旅遊英語：Eating In American (4)

隨着美國人生活節奏的加快，快餐食品便應運而生．其快餐連鎖店遍及世界各地，其中影響最大的當屬麥當勞快餐連鎖店．供應的快餐食品有：漢堡包、烤牛肉、牛排、火腿、三明治、肯德雞、油炸土豆片、烘餡餅、冰淇淋以及各種碳酸飲料等．

　　FastFood快餐食品
　　Fast-foodchains,American-style,eisalongcounter,abovewhichisdisplayedalist(oftenwithpictures)oftheitemsavailable,andbehindwhichseveralpeople(oftenstudentsworkingfortheminimumwage)eceivewhatyouordermoreorlessimmediatelyandtakeitonatraytoatable,pickingupthinglikestraws(吸管),peper,salt,ketchup(蕃茄醬),pickles(泡菜)andnapkins(usuallypapernapkins)can'tseeanyknivesandforks,ucan'tseeanystraws,that'sbecausetheyarehidinginthestrawdispenser(分配器)thatyouhavetofiddle(撥弄)withthebottomofittogetastraw(oneatatime)you'vefinished,youyourselfthrowawayeverythingexceptthetray.

　　laceyourorderfromyourcarvia(通過)ayevenencounterplaceswhereawaitressbringyourmealout,andyousitandeatitinthecarfromatrayhookedoverthedoorthroughtheopenwindow.　　

　　Youmaybeaskedifyourorderis"forhere"or"togo"(keaway)mestatesthereisnosalestaxonfoodconsumed.

　　TypesofFastFoodRestaurants快餐店的種類
　　Themostwidespreadtypeoffast-foodrestaurantisthatservinghamburgers,'srestaurantsservelargeroastbeef,hamandcheese,andturkey(火雞)"sandwidhes"henthere'sKntuckyFriedChicken.

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

　　Pizzas(意大利式)烘焰餅
　　TherearemanyspecialtypizzarestaurantsinAmerica,andmanyofthemtaketelephoneordersanddeliverpizzastoyourhome,comeindifferentsizes,uwantotshareapizzabutcan'tagreeontheingredients,itispossibletoordertwodifferentsetsoftoppings,onesetoneachhalf.

　　Ice-Cream冰淇淋
　　uarenotsurewhatflavoryouwant,aneitherhaveyourice-creamina"plaincone"(普通型錐形物)orina"sugarcone"(甜脆型錐形物).

　　SoftDrinks軟飲料
　　oftdrinksmostoftensoldareCoca-ColaandPepsi--Cola,plusfizzydrinks(whicharelikeleminade)androotbeer(whichislikecoughmedicine)ydrinksareknownas"carbonatedbeverages"(碳酸飲料)or,morecolloquially,"soda","pop","sodapop",and"softdrinks".

　　ct,uaskfoasoftdrinkwithoutice,theywillthinkyuarefunnybutwillprobablyoblige.(Theymaychargeyuabitextra,foriceischeaperthanCoke.)