英语泛读教程 Unit_3_Food_Fight

转基因食品 – 是利用现代分子生 物技术，将某些生物的基因转移 到其他物种中去，改造生物的遗 传物质，使其在形状、营养品质、 消费品质等方面向人们所需要的 目标转变。以转基因生物为直接 食品或为原料加工生产的食品就 是“转基因食品”。
What is the first GMF produced in America & when did it appear?
logo, a pair of golden arches has also helped to establish the restaurant as a universal business.

McDonald's has used many slogans over the years, the most successful one was "You Deserve a Break Today"(1970-74). The company's menu has expanded over the years, but the general philosophy of providing uniform quality and quick service has remained the same. McDonald's has sold over 100 billion burgers.

Genetically Modified Food (GMF) – Food made by reweaving the genes of countless fruits and vegetables or by taking a gene from one plant or animal & putting it in another

Will you please say sth. about McDonald’s?

A fast-food hamburger restaurant founded in California in the 1950s by Mac and Dick McDonald. In 1954, entrepreneur Ray Kroc made a deal with the brothers to sell franchises (特许经销权), and in 1960 paid them $2.7 million for all the trade marks, copyrights, and secrets. Today McDonalds has over 8,000 stores across the U.S, and over 11,000 franchises worldwide.
make-up – (fig.) composition 成分
modify – make changes in, make different
reweave – put together 编排
clear – get past or over without touching 通过而未触及 Sotomayor, the Cuban holder of the world high jump record, cleared 2.36 metres. 古巴的世界跳高纪录保持者索托马约尔跳过了2.36米。
麦当劳

50年代末由麦克.麦当劳和迪克.麦当劳创办于加 利福尼亚洲的一家汉堡包快餐店。1954年，企业 家雷.克罗克与两兄弟作了一笔交易，卖给他开 设专卖店的特权。1960年，他付给两兄弟270万 美元，买下了所有商标、版权和秘方。今天，麦 当劳在美国有超过8,000家餐馆，在全世界有超 过11,000家专卖店。它已成为美国最大的低工资 雇主，它拥有比地球上任何其他公司更多的不动 产。
biotechnics – 应用生物学 boom – sudden increase in trade activity esp. a time when money is being made quickly 商业之突然繁荣, 尤指可迅速发财的商业繁荣时期
Why did the rise of GM technology mean boom times for biotech companies?
manure – animal waste or other material, 肥料粪便 natural or artificial spread over or mixed with the soil to make it fertile


mountain – (fig.) sth. immense 巨大之物 a mountain of debts 债台高筑 a mountain of difficulties 困难重重 The waves were mountain high (very high).
The global distribution of GM food
Books about GMF
II. Author

Jeffrey Kluger is a senior writer at Time magazine, covering science in general and the space program in particular and author of several books on science topics including Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio; Simplexity; Journey Beyond Selene; and Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, which served as the basis of the 1995 movie, Apollo 13.

blandness – (of food) not hurting the stomach & without much taste (食物)清淡


hegemony – leadership 霸权主义 genteel – polite & well-bred 有教养的
Why did French farmers protest against McDonald’s?
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McDonald’s – the world’s biggest restaurant chain is a symbol of American culture. Why? It stands for two of American cultural values – competition & efficiency.
Because they disliked the uniquely American food – esp. the very genes that make the
McDonald’s beef or bun or potato what it is, its sameness, its blandness, and the culinary hegemony it represents .

餐馆的吉祥人物罗纳德.麦当劳是1966年开始 启用的，现在,美国中小学的孩子们有96%都 认识他，仅次于圣诞老人。它的标志，即一 对金色的拱门，也有助于它成为一家世界性 的企业。麦当劳多年来用过许多广告语，其 中最成功的是“你今天应该得到休息” （1970-1974）。该公司的菜单逐年扩大，但 保证始终如一的质量和快速的服务这两项宗 旨则没有改变。麦当劳已售出超过1000亿份 汉堡包。
IV. Text Analysis
engineer – vt. arrange by clever secret planning
精明地处理
consume – eat or drink skeptical – doubting, distrustful protest – say sth. against folks – people in general
Part III (para. 8-14) – Bad effects of GM food & food fight between E.U. & U.S. Part IV (last para.) – Conclusion: Consumers’ attitudes determine the popularity of the GM food
III. Structure of the Text
Part I (para. 1-2) – protest against the McDonald’s food in France and reasons Part II (para. 3-7) – Popularity of GM food and causes
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Unit 3
Text
Food Fight
I. Title

It refers to a fight against “genetically modified food” (GMF) esp. between E.U. (the European Union) and U.S. (the United States)

GM tomato produced by Monsanto Company first appeared in America in 1994
What is the first GMF produced in China and when did it appear?

GM rice produced by Yuan Longping, who is considered to be the father of rice, first appeared in China in 1999.

It has become the largest minimum-wage employer in America and it owns more real estate than any other company on earth. The restaurant's mascot (吉祥物 ), Ronald McDonald, introduced in 1966, is now recognized by 96 percent of all American shoolchildren, second only to Santa Claus. Its
Why do people around the world grow uneasy with what they eat?
Because
GMF has become an increasing common phenomenon, people worry a lot about the safety of this kind of food.
Because
biotech companies made great benefits by the production of GM food.

fallible – liable to error muck sth. about/around with – spoil sth. by interfering with it Someone has been mucking about with my bicycle. The president's wife doesn't muck around with policy or sit in on Cabinet meetings. 总统夫人既没有乱干预政策，也没有列席内阁会议。 wind up – arrive or end up in a specified state, situation, or place最终落得；(以…)告终 Kevin wound up in New York.