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The Fast Food Lifestyle
Many people these days seem to be addicted to hurried living. They want everything done in a split second. Waiting almost always feels like a chore that people want to avoid. They want to take shortcuts whenever possible.
Sometimes, many things get compromised because of people’s desires to keep up with their fast-paced lifestyles. One of these things is their health. Most people don’t take the time to cook their food anymore. When they do, they cook dishes that can be put together in no time, and when they can’t cook, fast food becomes all the more appealing. Fast food is best for people who have a “too busy to cook” mentality.
Although the concept of fast food is Western in origin, it has become adopted in many countries around the world. Before fast food was introduced, people most likely prepared their own food since food sold in restaurants was usually expensive. The emergence of numerous fast food chains has allowed people from lower income brackets to afford eating out more often.
Fast food never gets old because of different reasons that range from convenience to culture. Aside from being prepared quickly, fast food is accessible almost anywhere, and it often comes in affordable prices. On top of that, people like to treat themselves to delicious comfort food even though it may be unhealthy. Good examples of guilty pleasures that people love to buy at fast food restaurants are burgers and French fries. Lastly, many diners associate fast food with fun dining.
To add to fast food’s accessible nature, drive-throughs have now become popular. With drive-throughs, people no longer have to wait in line for their orders. They don’t need to step out of their vehicles to dine because they can now enjoy their meals in their cars. Fast food delivery services have also made fast food more accessible to people who couldn’t leave their homes or offices to buy food.
The convenience brought by fast food comes with a price that often affects people’s health and lifestyles negatively. The good thing is that the fast food industry is now taking a turn towards providing healthier options to diners as people are now becoming more involved in knowing where their food comes from, how their food is prepared, and the ingredients used in the preparation.
Since people are becoming more inquisitive when it comes to the preparation of their food, it is wise for fast food restaurants to welcome new trends to ensure that their business will thrive despite the changes in people’s tastes.
😈 3줄 요약
사람들은 점차 빨리빨리와 편리함에 길들여져 패스트 푸드를 추구하고 있다.
원래 서구 사회에서 비싼 외식에 대체로 시작되었으나 드라이브 스루 및 프렌차이즈화로 대중화되어버렸다.
그러나 이제 사람들은 음식이 어떻게 만들어지고 재료가 어디서 오는지 관심이 생겼고 그런 트랜드에 발맞춰야한다.
😈 Questions.
1. What is often compromised when people try so hard to cope with a fast-paced lifestyle?
- They eat fast food to make a lot of time in their life
2. Why are fast food products so popular?
- I think the reason is the drive-through and dilivery services
3. What trend must the fast food industry face? --> 어떤 추세에 직면해야 하는가?
- Now many people want to healty food and they want to know how cook and where is the from the ingredients of the food.
😈 Vocabularies.
chore 하기 싫은[따분한] 일
compromise 손상시키다
affordable price 감당할 수 있는 가격
involved 몰두[열중]하는
inquisitive 탐구적인, 살펴보는
ensure 반드시 …하게[이게] 하다, 보장하다
thrive 번창하다
cope 대응하다
😈 Grammer.
-“In no time” means very quickly or very soon. Sometimes, “in no time at all” is also used.
Ex: I’ll be there in no time.
-“All the more” means even more than before.
Ex: I am all the more determined to finish my Masters now that I have only a semester left.
-The idiom “never gets old” means not getting tired or bored of something.
Ex: Classical music never gets old.
-When something comes with a price, it means that its benefits come with disadvantages.
Ex: Eating too much carbohydrates come with a price.