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[00:00.00]沪江网 A rush for dolls
[00:14.79]一场洋娃娃抢购热潮
[00:29.57]1 Discuss these questions about fast food restaurant with your partner.
[00:34.53]同你的伙伴讨论快餐店的问题。
[00:39.50]How many fast food restaurants do you know?
[00:47.45]你知道多少快餐店？
[00:55.41]Which one is your favourite? Why do you like it?
[00:57.10]哪一个快餐店是你最喜欢的？你为什么喜欢？
[00:58.80]How often do you eat there?
[01:02.01]你多久去那里吃一次饭？
[01:05.23]Have you ever bought toys at a fast food restaurant?
[01:13.78]你曾经在一个快餐店里买过玩具吗？
[01:22.34]A rush for dolls
[01:54.30]一场洋娃娃的抢购
[02:26.26]It started just as a chance for parents in Guangzhou
[02:29.05]对广州的父母来说好像是一个机遇，故事就是从这个机遇开始的。
[02:31.85]to take their children to McDonald's and buy a Snoopy doll,
[02:34.33]带着孩子去麦当劳店买个史努比洋娃娃，
[02:36.81]the popular dog from the Peanuts cartoon.
[02:53.22]也就是花生卡通里面那只受欢迎的狗。
[03:09.62]But it turned bad when very excited children,
[03:13.31]their parents, and greedy sellers rushed to get the dolls.
[03:30.27]当非常兴奋的孩子和父母以及贪婪的卖主抢着购买洋娃娃时，事情就变糟了。
[03:47.24]McDonald's sold the Snoopy dolls,
[03:49.05]麦当劳店卖史努比洋娃娃，
[03:50.87]twice a week for 10 yuan each with a value meal.
[04:04.22]一周两次，10元一个，加在每一次的超值套餐中。
[04:17.57]Trouble started when there were no more dolls and the people waiting got angry.
[04:45.62]当没有更多的洋娃娃可以卖，等着购买的人生气时，麻烦就开始了。
[05:13.68]Fights even happened after some people bought many Snoopies
[05:16.54]当一部分人买了许多史努比，再转手卖出的时候，
[05:19.40]so they could resell them.
[05:28.46]甚至出现了打架斗殴事件。
[05:37.53]One boy sold Snoopies for 50 yuan each.
[05:46.17]有一天男孩卖50元一个。
[05:54.82]At McDonald's, the front window was smashed.
[06:02.28]在一个麦当劳店里，前台窗户都被打碎了。
[06:09.74]Parents in Guangzhou called to complain.
[06:14.14]广州的父母打电话抱怨，
[06:18.54]They thought the dolls were harming their children's studies.
[06:24.80]他们认为洋娃娃影响了他们孩子的学习。
[06:31.05]Students wanted the dolls badly,
[06:32.76]学生非常想要洋娃娃，就不专注学习了。
[06:34.48]they weren't thinking about their studies.
[06:44.38]此时也快考试了。
[06:54.28]It was also exam time.
[07:00.81]Some kids said if they did not get all six dolls,
[07:03.16]一部分小孩说如果他们买不到所有6个洋娃娃，
[07:05.51]they would not continue studying.
[07:31.42]就不继续学习了。
[07:57.34]And the dolls weren't cheap-many children didn't have money to buy them,
[08:00.59]而且洋娃娃并不便宜，许多小孩没有钱买，
[08:03.84]and only a few could get all six of them.
[08:12.00]仅少数人能买齐所有的6个。
[08:20.17]In two months, McDonald's sold 2,331,400 dolls making 2.3 million yuan.
[08:31.32]在两个月内，麦当劳店卖了2 331 400个洋娃娃，挣230万元。
[08:42.48]The Guangzhou government wanted McDonald's to pay a big fine.
[08:49.63]广州市政府责令麦当劳店支付高额罚金，
[08:56.79]The city leader said McDonald's could only sell food and drinks
[08:59.56]市领导指示麦当劳店只能卖食物和饮料，
[09:02.33]and was not allowed to sell dolls.
[09:37.14]不允许卖洋娃娃。
[10:11.94]The selling of Snoopy dolls harmed
[10:15.52]"the physical and mental health of children," the city leader said.
[10:26.72]市领导还说：“史努比洋娃娃的出售伤害了小孩的身心健康。”
[10:37.91]At McDonald's in other parts of Asia, similar things happened.
[10:45.11]在亚洲其他国家的麦当劳店里，也有类似的事情发生。
[10:52.30]In Singapore, people bought a lot of meals just for the Hello Kitty dolls.
[11:00.36]在新加坡，有人买好多次食物，就是为了得到Hello Kitty玩具系列。
[11:08.42]They threw away the hamburgers and drinks and kept the dolls.
[11:16.58]他们扔掉汉堡包和饮料，只要洋娃娃。
[11:24.75]Teachers, parents,
[11:25.70]老师，父母
[11:26.65]and leaders argued about whether McDonald's should be allowed to sell the dolls.
[11:55.65]和领导对是否允许麦当劳卖洋娃娃进行了讨论。
[12:24.65]2 Find one detail in the article for each of these main ideas.
[12:38.24]在这篇文章中，给每个主题找出一个细节。
[12:51.84]Seliing Snoopy dolls wasn't good for children.
[12:56.82]出售史努比洋娃娃对儿童没有好处。
[13:01.79]They weren't thinking about their students.
[13:05.89]他们没有考虑他们的学生。
[13:10.00]Trouble started when they ran out of dolls.
[13:19.66]当洋娃娃卖完的时候麻烦就开始了。
[13:29.33]McDonals's wasn't allowed to sell dolls.
[13:38.34]麦当劳店不允许买洋娃娃。
[13:47.35]Other cities had the same problem.
