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麦当劳将在全球内关闭350家连锁店

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-04-28 07:26 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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McDonald's has announced plans to shut down around 350 of its outlets¹ around the world.

麦当劳宣布计划将在全球范围内关闭大约350家连锁店。

This will include 220 outlets in China and the United States.

The exact number of outlets being shut down in China has not been revealed.

The announcement follows an over 8-percent slump² in its first-quarter sales in the Asia-Pacific.

McDonald's sales have been suffering in China following a scandal involving one of its meat suppliers last year in Shanghai.

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1 outlets
n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店
参考例句：
The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。来自《简明英汉词典》 They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 slump
n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌
参考例句：
She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。 Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。