VOA慢速英語：巧克力薯條？

[00:00.00]Fast-food chain McDonald’s is adding french fries [00:03.14]drizzled with chocolate sauce to its menu in Japan. [00:06.46]The new item is called McChoco Potato. [00:10.89]The fast-food appetizer consists [00:14.40]of McDonald’s famous fries drizzled with brown and white chocolate syrup. [00:19.17]A portion of the potatoes and chocolate cost 330 yen, which is around $3. [00:27.11]The chocolate fries are McDonald's Japan’s attempt to reverse poor sales. [00:32.98]According to the Japan Times, [00:36.10]McDonald's Japan reported an annual loss of over 34 billion yen, [00:41.54]or nearly $300 million, last year. [00:45.36]“Undoubtedly, 2015 was the most challenging year [00:50.64]we have faced in our 45-year history,” [00:54.20]said McDonald's Japan president Sarah Casanova. [00:57.49]U.S.-based McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in Tokyo in 1971. [01:04.97]In the past few years, [01:07.89]McDonald’s Japan closed hundreds of the restaurants [01:11.31]known for its golden arches. [01:13.46]Because of the McChoco Potato, [01:16.46]customer sales increased in January [01:19.71]for the first time in a number of years. [01:21.75]“The chocolate fries have been extremely popular with customers, [01:25.96]and actually not just customers in Japan,” said Casanova. [01:30.78]The chocolate-covered french fries debuted January 26. [01:35.93]They are available at Japan’s McDonald's for a limited time. [01:41.08]I’m Jim Dresbach.

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Chocolate-Covered French Fries Anyone?

巧克力薯條?

Fast-food chain McDonald’s is adding french fries drizzled with chocolate sauce to its menu in Japan.

麥當(dāng)勞快餐連鎖店在日本推出巧克力薯條。

The new item is called McChoco Potato. The fast-food appetizer consists of McDonald’s famous fries drizzled with brown and white chocolate syrup.

該薯條被命名為McChoco Potato，這款薯條組合附有黑巧克力醬和白巧克力醬。

A portion of the potatoes and chocolate cost 330 yen, which is around $3.

該款巧克力薯條的價格為330日元，約3美元。

The chocolate fries are McDonald's Japan’s attempt to reverse poor sales. According to the Japan Times, McDonald's Japan reported an annual loss of over 34 billion yen, or nearly $300 million, last year.

麥當(dāng)勞在日本推出巧克力薯條是為了拯救其日漸衰退的營業(yè)額。據(jù)日本時報去年的報道，日本麥當(dāng)勞每年有近340億日元的赤字，約合3億美元。

“Undoubtedly, 2015 was the most challenging year we have faced in our 45-year history,” said McDonald's Japan president Sarah Casanova.

“毫無疑問，2015年是我們進(jìn)駐日本45年以來最嚴(yán)峻的一年。”日本麥當(dāng)勞的社長莎拉·卡薩諾瓦。

U.S.-based McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in Tokyo in 1971.

麥當(dāng)勞于1971年在東京開設(shè)第一家分店。

In the past few years, McDonald’s Japan closed hundreds of the restaurants known for its golden arches.

在過去的一些年里，麥當(dāng)勞在日本關(guān)閉了上百家分店，成為著名的金色拱門理論。

Because of the McChoco Potato, customer sales increased in January for the first time in a number of years.

推出了McChoco Potato之后，一月份的營業(yè)額提高了，這是這么多年來第一次提高。

“The chocolate fries have been extremely popular with customers, and actually not just customers in Japan,” said Casanova.

“巧克力薯條很受歡迎，不光是在日本。”卡薩諾瓦說。

The chocolate-covered french fries debuted January 26. They are available at Japan’s McDonald's for a limited time.

巧克力薯條于1月26日推出。但僅在日本出售了有限的一段時間。

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Chocolate-Covered French Fries Anyone?

Fast-food chain McDonald’s is adding french fries drizzled with chocolate sauce to its menu in Japan.

The new item is called McChoco Potato. The fast-food appetizer consists of McDonald’s famous fries drizzled with brown and white chocolate syrup.

A portion of the potatoes and chocolate cost 330 yen, which is around $3.

The chocolate fries are McDonald's Japan’s attempt to reverse poor sales. According to the Japan Times, McDonald's Japan reported an annual loss of over 34 billion yen, or nearly $300 million, last year.

“Undoubtedly, 2015 was the most challenging year we have faced in our 45-year history,” said McDonald's Japan president Sarah Casanova.

U.S.-based McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in Tokyo in 1971.

In the past few years, McDonald’s Japan closed hundreds of the restaurants known for its golden arches.

Because of the McChoco Potato, customer sales increased in January for the first time in a number of years.

“The chocolate fries have been extremely popular with customers, and actually not just customers in Japan,” said Casanova.

The chocolate-covered french fries debuted January 26. They are available at Japan’s McDonald's for a limited time.

I’m Jim Dresbach.

Words in This Story

drizzle – v. to pour a small amount of liquid onto or over something

menu – n. a list of the foods that may be ordered at a restaurant

appetizer – n. a small dish of food served before the main part of a meal

syrup – n. a sweet, thick liquid made of sugar and water with flavoring added to it

yen – n. the basic unit of money of Japan

debuted – v. to appear in public for the first time