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Food for Thought
Debbie and Simon are in a restaurant.
It is a holiday,so they have plenty of time for lunch.
'Well,we don't need to hurry with lunch today Simon,
so I think I'll have a mixed grill steak,pork chops,chicken and sausages.
Sound good to you?'
'Sounds horrible to me.
I'm having a salad.No more bits of dead animals for me.
From now on,only vegetables,fruit, cereal,beans and nuts,
and occasionally milk, cheese,eggs and bean curd.I've become a vegetarian.'
'Since when?''Since the weekend.I saw a TV programme that really made me think.
'Another one?You're always influenced by these programmes,Simon.
Last month,it was one about religion,
and you thought about becoming a nun.''A monk.''All right,a monk.
The month before,it was space and you thought you'd ...'
'This is different, Debbie.
Do you know there'd be no more famines if we used land
to grow food for people instead of cattle?
And do you know that a lot of the animals we need for food
have to spend their whole lives crowded together
in tiny spaces until they're killed
What's more, animals kept in these conditions can easily catch disease,
so they have to be given drugs.
These drugs may still be in their flesh when we eat it,
and may be dangerous to our health.'
'Ah!Here's my mixed grill.Yes,Simon, carry on.'
'There's another reason for becoming a vegetarian-a religious one.
Some people believe that we have a soul which,after we die,can return to...'
'Simon,if you're trying to put me off my lunch,you won't succeed.
There are experts who think that we need to eat meat
because it contains vitamins and minerals not found in vegetables.
And vegetables can also be dangerous to eat,you know.
Lots of people are made very ill by the pesticides on them.Some even...'
'All right,Debbie. We can argue again later.Let's change the subject.
Do you know where I can buy some...?'

黛比和賽蒙正在餐館里。
今天是假期，所以他們有的是時間吃東西。
“我們今天不用記者吃完東西了，賽蒙，
所以我今天要一個烤牛排、連骨豬排、雞肉和香腸。
你覺得怎么樣？”
“我覺得一點都不好，
我吃沙拉就好，我不要吃死了的動物的肉了。
從現(xiàn)在開始，我只吃蔬菜、水果、谷類、大豆和堅果類的東西，
偶爾吃牛奶，奶酪，雞蛋和豆腐。我要做素食主義者?！?br> “你什么時候開始有這個想法的？”“這個周末。我看了一個電視節(jié)目讓我開始思考?！?br> “另一個嗎？你總是被這些電視節(jié)目所影響，賽蒙?！?br> 上個月，你看了一個關于宗教的節(jié)目，
你就想做尼姑?！薄笆呛蜕??！薄昂冒?，和尚。
一個月前，你看了介紹太空的節(jié)目，你就想...”
“這次不同，黛比。
你知不知道，如果我們把土地用來種糧食而不養(yǎng)家禽的話，
那么這個世界上就不會再有饑荒了？
你又知不知道很多我們養(yǎng)來吃的動物
這輩子都要擁擠地住在一起
住在很狹小的籠子里直到他們被殺來吃掉。
而且生活在這種環(huán)境中的動物很容易患病，
所以他們不得不接受用藥。
等到我們吃他們的肉的時候，這些藥可能會殘留在他們的肉里，
可能會給我們的健康帶來危險?！?br> “??！我的烤牛排來了。好吧，賽蒙，你繼續(xù)說?！?br> “想做素食主義者還有另外一個宗教原因。
有的人認為我們人類是有靈魂的，我們死后可能會到...”
“賽蒙，如果你是想阻止我吃東西的話，你是不會成功的。
有些專家認為我們應該攝取一定肉量，
因為肉類中包含有蔬菜所沒有的維他命和礦物質”
而且你知道嗎，吃蔬菜也可能會有危險。
有很多人因為蔬菜上的農(nóng)藥殘留而生病。有的甚至...”
“好吧，黛比。我們一會兒再繼續(xù)這個話題?，F(xiàn)在讓我們換一個話題。
你知道我該去哪里買點...？”

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