2021大学英语四级美文赏析：Old Couple at McDonald’s思维导图

AlittleoldcouplewalkedslowlyintoMcDonald’sonecoldwinterevening.Theylookedoutofplaceamidtheyoungfamiliesandyoungcoupleseatingtherethatnight.Thelittleoldmanwalkedrightuptothecashregister,placedhisorderwithnohesitationandthenpaidfortheirmeal.Thecoupletookatablenearthebackwallandstartedtakingfoodoffthetray.Therewasonehamburger,oneorderofFrenchfriesandonedrink.

Thelittleoldmanunwrappedtheplainhamburgerandcarefullycutitinhalf.Heplacedonehalfinfrontofhiswife.ThenhecarefullycountedouttheFrenchfries,dividedthemintwopilesandneatlyplacedonepileinfrontofhiswife.Hetookasipofthedrink,hiswifetookasipandthensetthecupdownbetweenthem.Asthemanbegantoeathisfewbitesofhamburgerthecrowdbegantogetrestless.

Youcouldtellwhattheywerethinking.“Thatpooroldcouple.Alltheycanaffordisonemealforthetwoofthem.”AsthemanbegantoeathisFrenchfriesoneyoungmanstoodandcameovertotheoldcouple’stable.Hepolitelyofferedtobuyanothermealfortheoldcoupletoeat.Theoldmanrepliedthattheywerejustfine.Theywereusedtosharingeverything.Asthelittleoldmanfinishedeatingandwaswipinghisfaceneatlywithanapkintheyoungmancouldstanditnolonger.

Againhecameovertotheirtableandofferedtobuysomefood.Afterbeingpolitelyrefusedagain,hefinallyaskedaquestionofthelittleoldlady.“Ma’am,whyaren’tyoueating?Yousaidthatyoushareeverything.Whatisitthatyouarewaitingfor?”Sheanswered,“Theteeth.”