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30分钟外刊听读写训练 6
麦当劳宝可梦套餐风波
第一步 听力训练(6min)
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第二步 原文阅读理解脱敏训练(12min)
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第三步 仿写翻译训练(12min)
1. Tech enthusiasts buying the latest smartphones just to get their hands on the limited edition digital artwork inside.
2. This exhibition was so successful that thousands of people were lining up outside the museum hours in advance just to see the famous painting with their own eyes.
3. Photos of the newly built factory polluting the river went viral on local social media and caused extensive discussion about environmental protection and industrial development.
4. Some of the people buying these concert tickets would resell them at a much higher price online, sometimes 20 times the original cost.
5. Now, this new game was so popular that the company actually ran out of physical copies to sell and they had to end the pre-sale early.
附翻译
Have you heard about all of the perfectly fine uneaten Happy Meals being found in the streets of Japan? The culprit? Pokemon.
你有没有听说过,在日本街头发现了许多完好无损、一口未动的开心乐园套餐?罪魁祸首是谁?是宝可梦。
A promotion at McDonald's in Japan caused a frenzy. Super fans buying the meals just to get their hands on the limited edition Pokemon cards inside. Our Hanako Montgomery is here to tell us about the collector's quest to catch them all and the outrage from those in the fight against food waste.
日本麦当劳的一场促销活动引发了狂热。超级粉丝们购买套餐,只为了得到里面的限量版宝可梦卡片。我们的花子·蒙哥马利将为我们讲述收藏者集齐所有卡片的追求,以及反对食物浪费人士的愤怒。
For a limited time, McDonald's Japan was collaborating with Pokemon and was selling Pokemon cards inside these Happy Meal sets. This collaboration was so popular that hundreds of people were lining up outside McDonald's restaurants just to get their hands on a Happy Meal set.
日本麦当劳与宝可梦进行了限时合作,在这些开心乐园套餐中出售宝可梦卡片。这次合作非常受欢迎,数百人为了买到一份开心乐园套餐而在麦当劳餐厅外排起长队。
Now, some of these people were buying multiple sets, taking the cards, but dumping the food, often uneaten. Videos of uneaten happy meal sets went viral on Japanese social media and caused a lot of discussion and debate around the issues of food waste and consumer ethics.
现在,其中一些人购买多份套餐,拿走卡片,却把食物扔掉,而且常常是原封不动。未食用开心乐园套餐的视频在日本社交媒体上疯传,引发了围绕食物浪费和消费者道德问题的大量讨论和辩论。
Also, some of the people buying these Happy Meal sets would resell the Pokemon cards at a much much higher price online, sometimes 10 times the cost of an original Happy Meal, which cost about US$ 3.5.
此外,一些购买这些开心乐园套餐的人会在网上以远高于原价的价格转售宝可梦卡片,有时甚至是原价(约3.5美元)的十倍。
McDonald's Japan also responded with a statement saying that it does not "tolerate the purchase of Happy Meals for resale or the abandonment or disposal of food." Now, this collaboration was so popular that McDonald's actually ran out of cards to sell and they had to end the promotion early.
日本麦当劳也发表声明回应,称其“不容忍购买开心乐园餐用于转售,也不容忍丢弃或处理食物的行为”。这次合作非常成功,以至于麦当劳实际上卖光了所有卡片,不得不提前结束促销活动。
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30分钟外刊听读写训练 6
麦当劳宝可梦套餐风波
第一步 听力训练
说明:2分钟了解超纲词,4分钟做题
超纲词汇(非专业术语建议背诵)
1. culprit: 罪魁祸首;问题的起因
2. frenzy: 狂热;疯狂
3. limited edition: 限量版
4. quest: 追求;寻找
5. outrage: 愤慨;愤怒
6. collaborating: 合作;协作
7. dumping: 倾倒;丢弃
8. went viral: 病毒式传播;迅速走红
9. consumer ethics: 消费者伦理
10. resell: 转售;倒卖
11. abandonment: 抛弃;放弃
12. disposal: 处理;处置
1. What was the main reason people were buying multiple Happy Meals?
A) They really enjoyed the food.
