精美英文欣赏:熊猫快餐

Panda Express rhymes with Federal Express,but Panda does not send your mail packages around the world,and neither is FedEx a government agency.Panda Express is found in shopping malls,supermarkets,university campuses,and airports.They serve fast food,Chinese style.To achieve the quick service concept,customers select from a variety of entrees¹ displayed at the counter while the restaurant workers put together the meal.Everything is read to go as soon as the customer makes the final decision.

熊猫快递听起来像是联邦快递，但熊猫不会把你的包裹送到世界各地，联邦快递也不是某个政府的部门。熊猫快餐可以在购物大厦，超级市场，大学校园，和机场找到。他们提供快餐服务，那是中国式的，为了达到快速服务的概念，当顾客由柜台上多种食物中选择菜色的同时，餐馆工作人员就把食物入到餐具上，顾客选完了的时候，食物也就准备好了。

With more than 500 restuarants by the year 2003,Panda is now a successful enterprise.But like every other corporations,Panda had a humble² beginning.Founder³ Andrew Cherng first opened a traditional Chinese restaurant with his father in Southern California in 1973.The restaurant was not working well,so Cherng decided⁴ to put their food in a fast serving environment.It did not become a hit immediately after its debut⁵ in 1983,but as Cherng opened more restaurants in other locations,the copmany was totally out of debt in year 2000.Panda does not offer franchises⁶ and only manages the restaurants internally,because Andrew Cherng is dedicated⁷ to the operation and quality of his restaurant.This is what makes Panda Express better than others.

熊猫公司到2003年已超过500家餐厅，现在算是一家成功的企业了。但是每个别的公司一样，熊猫当初一开始时也是不起眼的。创办人Andrew Cherng最终于1973年和他的父亲在加州南部开了一家传统的中国餐厅。餐厅经营得不是很好，所以Cherng决定将他们的食品采用快速服务的方式。在1983年初次亮相时并没有马上成功，但当Cherng在其他各地开了更多的餐厅后，到了2000年时，公司就已没有任何贷款了。熊猫不提供加盟，只是自己管理自己餐厅业务，因为Andrew Cherng对于他的餐厅之运作与品质的坚持，这就是熊猫快餐比别人好的地方。

Andrew Cherng was bom in Jiangsu,China,raised in Taiwan,and studied mathematics at universities in the US.

Andrew Cherng出生于中国江苏，在台湾长大，曾在美国的大学主修数学。

1 entrees   

n.入场权( entree的名词复数 )；主菜

参考例句：

• Can I also take you order for your entrees now? 现在要不要也点主菜？ 来自互联网
• Before the entrees are served, the waiter first serves four cold dishes. 在正菜上桌之前，服务员先上了四个凉碟。 来自互联网

2 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

6 franchises   

n.（尤指选举议员的）选举权( franchise的名词复数 )；参政权；获特许权的商业机构（或服务）；（公司授予的）特许经销权v.给…以特许权，出售特许权( franchise的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ford dealerships operated as independent franchises. 福特汽车公司的代销商都是独立的联营商。 来自辞典例句

7 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。