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STOPEATINGTOOMUCH"CLEANYOURPLATE"AND"BEAMEMB
StopEatingToomuch"Cleanyourplate"and"Beamemberoftheclean-plateclub"JustabouteverykidintheUShasheardthisfromaparentorgrandparent.Often,it'saccompaniedbyanappeal:"Justthinkaboutthosestarvingorphans(孤兒)inAfrica"Sure,weshouldbegratefulforeverybiteoffooD.Unfortunately,manypeopleintheUStaketoomanybites.Insteadofsaying"cleantheplate",perhapsweshouldsavesomefoodfortomorrow.Accordingtonewsreports,USrestaurantsarepartlytoblameforthegrowingbellies(肚子).Awaiterputsaplateoffoodinfrontofeachcustomer,withtwotofourtimestheamountrecommendedbythegovernment,accordingtoaUSATodaystory.Americanstraditionallyassociatequantitywithvalueandmostrestaurantstrytogivethemthat.TheyprefertohavecustomerscomplainabouttoomuchfoodratherthantoolittlE.BarbaraRolls,anutrition(營養)professoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,toldUSATodaythatrestaurantportionsizesbegantogrowinthe1970s,thesametimethattheAmericanwaistline(腰圍)begantoexpanD.Healthexpertshavetriedtogetmanyrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.Now,apparently,somecustomersarecallingforthistoo.TherestaurantindustrytrademagazineQSRreportedlastmonththat57percentofmorethan4,000peoplesurveyedbelievedrestaurantsservedportionsthatweretoolarge;23percenthadnoopinion;20percentdisagreeD.ButacloserlookatthesurveyindicatesthatmanyAmericanswhocan'taffordfinediningstillpreferlargeportions.Seventypercentofthoseearnatleast$150,000peryearprefersmallerportions;butonly45percentofthoseearninglessthan$25,000wantsmaller.It'snotthatworkingclassAmericansdon'twanttoeathealthy.It'sjustthat,afterlonghoursatlow-payingjobs,gettinglessontheirplatehardlyseemslikeagooddeal.Theylivefrompaycheck(薪金支票)topaycheck,happytosavealittlemoneyfornextyear'sChristmaspresents.(2008年)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofworkingclassAmericans
A.Theyworklonghours.
B.Theylivefrompaychecktopaycheck.
C.Theywanttosavemoneyforpresents.
D.Theydon'twanttobehealthyeaters.
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