B) They wanted to collect the Pokemon cards inside.
C) They were helping McDonald's test new products.
D) They were participating in a eating competition.
2. What negative consequence resulted from this promotion?
A) McDonald's restaurants became too crowded.
B) Lots of uneaten food was thrown away.
C) Pokemon cards were found to be defective.
D) Happy Meal prices increased significantly.
3. How did McDonald's Japan respond to the situation?
A) They apologized and offered refunds.
B) They stated they don't tolerate food waste or resale.
C) They decided to make the promotion permanent.
D) They increased production of Pokemon cards.
第二步 原文阅读理解脱敏训练(10min)
说明:文章即第一步的原文,也可以用来验证听力答案
Have you heard about all of the perfectly fine uneaten Happy Meals being found in the streets of Japan? The culprit? Pokemon.
A promotion at McDonald's in Japan caused a frenzy. Super fans buying the meals just to get their hands on the limited edition Pokemon cards inside. Our Hanako Montgomery is here to tell us about the collector's quest to catch them all and the outrage from those in the fight against food waste.
For a limited time, McDonald's Japan was collaborating with Pokemon and was selling Pokemon cards inside these Happy Meal sets. This collaboration was so popular that hundreds of people were lining up outside McDonald's restaurants just to get their hands on a Happy Meal set.
Now, some of these people were buying multiple sets, taking the cards, but dumping the food, often uneaten. Videos of uneaten happy meal sets went viral on Japanese social media and caused a lot of discussion and debate around the issues of food waste and consumer ethics.
Also, some of the people buying these Happy Meal sets would resell the Pokemon cards at a much much higher price online, sometimes 10 times the cost of an original Happy Meal, which cost about US$ 3.5.
McDonald's Japan also responded with a statement saying that it does not "tolerate the purchase of Happy Meals for resale or the abandonment or disposal of food." Now, this collaboration was so popular that McDonald's actually ran out of cards to sell and they had to end the promotion early.
1. What was the primary criticism surrounding the McDonald's Pokemon promotion?
A) The quality of the food in Happy Meals was poor.
B) It led to excessive food waste and unethical consumer behavior.
C) The Pokemon cards were too difficult to collect.
D) McDonald's didn't advertise the promotion properly.
2. According to the passage, how did some people profit from this promotion?
A) By working overtime at McDonald's restaurants.
B) By reselling the Pokemon cards at much higher prices online.
C) By creating viral videos on social media.
D) By organizing line-standing services for customers.
3. Why did McDonald's have to end the promotion early?
A) Because of government regulations against such promotions.
B) Because they ran out of Pokemon cards to sell.
C) Because the food in the Happy Meals expired.
D) Because of protests from animal rights activists.
第三步 仿写翻译训练(12min)
说明:先对原文句子进行重分的句式分析,再进行仿写
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原文: Super fans buying the meals just to get their hands on the limited edition Pokemon cards inside.
仿写中文: 科技爱好者们抢购最新手机,只为获得里面限量版的数字艺术品。
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2.
原文: This collaboration was so popular that hundreds of people were lining up outside McDonald's restaurants just to get their hands on a Happy Meal set.
仿写中文: 这次展览如此成功,以至于成千上万的人提前几个小时就在博物馆外排队,只为亲眼看到那幅名画。
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3.
原文: Videos of uneaten happy meal sets went viral on Japanese social media and caused a lot of discussion and debate around the issues of food waste and consumer ethics.
仿写中文: 新建工厂污染河流的照片在本地社交媒体上疯传,引发了关于环境保护和工业发展的广泛讨论。
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4.
原文: Some of the people buying these Happy Meal sets would resell the Pokemon cards at a much much higher price online, sometimes 10 times the cost of an original Happy Meal.
仿写中文: 一些购买这些演唱会门票的人会在网上以极高的价格转售,有时甚至达到原价的二十倍。
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5.
原文: Now, this collaboration was so popular that McDonald's actually ran out of cards to sell and they had to end the promotion early.
仿写中文: 这款新游戏实在太受欢迎了,游戏公司实际上已经卖光了所有的实体拷贝,不得不提前停止预售。
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