社交英语口语视频(初级) 173 快餐

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When I was an elementary school student,...

当我还是个小学生的时候...

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...my parents used to take me and my sister to a fast food restaurant.

…我的父母带我和我姐姐去吃快餐。

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At that time, if I remember correctly, fast food was still fairly new in Korea.

如果我没记错的话，在那个时候的韩国，快餐还是一样非常新潮的事物。

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The hamburger that I had for the first time in my life tasted really good.

我人生中第一次吃汉堡包的时候，觉得非常好吃。

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It was different from anything that I had eaten before.

这跟我以前吃过的东西不一样。

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But I never knew how bad the food was for my health, either.

但是我并不知道快餐这么不利于健康。

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Today, fast food is very popular among young children.

如今，快餐很受小孩子的欢迎。

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Kids eating hamburgers, fried chicken or pizza with their parents...

小孩子和他们的父母一起吃汉堡包，炸鸡或者是披萨的时候…

...remind me of when I was their age.

...我就会想起，当我像他们那么大的时候，我也是这样的。

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The difference is, though, that I didn't get to have fast food as often as today's children do.

不同的是，我没有像现在的孩子那样经常吃快餐。

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When I was growing up, having burgers and fries was like a special treat.

在我成长的过程中，我觉得吃汉堡包和薯条就像一种特殊的奖励。

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Sometimes, I wonder if that would still be the case with the kids these days.

有时候，我在想是不是现在的孩子也是这么认为的。

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I'm sure, to them, fast food is nothing different from rice and soup,...

我敢肯定，对他们来说，快餐跟米饭和汤没有什么区别...

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...in the sense that they eat fast food so often.

…这种意义上，他们经常吃快餐。

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Many people express their concerns that kids in Korea are becoming obese.

现在很多人都关心韩国的孩子越来越胖。

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No wonder!

这并不奇怪!

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The parents need to watch more closely what their children are eating.

父母需要更多的关注孩子们的饮食。

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It is true that taking them to a fast food restaurant is easier than cooking a meal,...

的确，带他们去快餐店比做饭更容易…

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...but they should know that they are putting their children's health in danger, too.

...但他们也应该知道这样会影响孩子的健康发展。