英语新闻听写 麦当劳超值菜单或将引爆行业价格大战

McDonalds is set to spark a value menu war when it releases its revamped dollar menu on January 4th, with new offerings at the one, two and three dollar price levels.

麦当劳在明年1月4日推出1美元、2美元和3美元价位食物的新超值菜单时候，可能会引发超值菜单大战。

McDonalds revamped value menu will face stiff competition with Taco Bell releasing a new 20-item dollar menu and Jack¹ in the Box planning to increase spending to make customers aware of its cheaper menu options.

由于“塔可钟”新推出的20种食物的超值菜单以及“Jack in the Box”快餐连锁店计划增加投入，推出其廉价菜单，麦当劳新超值菜单将面临激烈的竞争。

Jason West, an analyst² at Credit Suisse said in a note to clients,

瑞士信贷分析师贾森·韦斯特在一份客户报告中表示，

"Fast food competitors are gearing up to combat this new value effort from MCD,

“快餐业的竞争对手正筹备着应对麦当劳的这份新超值菜单，

setting up 2018 as a potential year for intensive discounting in the fast food space, particularly in the first part of the year."

2018年，尤其是上半年或将成为快餐界集中打折的一年”。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。