【看新聞學英語】英國政府取締速食餐廳

北京時間：2009-05-06 08:08

UK Ban a Fast Food Restaurant

英國政府取締速食餐廳

Clare Huang, David Lee

【新聞關鍵字】

1. ban: v. 禁止

2. takeaway: n. 外帶

3. kebab: n. 烤肉串

4. outlet: n. 專售店

5. litter: n. 垃圾

6. ruin: v. 破壞

Local authorities have banned a fast food restaurant in Leytonstone, east London.

英國當地政府取締一間位在倫敦東區．雷頓斯通的速食餐廳。

The Bamboo Joint takeaway is accused of breaking new rules which ban kebab shops and other hot food outlets from being near schools, parks or leisure centers.

這家竹節外賣餐廳因違反新規定而被控訴，這項法規禁止在學校、公園或休閒中心附近，販賣烤肉串及其它熱食的商家。

The ban also covers takeaway restaurants which are within 400 meters of each other and puts a limit on the total number that can be in a town centre.

這項禁令也適用於距市中心四百公尺內的每一家外賣餐廳，且市中心的店家總數也有上限。

[Clyde Loakes, Waltham Forest Council]:

“We want to push the healthy eating agenda for our young people. Our residents are also saying there’s too much litter and rubbish created by fast food outlets, and actually it’s starting to ruin our town centers. There’re too many of them."

華爾頓．森林委員會的克魯．洛奇：

“為了我們的青少年，委員會希望能推動健康飲食於日常生活中。我們的居民也抱怨，有太多的廢棄物和垃圾是速食業者們造成的，事實上，它正在破壞我們的城鎮。他們實在太多了。

One million British children are expected to be obese by next year and the UK’s national health service says it will have difficulty coping with the rise.

在明年之前預期會有100萬英國孩童過重，英國國家衛生單位說，他們有困難處理這項上升。

本則影音新聞出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞

http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_europe/2009-04-21/379308321647.html

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i. be set to: v.phr. 預定

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iii. overreact: v. 過度反應

iv. acquire: v. 獲得

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