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Fast Food

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Hamburger - Food and Drinks

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Read fun and easy passages about fast food to help you learn English while exploring burgers, pizza, and more!

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Hamburger

Read a short passage about how a simple sandwich of beef and bread became a global favorite.

1.1

A hamburger is a popular food. It has a beef patty. A patty is a flat and round piece of cooked meat. This patty goes between a round bread called a bun. Hamburger usually has toppings like cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and sauces like ketchup or mustard. Everyone can add their favorite toppings.

汉堡是一种流行的食物。它有一个牛肉饼。肉饼是一块扁平且圆形的熟肉。这块肉饼夹在一种叫做小圆面包的圆形面包之间。汉堡通常有像奶酪、生菜、番茄、洋葱和像番茄酱或芥末这样的酱料作为配料。每个人都可以添加他们最喜欢的配料。

1.2

The word "hamburger" comes from Hamburg, a city in Germany. A long time ago, people there made a meal with ground beef and called it a Hamburg steak. Some Germans brought this food idea to the United States when they moved there.

“汉堡”这个词来自德国的城市汉堡。很久以前,那里的人们用碎牛肉做了一顿饭,并称之为汉堡牛排。一些德国人搬到美国时,把这种食物的想法带到了美国。

1.3

In the United States, hamburgers became very popular. They were easy to make and they tasted good. People started to sell them at food stands and small shops. One of the first times they sold hamburgers was at an event in Connecticut in 1900.

在美国,汉堡变得非常受欢迎。它们容易制作而且味道好。人们开始在食品摊和小商店出售它们。他们第一次出售汉堡之一是在1900年康涅狄格州的一个活动上。

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1.4

Fast food restaurants made hamburgers even more popular. These restaurants could make hamburgers quickly and sell them for a low price. Now, people all over the world eat hamburgers.

快餐店使汉堡包更加受欢迎。这些餐厅可以快速制作汉堡包并以低价出售。现在,世界各地的人们都在吃汉堡包。

1.5

Eating a hamburger at a restaurant is fun. There are many kinds of hamburgers. Some are simple; others have many toppings and special sauces. You can choose what you like.

在餐厅吃汉堡很有趣。汉堡有很多种。有些很简单;其他的有很多配料和特殊酱汁。你可以选择你喜欢的。

1.6

You can also make hamburgers at home. You need ground beef, a bun, and any toppings you like. Cooking a hamburger is easy. You cook the beef on a pan, then put it on the bun, and add your toppings.

你也可以在家做汉堡。你需要碎牛肉、一个小圆面包和你喜欢的任何配料。做汉堡很简单。你在平底锅里煮牛肉,然后把它放在小圆面包上,再加上你的配料。

1.7

Fun fact : The biggest hamburger ever made weighed more than 1000 kilograms. That is almost the weight of a little car!

有趣的事实:有史以来最大的汉堡重量超过1000公斤。这几乎是一辆小汽车的重量!

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Quiz
1.

What is a hamburger made of?

A

Chicken and rice

B

Bread and cheese

C

A beef patty and a bun

D

Fish and pasta

2.

Where does the word "hamburger" come from?

A

Paris, France

B

Hamburg, Germany

C

Rome, Italy

D

New York, USA

3.

Put the steps of making a hamburger in order:

cook the beef
add your toppings
put the beef on a bun
4.

Match the words to their meanings:

Patty
Toppings
Bun
Extra food on top of a burger
The round bread for a burger
A flat, round piece of meat
5.

Complete the table with the correct word:

Topping

Sauce

Meat

Cheese
Ketchup
Beef
6.

Which one is TRUE?

A

Hamburgers were first made in Japan.

B

Hamburgers are only eaten in the United States.

C

The biggest hamburger ever made weighed more than 1000 kg.

D

People cannot make hamburgers at home.

7.

Which one is FALSE?

A

Hamburgers are only made with chicken.

B

Fast food restaurants made hamburgers popular.

C

People can add different toppings to their hamburgers.

D

Hamburgers can be cooked at home.

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