新视野大学英语读写教程2答案及课本翻译.docx

新视野大学英语读写教程2答案及课本翻译篇一：全国职业教材新视野大学英语教程第三版读写教程2课文翻译TheFirstMcDonald'sRestaurantEventhoughthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantsoldonlyhamburgersandFrenchfries,itstillbecameaculturalsymbol.Now,intheSouthernCaliforniacityofDowney,peoplearetryingtosavethefirstMcDonald'srestaurantinhistory.McDonald's,though,saysthebuildingshouldbetorndown.Builtin1953,therestaurantinDowney,California,istheoldestofalltheGoldenArchesinAmerica,andhastheearliestMcDonald'sbuildingdesign.ManypeoplehavegoodmemoriesofthatoldMcDonald's.Thesepeopleareangrythatthebuildingisnowindangerofbeingdestroyed,alongwiththeirmemories.McDonald'sexplainsthatthebuildingwasdamagedinanearthquake,andthereforeneedstobetorndown.ManypeopleinthetownofDowneydon'tagreewiththislineofthinking,though.Onewomansays,"Ithinkit'sterrible.Theyareusingtheearthquakeasanexcuse.It'sabiglie."AnotherDowneyresidentremarks,"Iamsoupset.Theydon'trespectthepublicatall.Theyhaven'teventried.Theycoulddosomesmallrepairsandmakeitagoodrestaurant1again."McDonald'smanagerssaytherestaurantislosingmoneyatthatlocation.Thereisnoroomforadrive-thruwindow,orforseatinginside.Aftertheearthquake,theysayitwasimpossibletofix.Themanagerswanttobuildacopyofthisbuildingatanotherlocationinstead.Buildinginspectors,ontheotherhand,saythatthestructurecanberepaired,butthatitwillbeexpensive.ManypeoplesaythatMcDonald'scancertainlyaffordtopaythatamount.SomethinkthatMcDonald'srealreasonforwantingtoclosedowntherestauranthasnothingtodowithmoney.ModernMcDonald'srestaurantsoftenhaveasignclaimingthatamannamedRayKrocopenedthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantinIllinoisin1955.Thetruth,however,isthatMr.KrocactuallylearnedthefastfoodbusinessfromDickandMacMcDonaldinDowney.Later,Mr.Krocboughttheirrestaurants.Thus,manypeopleinDowneythinkMcDonald'sistryingtochangehistory,thoughthecompanydeniesthis.Tolocalhistorians,thisexplanationmakestotalsense.Onehistoriansaid,"Weshouldnotrewritethepast.RayKrocdidnotinventMcDonald's.TheMcDonaldbrothersdid."Thesedays,agroupofhistorianswantthebuildingto2beaddedtotheNationa