夏说英语新闻晨读(MP3+文本) 第523期:肯德基在中国更受欢迎?
日期:2019-01-04 07:57

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According to Business Insider, KFC is the most popular fast-food chain in China, making nearly $5 billion in 2017. Reports say it has appealed to Chinese consumers by adapting the main menu to local tastes such as rice porridge and egg tarts. In China the KFC brand is also perceived as high quality, compared to America where it is considered to be cheap fast food. As of now, China is home to the most KFC's in the world with 5,200 locations. That is double the amount of spots McDonald's currently has in China which is around 2,500.

popular: adj. 普遍的;流行的
chain: n. 链
chain store: 连锁店
appeal to: 吸引……;呼吁……
adapt sth. to sth.: 使……适应……
adapt to: 适应……
adaptor: n. 转接器;适配器;改编者
tart: n. 馅饼
brand: n. 品牌;商标
be perceived as: 被认为是……
be considered to be: 被认为是……
be home to: 为……的所在地

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重点单词
  • tartadj. 酸的,尖酸的,刻薄的 n. 果馅饼,妓女
  • appealn. 恳求,上诉,吸引力 n. 诉诸裁决 v. 求助,诉
  • brandn. 商标,牌子,烙印,标记 vt. 打烙印,铭刻,加污
  • popularadj. 流行的,大众的,通俗的,受欢迎的
  • insidern. 局内人,知情人
  • qualityn. 品质,特质,才能 adj. 高品质的
  • adaptvt. 使适应,改编 vi. 适应,适合