汉生：乐乐，昨天的聚会真热闹，很久没这么开心过了。 乐乐：是啊。不过昨天你们男生点的肉菜太多了，我朋友是吃素的。 汉生：哟，真不好意思，她怎么不说呀？不过，中国人常常说："无肉不欢"，饭桌上没有肉，那还有什么意思呀？ 乐乐：有一次我跟她还有她的素食朋友一起吃饭，点的都是青菜、豆腐和蘑菇什么的，光青菜就七八种呢：白菜、油菜、芹菜、菠菜、豆角、荷兰豆、西兰花什么的。不过，她跟我讲了很多吃素的好处呢。 汉生：我觉得吃素就是偏食，能有什么好处呀？ 乐乐：可不能这么说。首先，吃素的人分好几种呢！有的是有宗教信仰，比如信佛的人当然是不能吃肉的；有的是为了保护动物才吃素。这些人和偏食没什么关系！ 汉生：那你朋友呢？ 乐乐：我朋友是为了健康，她说吃素以后身体更健康了，皮肤也好了，心情更舒畅了。而且吃素还有利于环境保护。 汉生：这跟环保有什么关系呀？ 乐乐：听她说，像牛和羊的生长中会产生一些气体，这些气体会污染环境。过多地食用牛肉或者羊肉就会增加这些气体的排放，环境就会受到更大的污染。所以少吃肉，就等于保护环境。 汉生：真的吗？怪不得吃素的人越来越多了！ 乐乐：怎么样？咱们也试试？ 汉生：你想试就试吧！我是抵抗不了肉的诱惑。 HS: Le Le, yesterday's party was awesome, I haven't had so much fun for awhile now.
LL: Sure thing. But yesterday you guys ordered way too many meat dishes, my friend is a vegetarian.
HS: Oh no, my bad, why didn't she say so? Anyway, the Chinese always say, "there's no pleasure without meat", what meaning is there if there is no meat on the dining table?
LL: Once, I joined her and her vegetarian friend for a meal, all the dishes were vegetables, tofu, mushrooms and what not, merely vegetables, there were already about seven to eight varieties: Chinese cabbage, broccoli raab, celery, spinach, long beans, snow peas, broccoli, etc. Not only that, she also explained to me the many benefits of going on a vegetarian diet.
HS: I feel that vegetarians are picky eaters, what benefits can there possibly be?
LL: You can't say that. In the first place, there are different categories of vegetarians! Some are vegetarian because of religious beliefs, for instance, it's only natural that Buddhists cannot eat meat; some are vegetarians for the sake of protecting animals. What does that have to do with being picky eaters!
HS: And your friend?
LL: My friend did it for her health, she said that after becoming a vegetarian, her health improved, her skin improved, and emotionally, she's more relaxed. Moreover, vegetarianism is also beneficial for the environment.
HS: And what has this got to do with the environment?
LL: According to her, livestock such as cows and sheep give off gas which pollutes the environment. Excessive consumption of beef or mutton/lamb will increase emission of such gas, and this adds to environmental pollution. So, eating less meat is good for the environment.
HS: Really? No wonder more and more people are becoming vegetarians!
LL: How about it? Wanna give it a try?
HS: Go ahead if you want to try it out! I can't resist the temptation of meat.
-- atchooo@
LL: Sure thing. But yesterday you guys ordered way too many meat dishes, my friend is a vegetarian.
HS: Oh no, my bad, why didn't she say so? Anyway, the Chinese always say, "there's no pleasure without meat", what meaning is there if there is no meat on the dining table?
LL: Once, I joined her and her vegetarian friend for a meal, all the dishes were vegetables, tofu, mushrooms and what not, merely vegetables, there were already about seven to eight varieties: Chinese cabbage, broccoli raab, celery, spinach, long beans, snow peas, broccoli, etc. Not only that, she also explained to me the many benefits of going on a vegetarian diet.
HS: I feel that vegetarians are picky eaters, what benefits can there possibly be?
LL: You can't say that. In the first place, there are different categories of vegetarians! Some are vegetarian because of religious beliefs, for instance, it's only natural that Buddhists cannot eat meat; some are vegetarians for the sake of protecting animals. What does that have to do with being picky eaters!
HS: And your friend?
LL: My friend did it for her health, she said that after becoming a vegetarian, her health improved, her skin improved, and emotionally, she's more relaxed. Moreover, vegetarianism is also beneficial for the environment.
HS: And what has this got to do with the environment?
LL: According to her, livestock such as cows and sheep give off gas which pollutes the environment. Excessive consumption of beef or mutton/lamb will increase emission of such gas, and this adds to environmental pollution. So, eating less meat is good for the environment.
HS: Really? No wonder more and more people are becoming vegetarians!
LL: How about it? Wanna give it a try?
HS: Go ahead if you want to try it out! I can't resist the temptation of meat.
