雙語(yǔ)：發(fā)明麥當(dāng)勞漢堡的他去世了

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　　The Pittsburgh-area McDonald‘s franchisee who created the Big Mac nearly 50 years ago has died。

　　美國(guó)匹茲堡地區(qū)麥當(dāng)勞加盟商,，50年前發(fā)明麥當(dāng)勞招牌漢堡包“巨無霸”的制造者去世,。

　　Michael ‘Jim’ Delligatti was 98。

　　邁克爾·吉姆·德利加迪享年98歲,。

　　McDonald‘s spokeswoman Kerry Ford confirmed that Delligatti died at home surrounded by his family on Monday night,。

　　麥當(dāng)勞發(fā)言人克里·福特確認(rèn),，周一晚上，德利加迪在家人的陪伴下于家中辭世,。

　　According to his son,， Delligatti ate at least one 540-calorie Big Mac a week for decades。

　　據(jù)德利加迪兒子稱,，十幾年來,，他每周至少吃一個(gè)含有540卡路里的“巨無霸”漢堡包。

　　Delligatti‘s franchise was based in Uniontown when in 1967 he invented the chain’s signature burger with two all-beef patties,， ‘special sauce,，’ lettuce， cheese,， pickles and onions on a sesame seed bun,。

　　德利加迪的加盟店位于Uniontown小鎮(zhèn)，1967年他發(fā)明了一種招牌漢堡包,，將兩塊牛肉餡餅,，‘特殊的醬料’、生菜,、萵苣,、奶酪和洋蔥放在沾有芝麻的面包片上。

　　The Oak Brook,， Illinois-based McDonald‘s resisted the idea at first because its simple lineup of hamburgers， cheeseburgers,， fries and shakes was selling well,。

　　起初，美國(guó)伊利諾斯州奧克布魯克麥當(dāng)勞店對(duì)這種想法表示反對(duì),，因?yàn)樗�店�?nèi)那些制作簡(jiǎn)單的產(chǎn)品包如牛肉漢堡,、薯?xiàng)l和奶昔賣的很好。

　　But Delligatti wanted to offer a bigger burger and it went over so well it spread to the rest of Delligatti‘s 47 stores,， then went national in 1968,。

　　但是德利加迪希望為顧客提供一種更大的漢堡包，這種漢堡包銷量非常好,，馬上傳到德利加迪其它47家連鎖店,，1968年全國(guó)都能買到這種漢堡包。

　　“He was often asked why he named it the Big Mac,， and he said because Big Mc sounded too funny,，‘’ his son Michael Delligatti said。

　　吉姆·德利加迪的兒子說,，“他經(jīng)常被問到為什么起名‘巨無霸’,，他說因?yàn)榫逕o霸聽起來很滑稽,。”

　　To Delligatti‘s delight,， the product was ’an immediate success,，‘ adding that the recipe has not really changed in the 40 years。

　　令德利加迪感到欣喜的是,，產(chǎn)品一經(jīng)上市就“馬上取得成功”,，他補(bǔ)充道，這份食譜40年沒有變過,。

　　When the burger turned 40,， McDonald‘s estimated it was selling 550 million Big Macs a year， or roughly 17 every second,。 Delligatti received no payment or royalties for coming up with the burger,， the company said。

　　在巨無霸誕生40年的時(shí)候,，麥當(dāng)勞估計(jì),，它每年的銷量高達(dá)5.5億個(gè)，大約每秒鐘賣出17個(gè),。不過,，麥當(dāng)勞公司說，德利加迪沒有為發(fā)明這種漢堡包得到過任何酬勞或?qū)＠�,。（滬江英語(yǔ)）