America can be seen as little more than an eating competition, a giant, gaudy, manic effort to stuff grease and gunge into already sated innards.

• 美国本身就可以被看作是在进行一场狂吃比赛，以巨大的、俗不可耐的疯狂方式将脂肪和油腻的垃圾食品使劲地塞进已经饱得发胀的肚子里。