Corrected 油菜 to broccoli raab as suggested by nickzi.
Also made some other minor edits. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. 7/19/2011
LL: Sure thing. But yesterday you guys ordered way too many meat dishes, my friend is a vegetarian.
HS: Oh no, my bad, why didn't she say so? Anyway, the Chinese always say, "there's no pleasure without meat", what meaning is there if there is no meat on the dining table?
LL: Once, I joined her and her vegetarian friend for a meal, all the dishes were vegetables, tofu, mushrooms and what not, merely vegetables, there were already about seven to eight varieties: Chinese cabbage, broccoli raab, celery, spinach, long beans, snow peas, broccoli, etc. Not only that, she also explained to me the many benefits of going on a vegetarian diet.
HS: I feel that vegetarians are picky eaters, what benefits can there possibly be?
LL: You can't say that. In the first place, there are different categories of vegetarians! Some are vegetarian because of religious beliefs, for instance, it's only natural that Buddhists cannot eat meat; some are vegetarians for the sake of protecting animals. What does that have to do with being picky eaters!
HS: And your friend?
LL: My friend did it for her health, she said that after becoming a vegetarian, her health improved, her skin improved, and emotionally, she's more relaxed. Moreover, vegetarianism is also beneficial for the environment.
HS: And what has this got to do with the environment?
LL: According to her, livestock such as cows and sheep give off gas which pollutes the environment. Excessive consumption of beef or mutton/lamb will increase emission of such gas, and this adds to environmental pollution. So, eating less meat is good for the environment.
HS: Really? No wonder more and more people are becoming vegetarians!
LL: How about it? Wanna give it a try?
HS: Go ahead if you want to try it out! I can't resist the temptation of meat.
-- atchooo@
Lesson Summary:
Are you a vegetarian? If so, then what's your reason for not eating "meat", health, religious beliefs or for the environment? Lesson Content: HS: Le Le, yesterday's party was awesome, I haven't had so much fun for awhile now.LL: Sure thing. But yesterday you guys ordered way too many meat dishes, my friend is a vegetarian.
HS: Oh no, my bad, why didn't she say so? Anyway, the Chinese always say, "there's no pleasure without meat", what meaning is there if there is no meat on the dining table?
LL: Once, I joined her and her vegetarian friend for a meal, all the dishes were vegetables, tofu, mushrooms and what not, merely vegetables, there were already about seven to eight varieties: Chinese cabbage, broccoli raab, celery, spinach, long beans, snow peas, broccoli, etc. Not only that, she also explained to me the many benefits of going on a vegetarian diet.
HS: I feel that vegetarians are picky eaters, what benefits can there possibly be?
LL: You can't say that. In the first place, there are different categories of vegetarians! Some are vegetarian because of religious beliefs, for instance, it's only natural that Buddhists cannot eat meat; some are vegetarians for the sake of protecting animals. What does that have to do with being picky eaters!
HS: And your friend?
LL: My friend did it for her health, she said that after becoming a vegetarian, her health improved, her skin improved, and emotionally, she's more relaxed. Moreover, vegetarianism is also beneficial for the environment.
HS: And what has this got to do with the environment?
LL: According to her, livestock such as cows and sheep give off gas which pollutes the environment. Excessive consumption of beef or mutton/lamb will increase emission of such gas, and this adds to environmental pollution. So, eating less meat is good for the environment.
HS: Really? No wonder more and more people are becoming vegetarians!
LL: How about it? Wanna give it a try?
HS: Go ahead if you want to try it out! I can't resist the temptation of meat.
Corrected 油菜 to broccoli raab as suggested by nickzi.
Also made some other minor edits. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. 7/19/2011
- awhile [ə´wail]
ad.少顷；片刻 (初中英语单词) - yesterday [´jestədi] n.&ad.昨天；前不久 (初中英语单词)
- cabbage [´kæbidʒ] n.卷心菜；洋白菜 (初中英语单词)
- instance [´instəns] n.例子，实例，例证 (初中英语单词)
- moreover [mɔ:´rəuvə] ad.再者，此外，而且 (初中英语单词)
- resist [ri´zist] v.抵抗；对抗；抵制 (初中英语单词)
- environment [in´vaiərənmənt] n.郊区；周围；条件 (高中英语单词)
- excessive [ik´sesiv] a.过分的；极端的 (高中英语单词)
- consumption [kən´sʌmpʃən] n.消耗；结核病 (高中英语单词)
- temptation [temp´teiʃən] n.引诱，诱惑(物) (高中英语单词)
- celery [´seləri] n.芹菜 (英语四级单词)
- beneficial [,beni´fiʃəl] a.有利的，有益的 (英语四级单词)
- summary [´sʌməri] a.&n.摘要(的) (英语四级单词)
- inconvenience [,inkən´vi:niəns] n.不方便；打扰 (英语四级单词)
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