英语新闻听写 Chipotle连锁注册新商标

Earlier this month, Chipotle Mexican Grill¹ filed a trademark² for the name "Better Burger",

本月早些时候，Chipotle Mexican Grill公司注册新商标“Better Burger”，

hinting that the burrito chain is looking to open a new line of hamburger restaurants.

此举旨在开辟汉堡连锁。

Chipotle, which also owns ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen fast-casual restaurants and the Pizzeria Locale pizza chain, filed the application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on March 11.

3月11日，Chipotle在美国专利商标局申请注册，此外，Chipotle还同时拥有亚洲风味快餐ShopHouse，以及披萨连锁Pizzeria。

Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold said in an email, "We have two non-Chipotle growth seeds open now and and have noted³ before that the Chipotle model could be applied⁴ to a wide variety of foods."

Chipotle发言人克里斯·阿诺德在邮件中表示，两家非Chipotle连锁现已开张，我们之前早已注意到，Chipotle模式可广泛应用于各种美食。

1 grill   

n.烤架，铁格子，烤肉；v.烧，烤，严加盘问

参考例句：

• Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
• I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。

2 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

3 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

4 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。