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Carlos Mateos Jr., whose family owns 21 stores near Washington, D.C.,
小卡洛斯·马泰奥斯的家人在华盛顿特区附近拥有21家店面，
says Easterbrook's modernization has succeeded in attracting new customers to his restaurants, but revamping everything simultaneously was a burden.
他说，伊斯特布鲁克的现代化模式已经成功地把新顾客吸引到他的餐厅，但同时对一切进行改造又是一个负担-Q_Q@s5QvIzA。
About a quarter of his franchises still need to be remodeled.
他的特许经营权中有四分之一仍需改造ToBl#wy!8IU0。
"There's training that's involved.
“这涉及到培训，
We have to get the employees ready for it—mobile order and pay and Uber Eats and kiosks.
我们必须让员工为使用手机下订单、付费、Uber Eats送餐业务和订餐亭做好准备K!*N2!k+x4。
All these different things are happening at the same time, and it really took a toll on us."
所有这些不同的事情同时发生，这确实对我们产生了负面影响CTR108g#wS5f。”
Adding an Uber Eats counter for delivery, touchscreen kiosks, modern furniture,
麦当劳表示，增加Uber Eats送餐业务柜台、触摸屏式点餐厅、现代化家具，

and power outlets to charge mobile phones means franchisees incur additional costs from $160,000 to $750,000 per restaurant, McDonald's has said.
以及为手机充电的电源插座，这些都意味着加盟商每家餐厅要承担16万至75万美元的额外费用C|c2Rl8h4=。
Blake Casper, a Tampa-based franchisee who operates more than 60 McDonald's and founded the National Owners Association last fall to resist Easterbrook's amelioration plan,
总部位于坦帕的特许经营商布莱克·卡斯珀经营着60多家麦当劳餐厅，并于去年秋天成立了全国业主协会（National Owners Association），
would theoretically have to fork over at least $5 million to make the CEO's dream a reality.
以抵制伊斯特布鲁克的改进计划5W6,a9kN!]N].%UvCY。理论上，他必须拿出至少500万美元，才能实现这位CEO的梦想HhHTie=qw,lh3,m2。
"I would like to make the kitchen as stress-free as it possibly can be," says Eli Asfaw, who operates seven franchises in the Denver area.
在丹佛地区经营7家专卖店的伊莱·阿斯法乌表示：“我想让厨房尽可能地没有压力ulWcdq4caXI。”
For a start, scaling back rollouts mandated by the company, such as all-day breakfast, would "make it easier for us to keep people and make our people happy."
首先，缩减全天早餐等公司强制推出的商品，将“让我们更容易留住顾客，也能让员工快乐C0bTQ^_^~jiYFA!D。”
Asfaw also says the remodeling plan has heaped pressure on owners,
阿斯法乌还表示，改造计划给业主带来巨大压力，
from financial headwinds to the tight window in which the company wants the upgrades to be completed.
从财务方面的阻力到公司希望完成升级的紧张状况#N85pjiPnv~2+uD3F。

重点讲解

1.succeed in 成功地做；取得成功

There can be no doubt that you will succeed in your scientific research.

毫无疑问你在科研方面会取得成功Tr7F8pY&%eO。

2.ready for 准备好做；准备就绪

I think he may be ready for a sleep soon.

我想他也许很快就要睡一觉了[x];CghU&E6NF。

3.for a start 首先；开始

For a start, who says we are bad at e-mail?

首先，谁说我们在电邮中表现糟糕了？

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