喜茶、海底捞们能在美国站稳脚跟吗？
LearnAndRecord约 11 分钟🤔️小作业：
1. What is the main purpose of the article?
A. To highlight how fast-food chains are struggling to compete in U.S.
B. To explain the rapid expansion of Chinese food and drink brands into the U.S. market
C. To argue that Chinese consumers prefer American-style fast food over local brands
D. To warn American policymakers about the risks of foreign food chains entering the country
无注释原文：
Get Ready, America: Here Come China's Food and Drink Chains
From: The New York Times
Chinese tea shops in New York and Los Angeles are offering consumers drinks topped with a milk or cheese foam. Fried chicken sandwich joints are trying to lure diners in California with affordable fast food. Restaurant and drink brands, some with thousands of stores in China, are taking root in American cities to escape punishing competition at home.
HeyTea, a tea chain originating in Jiangmen, a city in southern China, has opened three dozen stores nationwide since 2023, including a flagship operation in Times Square, in New York. Two other rival tea brands, Chagee and Naisnow, opened their first U.S. stores this year. Luckin Coffee, a chain with three outlets for every one Starbucks in China, opened several spots across Manhattan.
Wallace, one of China's largest fast-food chains with more than 20,000 stores selling fried chicken and hamburgers, landed in Walnut, Calif., for its first shop. Haidilao, China's largest hot-pot chain, is redoubling its efforts in the United States after entering the market more than a decade ago.
Many Chinese fast-food restaurants have expanded internationally in recent years, especially in Asia, but the United States, according to the founder of Tomato Capital Bob Qing, holds significant appeal because it is “the only market as mature and large as China.”
At HeyTea's store in Times Square one recent afternoon, lines stretched out the door with groups of customers waiting for elaborate drink concoctions such as a signature fruit tea topped with cheese foam.
“They are getting so big now,” said Farida Abdelaziz, 20, who waited up to 30 minutes with her friends for drinks.
Naisnow, a smaller Chinese tea brand, opened its first U.S. store in Flushing, a predominantly Asian neighborhood in New York, in October. The lines were long and sales were brisk. Its most popular items were avocado and kale-based drinks made for the United States. The company said it aimed to expand to 500 stores over the next three to five years.
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为纽约时报官方译文，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Get Ready, America: Here Come China's Food and Drink Chains
From: The New York Times
Chinese tea shops in New York and Los Angeles are offering consumers drinks topped with a milk or cheese foam. Fried chicken sandwich joints are trying to lure diners in California with affordable fast food. Restaurant and drink brands, some with thousands of stores in China, are taking root in American cities to escape punishing competition at home.
纽约和洛杉矶的中式茶饮店带来了奶盖或芝士顶饮品。在加州，来自中国的炸鸡三明治店铺试图以亲民价格吸引食客。为了逃离国内残酷的竞争，这些中国餐饮品牌——其中有一些在国内已经拥有了数千家门店——正在美国城市扎下根来。
top
top /tɒp/ 作动词，表示“（尤指作为装饰）在…的上表面”，英文解释为“to be on the upper surface of something, especially as a decoration”举个🌰：The dessert was topped off with whipped cream and pieces of fruit. 这份甜点上涂了泡沫状奶油，放了几块水果。
作名词，熟词僻义，表示“上装，上衣”，英文解释为“any piece of light clothing worn on the part of the body above the waist”如：a skimpy top 暴露的上装。
foam
foam /fəʊm/ 1）表示“泡沫”，英文解释为“a mass of very small bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid”
2）表示“泡沫剂”，英文解释为“a substance like cream that is filled with bubbles of air”如：shaving foam 泡沫剃须膏。
lure
lure /lʊər/ 作动词，表示“引诱，诱惑，诱导”，英文解释为“to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting”举个🌰：She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary. 她受高薪诱惑接受了那份工作。
该词作名词除了表示“诱饵”，还可以表示“诱惑力；魅力”，英文解释为“A lure is an attractive quality that something has, or something that you find attractive.”举个🌰：The excitement of hunting big game in Africa has been a lure to Europeans for 200 years. 在非洲捕捉大型猎物所带来的刺激，200年来一直吸引着欧洲人。
HeyTea, a tea chain originating in Jiangmen, a city in southern China, has opened three dozen stores nationwide since 2023, including a flagship operation in Times Square, in New York. Two other rival tea brands, Chagee and Naisnow, opened their first U.S. stores this year. Luckin Coffee, a chain with three outlets for every one Starbucks in China, opened several spots across Manhattan.
起源于中国南方城市江门的喜茶，自2023年以来已在全美开设了30多家门店，包括一家位于纽约时报广场的旗舰店。另两家茶饮竞争对手霸王茶姬与奈雪的茶也于今年登陆美国市场。在中国门店数量三倍于星巴克的瑞幸咖啡已在曼哈顿开设多家分店。
originate
originate /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.eɪt/ 表示“起源，发源，发端；产生”，英文解释为“to come from a particular place, time, situation, etc.”举个🌰：Although the technology originated in the UK, it has been developed in the US 尽管这项技术起源于英国，但它在美国得到了发展。
flagship
flagship /ˈflæɡ.ʃɪp/ 表示“（某机构的）旗舰产品，最重要理念，主建筑物”，英文解释为“the best or most important product, idea, building, etc. that an organization owns or produces”举个🌰：This machine is the flagship in our new range of computers. 这台机器是我们新计算机系列的主打产品。
outlet
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）”
Wallace, one of China's largest fast-food chains with more than 20,000 stores selling fried chicken and hamburgers, landed in Walnut, Calif., for its first shop. Haidilao, China's largest hot-pot chain, is redoubling its efforts in the United States after entering the market more than a decade ago.
