It was the usual transatlantic flight: nine hours of fidgeting to get the pillow right, first-run movies flickering mutely on small screens, an indigestible flow of starchy food and drinks.

那是一次寻常的飞跃大西洋的航班：整整9个小时头不停地在靠垫上移来移去，想枕得舒服些，小屏幕上首轮影片的无声镜头抖动着，多得无法消化的淀粉食物和饮料。

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When McDonald's first got off the ground in the 1940s, it had a nine-item menu made up of hamburger, cheeseburger, soft drinks, milk, coffee, potato chips, and a slice of pie.

上世纪40年代，麦当劳创立初期，菜单上共有九个项目，包括汉堡、芝士汉堡、软饮料、牛奶、咖啡、炸薯片和馅饼。

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Whereas four decades ago nine in 10 drinks were consumed in pubs and restaurants, today the split is almost 50:50 between in and out-of-home boozing.

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Every month for the next nine months, the restaurant will completely change up its food, drinks, design, logo and soundtrack.

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Mr. Graves drinks less wine today than he did before an infection left him partially paralyzed almost nine years ago.

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