Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook founder, has started slaughtering his own food, including slicing the throat of a goat with a knife, as part of a sustainable living project.
The 27-year-old billionaire said his decision to kill his own meat was part of a "personal challenge" he had set himself to appreciate food more and understand where it comes from.
Earlier this month he announced on his personal Facebook account: "I just killed a pig and a goat."
After a series of less than positive responses he explained that he wanted to live more sustainably by only eating what he had personally killed. That has included eating the heart, liver and feet of a chicken.
In an email to Fortune magazine he said: "I started thinking about this last year when I had a pig roast at my house. A bunch of people told me that even though they loved eating pork, they really didn't want to think about the fact that the pig used to be alive.
"That just seemed irresponsible to me. I don't have an issue with anything people choose to eat, but I do think they should take responsibility and be thankful for what they eat rather than trying to ignore where it came from.
"I think many people forget that a living being has to die for you to eat meat, so my goal revolves around not letting myself forget that and being thankful for what I have.
Mr Zuckerberg said he had mostly become a vegetarian since embarking on his new challenge, which had taught him about sustainable farming and raising animals.
His girlfriend Priscilla Chan has joined him in the challenge and when they go out to restaurants they eat vegetarian dishes.



作为其可持续生存项目的一部分，社交网站脸谱的创始人马克-扎克伯格近日开始自己宰杀动物食用，其中包括给一只山羊割喉，

这位现年27岁的亿万富翁表示，吃自己亲手宰杀的动物这一决定是他所制定的"个人挑战"中的一项，他希望自己可以更加的享受美食，并且对食物从何而来有个了解。

本月早些时候，他在Facebook的私人页面上发帖称，刚刚杀死了一头猪和一只羊。

随后，为回应网友一些并不太支持的看法，他解释道，之所以只吃自己亲手宰杀的动物，是想让自己的生活更有可持续性。扎克伯格摄取的食物已经有鸡心、鸡肝和鸡爪。

在给《财富》杂志的电子邮件中，他写道："去年，当我在家吃烤猪的时候，我就有了这个想法。有一些人对我说，即使他们吃猪肉很享受，但他们也实在不情愿想到它曾经也是活生生的。"

"这对我而言就是种不负责任的想法。至于人们选择吃什么，我没有异议，但我确实认为他们应该对自己吃的东西负责，并且心存感恩，而不是试图忽视食物是从何而来的。"

"我想很多人都忘了，那些曾经鲜活的动物死了，我们才有肉吃。我的目标就是不让自己忘掉这个事实，并且对我所拥有的心存感激。"

扎克伯格称自从开始这项挑战，他就几乎成了一名素食主义者。通过这种方式，他懂的了耕种植物和饲养动物都需要长时间的付出。

他的女友Priscilla也加入了这项计划中，他们外出用餐时只点素食。

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• appreciate [ə´pri:ʃieit] v.评价；珍惜；感激 (初中英语单词)
• account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)
• series [´siəri:z] n.连续；系列；丛书 (初中英语单词)
• responsibility [ri,spɔnsə´biliti] n.责任(心)；职责；任务 (初中英语单词)
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• challenge [´tʃælindʒ] n.&vt.向....挑战；怀疑 (初中英语单词)
• founder [´faundə] n.奠基者 v.陷落 (高中英语单词)
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• thankful [´θæŋkfəl] a.感激的；欣慰的 (高中英语单词)
• ignore [ig´nɔ:] vt.忽视，不理，不顾 (高中英语单词)
• trying [´traiiŋ] a.难堪的；费劲的 (英语四级单词)