[13:57.41]其他城市存在同样的问题。
[14:07.46]3 Match the words and expressions with their meanings.
[14:10.72]把单词和短语与其解释用线连起来，
[14:13.97]Then make sentences with the words and expressions.
[14:15.47]然后用这些单词和短语造句子。（见教科书）
[14:16.97]greedy
[14:18.48]贪婪
[14:19.98]c. taking too much
[14:21.00]拿得太多
[14:22.01]value meal
[14:23.02]优惠餐
[14:24.03]f. food for a good price
[14:25.25]优惠价的食物
[14:26.48]resell
[14:27.63]转卖
[14:28.78]a. sell again after buying something
[14:30.24]买进某物再卖出去
[14:31.71]was smashed
[14:32.57]被打碎
[14:33.43]e. broken
[14:34.23]破碎
[14:35.02]were harming
[14:35.89]伤害
[14:36.75]b. not helping
[14:37.61]没有帮助的
[14:38.47]pay a big fine
[14:39.53]付高额罚金
[14:40.59]d. pay money when you do something wrong
[14:42.46]做错事的时候所交的钱
[14:44.32]4 Read the article and fine the answers to these questions.
[14:48.53]读这篇文章，找出问题的答案。
[14:52.73]1. Before the trouble started,
[14:54.15]在麻烦到来之前，
[14:55.56]what did parents in Guangzhou want to do for their children?
[15:01.37]广州的父母想给他们的孩子做点什么？
[15:07.18]2. How did McDonald's customers make money?
[15:14.60]麦当劳店的消费者怎样挣钱？
[15:22.02]3. How did children try to make their parents buy the dolls?
[15:27.99]小孩怎样想法让他们的父母买洋娃娃？
[15:33.96]4. What did people in Singapore do to get Hello Kitty dolls?
[15:41.96]在新加坡人们采取什么办法得到Hello Kitty玩具系列？
[15:49.97]5. Why is the Guangzhou government unhappy with McDonald's?
[16:34.34]广州市政府为什么对麦当劳店不满意？
[17:18.71]A rush for dolls
[17:20.48]It started just as a chance for parents in Guangzhou
[17:26.20]to take their children to McDonald's and buy a Snoopy doll,
[17:31.40]the popular dog from the Peanuts cartoon.
[17:34.96]But it turned bad when very excited children,
[17:39.55]their parents, and greedy sellers rushed to get the dolls.
[17:44.80]McDonald's sold the Snoopy dolls,
[17:47.49]twice a week for 10 yuan each with a value meal.
[17:52.30]Trouble started when there were no more dolls and the people waiting got angry.
[17:59.09]Fights even happened after some people bought many Snoopies
[18:04.92]so they could resell them.
[18:06.88]One boy sold Snoopies for 50 yuan each.
[18:12.47]At McDonald's, the front window was smashed.
[18:17.95]Parents in Guangzhou called to complain.
[18:23.05]They thought the dolls were harming their children's studies.
[18:27.85]Students wanted the dolls badly,
[18:31.59]they weren't thinking about their studies.
[18:34.59]It was also exam time.
[18:37.78]Some kids said if they did not get all six dolls,
[18:43.16]they would not continue studying.
[18:45.59]And the dolls weren't cheap-many children didn't have money to buy them,
[18:53.61]and only a few could get all six of them.
[18:57.42]In two months, McDonald's sold 2,331,400 dolls making 2.3 million yuan.
[19:12.13]The Guangzhou government wanted McDonald's to pay a big fine.
[19:17.96]The city leader said McDonald's could only sell food and drinks
[19:22.97]and was not allowed to sell dolls.
[19:25.58]The selling of Snoopy dolls harmed
[19:29.68]"the physical and mental health of children," the city leader said.
[19:35.12]At McDonald's in other parts of Asia, similar things happened.
[19:41.94]In Singapore, people bought a lot of meals just for the Hello Kitty dolls.
[19:48.83]They threw away the hamburgers and drinks and kept the dolls.
[19:54.47]Teachers, parents,
[19:57.09]and leaders argued about whether McDonald's should be allowed to sell the dolls.
[20:04.53]5 Imagine you and your partner work for McDonald's.
[20:08.08]设想你和你的伙伴在麦当劳店工作，
[20:11.64]Write an answer letter to the angry parents.
[20:13.45]给生气的父母写一封回信，
[20:15.27]Read your letter to the class.
[20:17.29]向全班读你写的信。
[20:19.32]Dear McDonald's
[20:20.18]亲爱的麦当劳店
[20:21.04]I'm sorry to say you have caused a lot of trouble in our family.
[20:32.25]我抱歉地说你们给我们家带来了许多麻烦。
[20:43.45]We stood in line for two hours to get a Snoopy doll.
[20:48.57]为了买一只史努比洋娃娃，我们排队等候了2个小时，
[20:53.69]But we didn't get one because you had sold out.
[20:59.30]但是一个也没有买到，原因是你们卖完了。
[21:04.90]Outside people were selling dolls for more than five times the price.
[21:12.79]外面的人正以你们5倍多的价格出售。
[21:20.68]Some people threw their food away after getting a doll.
[21:25.76]一部分人买到洋娃娃之后，就把食物扔掉了，
[21:30.84]I think this was very bad.
[21:32.11]我认为这不是一种好现象。
[21:33.37]Our daughter says she won't study any more if she doesn't get a doll.
[21:40.19]我们的女儿说如果买不到一只洋娃娃，她就不学习了。
[21:47.01]You must stop selling dolls because it causes so much trouble.
[22:00.06]你们必须停止出售洋娃娃，因为这带来了太多的麻烦。

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