中国最大西式快餐品牌之一、有两万余家炸鸡和汉堡门店的华莱士在加州核桃市开了美国首店。进入美国市场十余年后，中国最大火锅连锁海底捞如今正加倍推进在这里的扩张。
Many Chinese fast-food restaurants have expanded internationally in recent years, especially in Asia, but the United States, according to the founder of Tomato Capital Bob Qing, holds significant appeal because it is “the only market as mature and large as China.”
近年来，许多中国快餐品牌已走向国际市场，尤其是在亚洲。但在番茄资本创始人卿永看来，美国市场独具魅力，因为这是“唯一与中国同样成熟且规模庞大的市场”。
At HeyTea's store in Times Square one recent afternoon, lines stretched out the door with groups of customers waiting for elaborate drink concoctions such as a signature fruit tea topped with cheese foam.
近日的一个午后，纽约时报广场的喜茶门店外排起长龙，顾客们等待着购买精心调制的特色饮品，比如有芝士奶盖的招牌鲜果茶。
stretch
stretch /stretʃ/ 作名词，1）表示“（连续的）一段时间”，英文解释为“a continuous period of time”举个🌰：The elderly generally need far less rest than the young, and tend to sleep in several short stretches. 年长者一般需要的休息时间比年轻人要少得多，而且往往会分成几个小段时间睡觉。
2）表示“（土地或水域的）一片，一段”，英文解释为“a continuous area of land or water”举个🌰：This particular stretch of coast is especially popular with hikers. 在这一段海岸散步的人特别多。
作动词，1）表示“到…的限度；超过…的限度；竭尽”，英文解释为“to go as far as or past the usual limit of something”举个🌰：Many families' budgets are already stretched to breaking point. 许多家庭的预算已经撑到了极限。
2）表示“伸出；伸长；拉伸”，英文解释为“to cause something to reach, often as far as possible, in a particular direction”举个🌰：She stretched out her hand and helped him from his chair. 她伸手将他从椅子上扶起来。
3）表示“展开，铺开；延伸”，英文解释为“to spread over a large area or distance”举个🌰：A huge cloud of dense smoke stretched across the horizon. 一大团浓烟在地平线上蔓延开来。
4）表示“延续”，英文解释为“to spread over a long period of time”举个🌰：The dispute stretches back over many years. 这场争论可追溯到许多年以前。
elaborate
elaborate /iˈlæb.ər.ət/ 作动词，表示“详尽说明；阐述”，英文解释为“to add more information to or explain something that you have said”
本身也可以作形容词，表示“精心计划（或制作）的；详尽的；复杂的”，英文解释为“containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts”举个🌰：They're making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding. 他们正为婚礼做极为精心周到的准备。
concoction
concoction /kənˈkɒk.ʃən/ 表示“（古怪或少见的）混合物，调合物，调配品（尤指饮料或药物）”，英文解释为“a strange or unusual mixture of things, especially drinks or medicines”如：a concoction of cream and rum 奶油和朗姆酒调制的怪味饮料。
signature
signature /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃər/ 作名词，常见意思是“签名，署名”，也有“明显特征；鲜明特色；识别标志”的含义，英文解释为“a particular quality that makes sth different from other similar things and makes it easy to recognize”作形容词，解释为“标志性的，惯有的”如：signature product 招牌产品，举个🌰：Bright colours are his signature. 他总爱用亮丽的色彩。
📍金色头发变得花白文中提到：During the update on coronavirus vaccine development in the White House Rose Garden, many viewers were quick to notice one significant change in the president's signature appearance: his hair. 在白宫玫瑰园汇报冠状病毒疫苗研发进展情况时，许多观众很快就注意到总统标志性的外观有一个显著的变化：他的头发。
“They are getting so big now,” said Farida Abdelaziz, 20, who waited up to 30 minutes with her friends for drinks.
“它家生意太火爆了，”排队近半小时的20岁顾客法里达·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹感叹道。
Naisnow, a smaller Chinese tea brand, opened its first U.S. store in Flushing, a predominantly Asian neighborhood in New York, in October. The lines were long and sales were brisk. Its most popular items were avocado and kale-based drinks made for the United States. The company said it aimed to expand to 500 stores over the next three to five years.
规模小一些的中国茶饮品牌奈雪的茶于10月在纽约亚裔聚居区法拉盛开设美国首店。开业以来门庭若市，其中专为美国市场打造的牛油果羽衣甘蓝系列成为最畅销单品。该企业宣布未来三至五年计划拓展至500家门店。
predominantly
predominantly /prɪˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt.li/ 表示“占主导地位地；占绝大多数地；显着地”，英文解释为“mostly or mainly”举个🌰：She is predominantly a dancer, but she also sings. 她主要是跳舞，但也唱歌。
brisk
brisk /brɪsk/ 表示“轻快的，生气勃勃的”，英文解释为“quick, energetic, and active”如：a brisk walk 轻快的步伐。
📍brisk walk 表示「快步走」，一种有氧运动，比普通步行速度快，但不至于跑步。
📍brisk在此处表示“（销售）兴旺的，兴隆的”，描述生意或交易活跃、快速、势头良好。在商业或经济语境中，“brisk sales/trade” 是一个常用搭配，专指“销路好、交易活跃”。
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