FoodFight中英对照.doc

I. Reading Task A Pre-reading questions: Have you heard of genetically engineered food? If yes, how? Do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing? Why? Do you know who are more interested in genetically engineered food? 一、阅读任务 预阅读问题： 1.你听说过转基因食品吗？如果听说过，是怎么听说的？ 2.你认为这是一件好事还是坏事？为什么？ 3.你知道谁对转基因食品更感兴趣吗？ Food Fight1 食物大战 1 The folks at McDonalds could not have expected an especially warm reception in France, but the manure in the parking lots still must have taken them by surprise. For the past three weeks its been hard to visit a McDonalds anywhere in France without running the risk of encountering mountains of fresh manure — as well as not-so-fresh fruits and vegetables — dumped in front of the restaurants by protesting farmers. 在法国，麦当劳里的人们并不指望在法国受到特别热烈的欢迎，但停车场的粪便肯定还是让他们大吃一惊。在过去的三个星期里，去法国任何地方的麦当劳而不承担遇到堆积如山的新鲜粪便的风险是很难的——以及不那么新鲜的水果和蔬菜——被抗议的农民倾倒在餐馆前。 2 Theres a lot about McDonalds that angers the farmers — its sameness, its blandness, the culinary hegemony it represents — yet at the outset the demonstrations were remarkably genteel, with protesters occupying restaurants and offering customers an alternative meal of baguettes stuffed with cheese or foie gras2. But lately things have turned nasty. Protesters are finding ever more to dislike about the uniquely American food — especially the very genes that make the McDonalds beef or bun or potato what it is. 麦当劳店的许多方面都让农场主们愤怒——它的雷同，它的毫无特色，以及它所代表的餐饮霸权。?然而，开始时，示威还很温和，抗议者占领餐馆，给顾客提供一种里面塞着奶酪或鹅肝的面包作为替代食物。但后来情况就非常糟糕了。抗议者发现越来越不喜欢这种典型的美国食物，特别是使麦当劳的牛肉，小面包和土豆成为现在这个样子的基因。 3 Around the world people are taking a closer look at the genetic make-up of what theyre eating — and growing uneasy with what they see. Over the past decade, genetically modified (GM) food3 has become an increasingly common phenomenon as scientists have rewoven the genes of countless fruits and vegetables, turning everyday crops into uber-crops able to resist frost, withstand herbicides and even produce their own pesticides. In all, more than 4,500 GM