtaketelephoneordersanddeliverpizzastoyourhome,whichcanoftenbeconvenient.Theycomeindifferentsizes,andalargeonecanbebigenoughtforapartyoffourpeople.Ifyouwantotshareapizzabutcan'tagreeontheingredients,itispossibletoordertwodifferentsetsoftoppings,onesetoneachhalf.

　　Ice-Cream冰淇淋
　　Shopssellinglargenumberofdifferentflavorsofice-creamareverycommoninAmerica.Ifyouarenotsurewhatflavoryouwant,generalyyoucansampleasmallspoonfulofaparticularflavortoseeifyoulikeit.Youcaneitherhaveyourice-creamina"plaincone"(普通型锥形物)orina"sugarcone"(甜脆型锥形物).

　　SoftDrinks软饮料
　　Fast-foodrestaurantsdonotservealcohol.ThesoftdrinksmostoftensoldareCoca-ColaandPepsi--Cola,plusfizzydrinks(whicharelikeleminade)androotbeer(whichislikecoughmedicine).Fizzydrinksareknownas"carbonatedbeverages"(碳酸饮料)or,morecolloquially,"soda","pop","sodapop",and"softdrinks".

　　Allthesedrinkscomewihtlostofice.Infact,youwillprobablyfindasmuchiceasdrinkinyourdrink.Ifyouaskfoasoftdrinkwithoutice,theywillthinkyuarefunnybutwillprobablyoblige.(Theymaychargeyuabitextra,foriceischeaperthanCoke.)