海底捞补偿金额超千万元

近日，海底捞宣布对在上海外滩店发生的“火锅小便”事件进行补偿，额外提供订单付款10倍金额的现金补偿。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What can be inferred about Haidilao's initial response to the incident?

A) The company acted immediately upon discovering the video.

B) Haidilao initially struggled to verify the time and location of the event.

C) The company attempted to cover up the incident before admitting fault.

D) Haidilao immediately reported the incident to the police upon learning about it.

无注释原文：

Thousands of diners to be compensated after men urinate in hot pot

From: The Independent

More than 4,000 diners will be compensated after two men allegedly urinated in broth at a hot pot outlet in Shanghai.

Chinese hot pot giant Haidilao confirmed the offer after a video showing two men urinating into the broth of their hotpot while dining in a private room at one of its restaurants started circulating online late last month.

The incident occurred on February 24 but Haidilao said on Wednesday it only became aware of the issue four days later and could not initially determine the time and location.

The company later confirmed the location is in downtown Shanghai on March 6.

It said the case revealed a lack of training procedures, which led to staff's failure to detect the situation promptly.

"We fully understand that the distress caused to our customers by this incident cannot be fully compensated for by any means," the company said in the statement. "We are willing to do our utmost to take responsibility."

The company did not say how much it would be spending in compensation.

Haidilao reported the case to the police in Jianyang, Sichuan, where it is headquartered, and other locations.

The police have since detained two men, both 17 years old, according to a statement issued by Shanghai Police.

Haidilao filed a civil lawsuit application against them on Monday, the company's statement added.

Haidilao, which started in a small town in Sichuan in 1994, has become one of the most popular Chinese cuisine brands in the world.

As of June 2023, it had opened 1360 restaurants in China and operated more than 1,400 globally.

Super Hi International operates 122 Haidilao Hot Pot branded restaurants in 14 countries including Singapore, the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.

Chinese hot pots are large pans of boiling spiced broth set in the centre of a table that allow diners to dip and cook their own food – with thinly sliced meat often on the menu.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Thousands of diners to be compensated after men urinate in hot pot

From: The Independent

More than 4,000 diners will be compensated after two men allegedly urinated in broth at a hot pot outlet in Shanghai.

两名男子涉嫌在上海一家火锅店锅底中小便，4000多名用餐者将获得赔偿。

diner /ˈdaɪ.nər/ 表示“（尤指餐馆里的）进餐者，食客”，英文解释为“someone who is eating a meal, especially in a restaurant”或者表示“（美国的）路边小餐馆”，英文解释为“in the US, a small informal and inexpensive restaurant, often at the side of the road”

compensate /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/ 表示“弥补，补偿，抵消”，英文解释为“to provide something good or useful in place of something or to make someone feel better about something that has failed or been lost or missed”举个🌰：Nothing will ever compensate for his lost childhood. 什么也不能弥补他失去的童年。

urinate /ˈjʊə.rɪ.neɪt/ 表示“排尿，小便”，英文解释为“to pass urine from the body”

broth /brɒθ/ 表示“肉汤；蔬菜清汤”，英文解释为“Broth is a kind of soup made by boiling meat or vegetables.”如：chicken broth 鸡汤。

🎬电影《美国动物》（American Animals）中的台词提到：You need to have a little bit of spice in the broth. 你总得在肉汤中加点香料

🎬电影《游戏之夜》（Game Night）中的台词提到broth和上面的simmering：I've purchased four lamb shanks that I've been simmering in a broth of red wine and rosemary. 我买了4个羊小腿 加上红酒和迷迭香 炖了一锅浓汤。

补充：

📍俚语too many cooks spoil the broth表示“厨师太多烧坏汤；人多反倒误事”（said when there are too many people involved in trying to do the same thing, so that the final result will not be good）

outlet /ˈaʊt.let/ 或者outlets一词经常出现，media outlet / news outlets 都可以表示媒体/新闻机构；outlet本身表示“商店，商行；销售公司；专卖店；直销店”，英文解释为“An outlet is a shop or organization which sells the goods made by a particular manufacturer or at a discount price, often direct from the manufacturer.”如：a fast-food outlet 快餐店，a retail outlet 零售店，举个🌰：At the factory outlet you'll find discounted items at up to 75% off regular prices. 在工厂的直销店里，你会找到比常规价低75%的打折商品。

