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第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT2页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT2页 英语四级美文听力第19篇:TheAmericanObsession TheAmericanObsession:FastFoodThemostobviousandstrikingtraitisthatAmericansalwaysseemtobegoingsomewhereandalwaysseemtobeinahurry.InNewYork,wherethestreetsareusuallychokedwithtraffic,driverstryineverywaytogetaheadofeachother,whilepedestriansrunthroughthestreetsoftendisregardingtrafficsignals.NowhereisthisimpatiencemoreevidentthaninAmericaneatinghabits.Sittingdowntoaleisurelymealseemstobealuxury.ItisquickertoserveoneselfinafastfoodrestaurantlikeMcDonald’s.McDonald’s,BurgerKingandWendy’sarenationwidefoodchainsspecializinginthemostpopularofallfoods,thehamburger.Thepopularityoftheseeatingplaceshasmuchtodowithbeinginexpensive,butmoreimportant,withfastservice.Fastandinstantarethekeywords.Asaladbar,acentralfeatureinmostrestaurants,hasadizzyingvarietyofuncookedvegetables,pickledsalads,coldfish,andcheese.Puttingtogetheryourownchoicesmakessensebutyoualsodon’thavetowaittobeserved.Thesaladmaybeyourmainmeal,ortheappetizerwhichwillkeepyoubusyuntiltherestofthemealisready.“Takeout”foodisanAmericanwayoflife.Onecanplaceanorderoverthephonewithanyofthetake-awayfoodshopsintheneighborhoodforaninstantmealtobetakentotheofficeortoeatathomefrombarbecuedchickentopizza.Withalittlepatience,youcangotothesupermarketandbuyinstantfoodsthattakealittletimetoprepare—instantcereals,instantsoups,instantrice,instantcoffee—allofwhichrequireonlyboilingwater,orfrozendinnersavailableininfinitechoices.Herethemealneedsonlytobeheated.WithallthepossibilitiesofeatinginstantlyandconstantlyandwiththeabundanceoffoodinAmerica,isitanywonderthatAmericanstendtobeoverweight?
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