Fast food joints like McDonalds and Taco Bell abound.

麦当劳和塔可钟这样的快餐连锁已经遍地开花。

Fast food, it turns out, isn't quite as fast as it used to be.

事实证明，快餐并像以前那么快了。

People today want fast food, sound bytes and instant gratification.

如今人们需要快餐，需要电台、电视台播放简短片断，还要即刻得到满足。

OK, so that's who likely invented the fast food staple.

好吧，这就是可能发明快餐主食的人。

They pioneered breakfast fast food with the introduction of the Egg McMuffin in 1972.

他们在1972推出了烟蛋松饼，开创了早餐快餐。

Instead of just drive by, I call it fast food photography.

我管它叫做快餐摄影，而是开车经过。

Instead, medieval fast food catered to travelers and the poor, and it wasn't always tasty.

相反，中世纪的快餐是为旅行者和穷人服务的，而且并总是美味的。

Another modern day fast food item came about around this time, too, the bread bowl.

另一种现代快餐也是在这个时候出现的——面包碗。

Smoking is banned, as is buying alcohol, fast food, or even a takeaway coffee.

能吸烟，购买酒精、快餐甚至是外带咖啡也行。

They're now widely available at fast food chains.

现在，它们在快餐连锁店里随处可见。

At four miles per hour, it's not exactly fast food.

以每小时英里的速度，它并算快餐。

But the value of Chinese food is often compared to fast food, quick and cheap.

但中餐的价值常常和快餐放在一起作比较，因为两者都是快速且便宜的。

Although we've spent years developing skills to cook faster, Chinese food isn't fast food.

虽然我们花了多开发出了更快的烹饪技巧，但中餐可是快餐。

Love it or hate it, there's no doubt fast food is popular.

管你喜欢还是讨厌，快餐无疑很受欢迎。

Are you a fast food fan, Beth?

你是快餐迷吗，Beth？

Burger king is not the first fast food chain to offer meatless patties.

汉堡王是第一家提供素食汉堡的快餐连锁店。

In fast food restaurants, the food is usually ready before the customer orders it.

在快餐店里，食物通常在顾客来点餐之前就准备好了。

Does that mean I can't have any more fast food?

这是否意味着我能再吃任何快餐？

Look, no fast food, only about five per cent are obese.

吃快餐的人中只有5%的人肥胖。

It's not fast food, it's not full service.

它是快餐，也是有全方位服务的那种餐厅。