大腸桿菌中毒案後
McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S. stopped selling Quarter Pounder burgers because of an E. coli scare.
日前美國的麥當勞因為大腸桿菌的恐慌而停止販售「四盎司牛肉堡」。
stop doing sth.停止做某事stop to do sth.停下手邊的事去做另一件事because of因為、由於=owing to, as a result of
Now, the popular fast food chain has started selling the burgers again at all locations. This is because the beef patties have passed safety tests.
現在，這家受歡迎的速食連鎖店已在所有分店恢復販售這款漢堡，因為牛肉漢堡排已通過安全檢驗。
be popular among／with sb.受某人歡迎chain(n.)連鎖chain store連鎖商店chain reaction連鎖反應be conveniently located很便利地座落於…patty(n.)(漢堡)肉排put sth. to the test使…備受考驗
On October 28, CNN reported that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning.
10月28日，CNN報導美國疾病控制與預防中心發出警告。
report(v.)報導、呈報、通報、報到report sth. to sb.將某事呈報給某人report to sb.向某人負責、隸屬於某人=answer to sb.issue(v.)發布warning(n.)警告
This warning was about eating the Quarter Pounder at McDonald’s.
警告是關於在麥當勞食用「四盎司牛肉堡」。
give sb. a word of warning給某人警告、提醒give sb. fair warning of sth.就某事向某人發出充分警告
It came after more than 75 people got sick from E. coli infections linked to the burgers.
在此之前，已有超過75人因與這款漢堡有關的大腸桿菌感染而生病。
infection(n.)感染be infected with...感染…linked to與…有關=be associated (connected) with／be related to
Among those who fell ill, one person died, and 22 needed to be treated in hospitals.
其中一人死亡，22人需要住院治療。
fall ill／sick生病among(prep.)在…當中pass away去世(委婉語)treat(v.)治療receive treatment接受治療medical treatment藥物治療
Colorado had the most cases, but people in 12 other states also became sick.
科羅拉多州的病例最多，但其他12 個州也有人生病。
case(n.)案例a case in point恰當的例子state(n.)州、狀態in a state of shock震驚不已
Due to the serious situation, McDonald’s stopped selling the burgers until they could be tested.
由於情況嚴重，麥當勞暫停販售這款漢堡，直到可以進行檢驗。
due to因為…put an end to sth.停止…
The Colorado Department of Agriculture confirmed on October 27 that the Quarter Pounder beef patties did not contain E. coli.
科羅拉多州農業部在10月27日證實，「四盎司牛肉堡」的漢堡排不含大腸桿菌。
agriculture(n.)農業agricultural(adj.)農業的confirm(v.)確認confirmation(n.)確定make a confirmation of sth.確認某事contain(v.)包含、含有、遏制
As a result, the onions used in the burgers were also tested. Beef suppliers have already begun making new patties for all U.S. McDonald’s restaurants.
因此，漢堡中使用的洋蔥也被送驗，牛肉供應商已開始為所有美國麥當勞餐廳製作新的漢堡排。
examine(v.)檢查
Now, the Quarter Pounder is back on the menu, but it will be served without onions for the time being.
現在，「四盎司牛肉堡」已經回到菜單上，但目前暫時不會加洋蔥。
serve(v.)上菜serve sb. well對某人有利for the time being暫時、目前