看《参考消息》，学地道翻译（12）——美式快餐再度冲击中国

China shifts to a drive-through culture
By Simon Montlake

Ever since China cracked open the door to foreign capitalism in the late 1970s, it has been shifting gears at a furious pace. （1）At times, the breathless rush of development can be disorienting, not to say destructive.

【趣味英语】春节小知 世界节日（1）Spring

But there's comfort in the unbending[1] traditions that endure in China. Until now, I counted among them family mealtimes, the clatter of chopsticks over communal[2] plates. For my own Chinese-American in-laws, this is the social ritual that trumps all others. Scoffing[3] down a burger at the wheel is a poor substitute, and （2）I found it odd to imagine a nation of convivial[4] diners surrendering their birthright.

It's no a_______(A) that McDonald's opened its first drive-through in Dongguan last December. Local newspapers have estimated that one in three Dongguan households own an automobile, making it one of the highest rates in China.

The new McDonald's, which also has a sit-down restaurant, occupies the corner of a suburban street of salmon-pink apartments and low-rise malls, and there's not an iron bicycle in s_______(B).

In short, （3）it's an ideal locale for the all-American meal in your car. McDonald's calls it a natural response to the "fast-paced lives" of many Chinese who they hope will e_______(C) this "next generation" of restaurants. A second drive-through has opened this year in Shanghai, and more are promised.

（4）So far, the signs are encouraging. Around 400 cars a day are using the drive-through in Dongguan, a McDonald's manager tells me, and the concept of eating on the go has caught on. Workers are no longer posted at the entrance to guide customers through. At p______(D) hours, meals are delivered in under two minutes.

What do the local people think about this American custom? Convenient. Quick. Modern. Inside the restaurant, there's plenty of praise for the drive-thru and the promise of convenience and efficiency. Some customers say they pick up food to bring back to their workplace, not to eat in the car, though they have no objections to doing so, if they're busy.

（5）Finally, I meet someone who shares my skepticism. Liu Huandong, a doctor, had brought along his two young sons, who sat twirling their fries in pools of ketchup. He's a regular at McDonald's, but says he doesn't understand all the fuss about the drive-through. Surely it was better to enjoy mealtimes. "When you can sit at the table with your family, that's much better. It's the right a________(E)," he says.
NOTES:
1.unbending a.1）不易弯曲的，挺直的；2）不屈不挠的，坚定的，不妥协的；3）不可亲的，冷漠的
2.communal a. 1）自治体的;市镇乡的；2）公共的;社区的；3）共有的
3.scoff vi.狼吞虎咽地吃
4.convival a. 1）酒宴的;欢乐的;陶然自得的2.）【口】微醉的

以下为回复可见内容

(1) 这种令人喘不过气来的发展速度虽然说不上带来什么破坏作用，有时却令人无所适从。
(2) 在我看来，一个享受饮食的民族放弃他们与生俱来的习惯也有些古怪。
(3) 这是开着汽车来一顿美式快餐的理想所在。
(4) 眼下看来，生意还不错。
(5) 最后，我终于遇到一个和我一样对这种用餐方式不以为然的人。[/replyview]

2.根据翻译和首字母提示，填入适当单词：
(A)It's no a_________（这绝非偶然。）
(B)there's not an iron bicycle in s_______.（看不到一辆自行车）
(C)e_______ this "next generation" of restaurants.（接受这种“新一代”餐馆。）
(D)At p______ hours（在客流高峰时段）
(E)It's the right a________.（那样才有吃饭的气氛。）

原文对应单词：
[replyview](A)accident; (B)sight; (C)embrace; (D)peak; (E)atmosphere