中文天天读-16: 肯德基卖油条

by Min Min

This is the 16th article from 中文天天读.
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你去过肯德基吗？你吃过肯德基的油条吗？

肯德基是有名的洋快餐。从2008年1月开始，肯德基的早餐有了油条——一种中国的传统食品。

对肯德基卖油条这件事，人们有不同的看法。有的人说：“肯德基卖油条也可以，这样我们吃早餐就多了一个选择。”但有的人说：“肯德基卖油条，我总是觉得有点儿奇怪。中国饭馆儿做的油条应该更好吃！”还有的人说：“肯德基的油条三元钱一根，太贵了，应该便宜点儿。”

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Words / Phrases:

洋

yáng

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foreign, western

快餐

kuài cān

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fast food

肯德基

kěn dé jī

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Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

传统

chuán tǒng

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traditional

食品

shí pǐn

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food

看法

kàn fǎ

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opinion, view

总是

zǒng shì

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always, invariably

根

gēn

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(for long, thin objects) a
stick of

语言点 Language Points

从……开始
from…on,since

“从……开始” indicates “the starting time”.
从2008年1月开始，肯德基的早餐有了油条——一种中国的传统食品。
Deep-fried dough sticks, a kind of traditional Chinese food,have been served in the breakfast of KFC since January , 2008 .

Example:
(1) 来中国以后我胖了，我想从明天开始减肥。
(2) 从星期一开始，王老师教我们汉语。

对
to, towards, as to

“对” is a preposition that is used before a nominal phrase to indicate things referred to.
对肯德基卖油条这件事，人们有不同的看法。
As to KFC selling deep-fried dough sticks, people have different opinions.

Example:
(1)对成绩不好的同学，我们要多帮助。
(2)对你的问题，老师回去想一想，明天回答你。

source:《中文天天读 – 奇妙的中文2A》
Foreign Language Teaching And Research Press
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