快餐在中国快速发展英语阅读
the growth of fast food in china
in pr esent-day china , we can find two types of fast food: wester n and chinese . however , not until the recent decade has western fast food become popular in china . befor e the first hamburger walked its way into the chinese food market , we had lit tle idea about such terms as hot dog , pizza, potato chips , let alone kentucky and mcdonald’s . it is the reform and opening-up policy that has brought about the inte rflow of the food culture between china and the western count ries .
fast food , both chinese and western , has sever al advantages . in the first place, fast food , as is char acterized by its name , is fast . t he food is always r eady and fr esh , waiting for its customer s . this saves people’s precious time, and consequently goes well with the t empo of life in modern society .
secondly , it is very convenient . as we know, fast food restaur ants ar e much the same as cafete rias . custome rs may feel fr ee to help themselves to any variety provided and eat to their hear ts’content .
thirdly , fast food restaur ants a re environment ally comfor table . clean dishes , s hiny t ables , decent se rvice and light music all stimulate people’s appetite to eat more .
the above-mentioned advantages make fast food become rooted in almost all pa r ts of the country and enjoy popularity among people . that ’s also why nowadays singapore fast food , t urkish fast food and indian-pakistani fast food have found their homes in china .
as every coin has two sides , fast food also has its disadvantages such as lack of nut rition , dull tast e . never theless , these ar e minor points compared with its advantages . since most people agree with fast food , it t ends to grow mor e rapidly .