By Meghan Jones/姜仲華(譯注)
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麥當(dāng)勞快餐店早已是無(wú)人不曉,麥當(dāng)勞更名為金拱門也不再是新聞,只是那金燦燦的大寫字母“M”富麗堂皇,簡(jiǎn)直閃瞎了雙眼。可是美國(guó)有個(gè)地方的麥當(dāng)勞快餐店的LOGO卻不是金黃色的,為什么呢?理由好像很有趣,讀完下面的短文你或許會(huì)有所了解!
The bright yellow letter M for McDonald’s has to be one of the mostrecognizablelogos in the world.Itbeautifies McDonald’s restaurants across the globe,and even “The Golden Arches” has become all but McDonald’s itself.
However,there’s one McDonald’s that gives up that famous yellow color in its logo in favor of a light bluish-green(淺綠色).In Sedona,Arizona,the only arches you’ll see are turquoise!
Don’t worry,there’s a reason for the color change—and it’s pretty funny.The city of Sedona,located in the center of Arizona,is famous for its natural beauty—namely,its mountainous landscape(景觀)of red rock.Because of said landscape,there are rules in place for buildings in Sedona,to make sure that no structure disturbs the surrounding natural scenery.When the McDonald’s was built there in 1993,city officials believed that a bright yellow M would do just that.They said that gold would disagree with the surrounding red rocks,and chose a more pleasing,soft blue.You read that right—the arches are blue because gold didn’t match the city’s(natural)decor(風(fēng)格).
Whatever the reason,though,the color-change certainly makes this McDonald’s stand out.In fact,these unique not-so-golden arches have become a necessary tourist destination for Sedona travelers.
In every way besides the giant M,this McDonald’s is just like any other—full of guilty-pleasure burgers,Happy Meals,and addictive fries.By the way,this is the real reason McDonald’s fries are so delicious!
recognizable/?rek?ɡ?naIz?bl/adj.易識(shí)別的in favor of以……取代;贊成 /支持(某人或某事物)
arch/ɑ?t?/n.拱門;拱狀物
namely/?neImli/adv.也就是;換句話說(shuō)
surrounding/s??ra?ndI?/adj.周圍的
unique/ju??ni?k/adj.獨(dú)特的;唯一的;僅有的;獨(dú)一無(wú)二的;不平常的
destination/?destI?neI?(?)n/n.目的地;終點(diǎn)addictive/??dIktIv/adj.上癮的;使成癮的;易令人沉溺的
1.The city of Sedona,located in the center of Arizona,is famous for its natural beauty...賽多納城位于亞利桑那州的中心,并以其天然的美景而聞名天下……
located in the center of Arizona是過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作Sedona的定語(yǔ),相當(dāng)于定語(yǔ)從句which is located in the center of Arizona。be famous for是固定詞組搭配,意為“以……而聞名”,后接名詞或代詞。
【即時(shí)嘗試】位于安徽省中部的巢湖市是聞名于世的魚(yú)米之鄉(xiāng)。
2....there are rules in place for buildings in Sedona...賽多納城在城市建筑上是有章可循的……
介詞短語(yǔ)in place意為“確立;到位;準(zhǔn)備就緒”,在句中作名詞rules的后置定語(yǔ);介詞短語(yǔ)for buildings也作定語(yǔ),同樣修飾rules,表示該規(guī)則是適用于“建筑”方面的。
【即時(shí)嘗試】這要等到所有的技術(shù)準(zhǔn)備就緒后才能變成現(xiàn)實(shí)。
3.In every way besides the giant M,this McDonald’s is just like any other—full of guilty-pleasure burgers,Happy Meals,and addictive fries.除了這巨大的M拱門之外,該麥當(dāng)勞店在所有其他方面也都像別的快餐店一樣——充滿了招人喜愛(ài)的漢堡、樂(lè)園餐,以及容易讓人上癮的炸薯?xiàng)l。
besides作為介詞,意為“除了……(包括在內(nèi))之外”;(be)full of是常見(jiàn)的固定搭配,意為“充滿了……”,后接名詞或代詞。
【即時(shí)嘗試】除了這裝滿水的杯子,其他的杯子也都是我的。
譯文助讀
代表麥當(dāng)勞的金燦燦的大寫字母M必須得是全世界最易識(shí)別的標(biāo)識(shí)之一。全球的麥當(dāng)勞快餐店都讓它給美化了,甚至“金拱門”也已成了麥當(dāng)勞的代稱。
然而,有一家麥當(dāng)勞快餐店卻用藍(lán)綠色取代了其標(biāo)識(shí)上著名的金黃色。在(美國(guó))亞利桑那州的賽多納城,你所看到的(麥當(dāng)勞)拱門是清一色的藍(lán)綠色。
別擔(dān)心,那里之所以改換顏色是有原因的——并且這(貌似)很滑稽。賽多納城位于亞利桑那州的中心,并以其天然的美景而聞名天下——那就是多山的紅巖景觀。正因?yàn)樯鲜龅木坝^,所以賽多納城在城市建筑上是有章可循的,他們要確保任何構(gòu)建都不會(huì)對(duì)周圍的自然景色有妨礙。1993年在那兒建造麥當(dāng)勞快餐店時(shí),市政官員相信那金燦燦的M就會(huì)有妨礙。他們說(shuō)金黃色與周圍的紅巖不協(xié)調(diào),所以就挑選了一種更加讓人舒適的、柔和的藍(lán)綠色。你沒(méi)有看錯(cuò)——那些拱門都是藍(lán)綠色的,因?yàn)榻瘘S色與城市的自然風(fēng)格不和諧。
然而,不管理由是什么,改換顏色已經(jīng)讓麥當(dāng)勞引人注目了。事實(shí)上,這些獨(dú)特的不那么金黃色的拱門卻成了來(lái)賽多納觀光的游客們必到的旅游目的地。
除了這巨大的M拱門之外,該麥當(dāng)勞店在所有其他方面也都像別的快餐店一樣——充滿了招人喜愛(ài)的漢堡、樂(lè)園餐,以及容易讓人上癮的炸薯?xiàng)l。順便說(shuō)一下,這恰恰是麥當(dāng)勞炸薯?xiàng)l非常好吃的真正原因!