📍而我们日常生活中常见的“奥特莱斯”商场就是outlets的音译，指的就是品牌直销购物中心。

此外，也可以指“（情绪或精力的）发泄方式，发泄途径，施展的机会”，英文解释为“a way in which emotion or energy can be expressed or made use of”举个🌰：Her work provided no outlet for her energies and talents. 她的工作没有给她提供发泄精力及施展才华的机会。

📍美式英语里还可以表示“电源插座（同 power point）”

Chinese hot pot giant Haidilao confirmed the offer after a video showing two men urinating into the broth of their hotpot while dining in a private room at one of its restaurants started circulating online late last month.

上月底，一段视频在网上流传，视频显示两名男子在一家火锅店包间内就餐时，在火锅汤底中小便。日前，中国火锅巨头海底捞给出了这一赔偿方案。

giant /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/表示“巨头，大公司”，英文解释为“Giant is often used to refer to any large, successful business organization or country.”如：Japanese electronics giant, Sony 日本的电子业巨头——索尼公司。

📍这个词来自希腊神话中的“巨人”（Gigantes），表示在某个领域或行业内非常强大或巨大的实体。

类似的还有：

📍mogul /ˈməʊɡəl/表示“（尤指新闻、影视界的）大人物；大亨”，英文解释为“A mogul is an important, rich, and powerful businessman, especially one in the news, film, or television industry.”如：an international media mogul一位国际传媒大亨。

📍magnate /ˈmæɡneɪt, -nɪt/ 表示“大亨，巨头”，英文解释为“a rich and powerful person in industry or business”

📍tycoon /taɪˈkuːn/ 表示“巨头，大亨（工商界）”，英文解释为“someone who is successful in business or industry and has a lot of money and power”如：property tycoon 房地产大亨。

📍conglomerate /kənˈglɒmərɪt/ 表示“联合大公司；企业集团”，英文解释为“A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.”如：the world's second-largest media conglomerate 世界第二大传媒集团。

📍behemoth /ˈbiːhɪmɒθ/ 表示“巨头（指规模庞大、实力雄厚的公司或机构）”，英文解释为“a very big and powerful company or organization”

📍titan /ˈtaɪ.tən/表示“巨人；巨头”，英文解释为“If you describe someone as a titan of a particular field, you mean that they are very important and powerful or successful in that field.”

circulate /ˈsɜː.kjə.leɪt/ 表示“（使）循环；（使）流通；（使）传递；（使）散布”，英文解释为“if a story, an idea, information, etc. circulates or if you circulate it, it spreads or it is passed from one person to another”举个🌰：Rumours began to circulate about his financial problems. 有关他财务困难的谣言开始流传开来。

🎬电影《拉瑞·克劳》（Larry Crowne）中的台词提到：If gossip of this nature were to circulate, 如果这种性质的八卦流传开来，

The incident occurred on February 24 but Haidilao said on Wednesday it only became aware of the issue four days later and could not initially determine the time and location.

事件发生在2月24日，但海底捞周三表示，公司四天后才得知此事，且最初无法确定该事件发生的具体时间和门店。

The company later confirmed the location is in downtown Shanghai on March 6.

该公司后来于3月6日确认事发地点位于上海市中心。

downtown /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/ 可以作名词，也可以作形容词表示“在市中心，往市中心（尤指商业中心区）”，英文解释为“in or towards the centre of a city, especially its main business area”

It said the case revealed a lack of training procedures, which led to staff's failure to detect the situation promptly.

