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McDonald's ice cream woes have inspired memes, mockery and now, a federal lawsuit
麦当劳的冰激凌困境不仅给表情包和“吐槽”带来灵感，现在又引发了一场联邦诉讼
It is a perennial lament of McDonald's loyalists: Why are the ice cream machines always down?
一个麦当劳铁粉永远的痛：为什么冰激凌机总是出故障？
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For fans of the fast-food giant's soft serve cones, sundaes and, of course, McFlurries, the seemingly constant technical difficulties can feel personal.
对于这家快餐巨头的软式甜筒、圣代，当然还有麦旋风的粉丝来说，似乎没完没了的技术问题让他们感到被针对了。
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There is even an online map and app, McBroken.com, that purports to give McDonald's customers a real-time look at which locations nationwide have broken ice cream machines. (As of Thursday morning, more than 22% of the McDonald's locations in New York had broken ice cream machines.)
网上甚至出现了一个在线地图和 app——McBroken.com，它声称可以让麦当劳的顾客实时了解全国哪些地方的冰淇淋机出了故障。（周四从早上开始，纽约就有超过 22% 的麦当劳里有冰淇淋机坏掉了。）
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In 2018, two friends in California saw an opportunity and created an app that they said would help restaurant owners fix the glitches in the machines without having to call a technician. Their company, Kytch, sold the program to hundreds of franchisees. But in 2021, its growth was stopped cold when McDonald's began sending notices to the franchisees warning them that the technology could lead to worker injuries.
2018 年，加州的一对好友搭档看到了机会，并创建了一个 app，他们说，这个 app 可以帮助餐厅老板修复机器中的小故障，不需要叫技术人员来。他们的公司 Kytch 将该程序卖给了数百家麦当劳。但在 2021 年，当麦当劳开始向加盟商发送通知，警告他们这个技术可能导致工作人员受伤时，该公司的增长迅速停滞。
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The company is now suing McDonald's, accusing the chain of working with the Taylor Co. — the manufacturer of its ice cream machines — to libel Kytch while simultaneously trying to copy its technology.***
这家公司现在正在起诉麦当劳，指责麦当劳和它的冰淇淋机制造商泰勒公司合作，诽谤 Kytch，同时试图复制自己的技术。
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"We're not in business to put other companies out of business," said Tim FitzGerald, CEO of Middleby Corp., which owns the Taylor Co. "The product had not been tested or validated working in conjunction with the food safety protocols of a Taylor machine."
泰勒的母公司米得彼公司的首席执行官蒂姆·菲茨杰拉德说：“我们做生意的目的不是为了搞垮其他公司，（但是）Kytch 研发的程序并没有配合泰勒冰淇淋机的食品安全行为标准，去测试或者验证（它的安全性）。
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"We thought we were the solution," said O'Sullivan, Kytch's co-founder and CEO.
而 Kytch 公司的联合创始人兼首席执行官奥沙利文说：“我们以为我们就是解决方案。”
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重点词汇
woe
/woʊ/
n. 困难，麻烦（复数）
例句：I haven't told my friends about my recent woes.
近义词：problems, troubles
词性拓展：woe（n. 悲伤，悲哀（不可数名词））
例句：She told me a tale of woe.
meme
/miːm/
n. 在网络上迅速传播的图像或者视频；梗图，表情包
英文释义：an image, or a video that is spread very quickly on the internet
mockery
/ˈmɑː.kɚ.i/
n. 嘲讽，嘲笑
相关词汇：mock（v. 嘲笑，嘲弄）
例句：They mocked my idea.
perennial
/pəˈren.i.əl/
adj. 永久的，常年的，持续的
词根词缀：per-（经过，持续）；-ennial（来自拉丁语 annus，表示“年”）
近义词：permanent, constant
lament
/ləˈment/
n. 悲伤，悲痛之情
词性拓展：lament（v. 为……感到悲痛，哀叹）
例句：He lamented that he could never see his friend again.
loyalist
/ˈlɔɪ.ə.lɪst/
n. （某些商品的）忠实用户；（政府或统治者的）忠诚支持者
例句：I'm a Zara loyalist.
down
/daʊn/
adj. （尤指计算机等机器或系统）停止运转
英文释义：not working
例句：The internet is down.
seemingly
/ˈsiː.mɪŋ.li/
adv. 似乎，看似
相关词汇：seem (v.)
相关词汇：seeming (adj.)
personal
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
adj. 特别针对某个特定的人或人群的
英文释义：directed toward a particular person
例句：It may feel personal, but often it isn't.
搭配短语：get personal
例句：Stick to the facts, don't get personal.
purport
/pɝːˈpɔːrt/
v. 声称，标榜
词性拓展：purport（n. 目的，意图）
搭配短语：purport to do sth.
as of
从……时候开始；截止到……时间为止
例句：As of next week, I'll be working at home.（从下周开始，我就要在家里工作了。）
例句：As of Saturday, they had not solved the problem.（就是截至到周六，他们还没解决这个问题。）
glitch
/ɡlɪtʃ/
n. 小故障，小毛病
搭配短语：a software glitch
franchisee
/ˌfræn.tʃaɪˈziː/
n. 特许经营商
相关词汇：franchise（n. 特许经营权）
stop cold
突然或者完全停下来
英文释义：to immediately or suddenly stop or come to a complete halt
libel
/ˈlaɪ.bəl/
v. 对……进行诽谤
词性拓展：libel（n. 诽谤）
搭配短语：libel law
搭配短语：a libel action
simultaneously
/ˌsaɪ.məlˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/
adv. 同时地
相关词汇：simultaneous (adj.)
搭配短语：simultaneous translation
in business
经营（的状态）
例句：You can't stay in business without cash.
out of business
停业，破产
例句： Thousands of firms could go out of business.
搭配短语：put sb. out of business（使某人破产）
validate
/ˈvæl.ə.deɪt/
v. （经过检查后）证实，认可
相关词汇：valid（adj. 合理的，让人信服的；有效的）
搭配短语：a valid reason
例句：Your visa is only valid for one month.
in conjunction with
连同，与……配合
相关词汇：conjunction（n. 连同；连词）
例句：We are working in conjunction with the police.
protocol
/ˈproʊ.t̬ə.kɑːl/
n. 正确的行为方式，标准；条约，或者协议
搭配短语：food safety protocol
文化补充：网址里 http 的 p 就是 protocol 的缩写
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