夏说英语新闻晨读 第301期:金拱门背后的故事

 本期内容：
McDonald's Corp's iconic logo has gone viral on the Chinese internet after the fast food chain restaurant changed its name to the Mandarin¹ translation of the Golden Arches: Jin Gong Men. The change will remain on the license² level and will not affect daily operations. Restaurants' names, food safety standards and operational procedures will remain unchanged. What is behind the simple name change, however, is a power shift within McDonald's China business.

Iconic：标志性的
Go viral：病毒式传播
Arch：拱门
Mandarin：汉语

1 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

2 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。