该公司称，该事件暴露出培训流程存在疏漏，导致员工未能及时察觉异常情况。

procedure /prəˈsiːdʒə(r)/ 1）表示“程序；步骤；常规”，英文解释为“a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something”举个🌰：The company has new procedures for dealing with complaints. 公司采取了新程序处理投诉事宜。

2）表示“医疗处理；手术”，英文解释为“a medical operation”举个🌰：It's a routine/standard surgical procedure. 这是一个普通的外科手术。

promptly /ˈprɒmpt.li/ 表示“迅速地，立即地；依照预定时间地”，英文解释为“quickly, without delay, or at the arranged time”举个🌰：We'll have to leave fairly promptly (= on time) if we want to catch that train. 如果我们要赶那趟火车，就得准时出发。

"We fully understand that the distress caused to our customers by this incident cannot be fully compensated for by any means," the company said in the statement. "We are willing to do our utmost to take responsibility."

该公司在声明中表示：“我们深知，此次事件给顾客带来困扰，远非任何补偿能够完全弥补，我们愿意竭尽所能，承担责任。”

The company did not say how much it would be spending in compensation.

该公司没有透露具体赔偿金额。

Haidilao reported the case to the police in Jianyang, Sichuan, where it is headquartered, and other locations.

海底捞公司已向总部所在地四川简阳等地警方报案。

The police have since detained two men, both 17 years old, according to a statement issued by Shanghai Police.

据上海警方通报，两名17岁涉案男子已被依法行政拘留。

detain /dɪˈteɪn/ 1）表示“拘留；扣押”，英文解释为“When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.”举个🌰：Police have detained two suspects in connection with the attack. 警方拘留了2名与该袭击事件有关的嫌疑人。

2）表示“耽搁；留住；阻留”，英文解释为“To detain someone means to delay them, for example, by talking to them.”举个🌰："Thank you. We won't detain you any further." “谢谢您。我们不再耽搁您了。”

📍词根“tain-”来自拉丁语“tenere”，意味着“持有，保留”，前缀“de-”表示“向下”，整体表示“向下持有”，即“拘留”或“扣留”。近义词：arrest（逮捕），同根词：detention（拘留），常用短语：be detained for questioning（被拘留接受询问）

Haidilao filed a civil lawsuit application against them on Monday, the company's statement added.

海底捞公司在声明中补充说，海底捞已于周一对涉案男子提起民事诉讼申请。

civil /ˈsɪv.əl/ 1）表示“文职的；民用的；平民的，国民的”，英文解释为“not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of a country”

2）表示“民事的”，英文解释为“relating to private arguments between people or organizations rather than criminal matters”举个🌰：The matter would be better dealt with in the civil court rather than by an expensive criminal proceeding. 这事最好在民事法庭处理，而不要进行昂贵的刑事诉讼。

Haidilao, which started in a small town in Sichuan in 1994, has become one of the most popular Chinese cuisine brands in the world.

1994年在四川一个小镇起家的海底捞已成为全球最受欢迎的中餐品牌之一。

cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ 表示“烹调风格；饭菜，菜肴”，英文解释为“The cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place.”

As of June 2023, it had opened 1360 restaurants in China and operated more than 1,400 globally.

截至2023年6月，该公司已在中国开设了1360家门店，全球门店数超过1400家。

Super Hi International operates 122 Haidilao Hot Pot branded restaurants in 14 countries including Singapore, the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.

特海国际控股有限公司（Super Hi International）在新加坡、美国、加拿大、英国和澳大利亚等14个国家经营122家海底捞火锅门店。

Chinese hot pots are large pans of boiling spiced broth set in the centre of a table that allow diners to dip and cook their own food – with thinly sliced meat often on the menu.

中式火锅通常以置于餐桌中央的沸腾调味锅底为特色，食客可自行涮煮食材，薄切肉类是经典涮品。

spice /spaɪs/ 作动词，表示“在…中加香料”，英文解释为“to use spice to add flavour to food or drink”如：coffee spiced with cinnamon 加了桂皮调味的咖啡。

作名词，表示“（调味）香料”，英文解释为“a substance made from a plant, used to give a special flavour to food”举个🌰：Cinnamon, ginger, and cloves are all spices. 肉桂、姜和丁香都属于香料。

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