外國人最想和你聊的文化話題：素食風潮

     Pulses are a good source of protein for vegetarians.
     對于素食者來說，豆類食物是蛋白質(zhì)的理想來源。
     In addition to food, the strictly vegetarian nor make use of animal products, such as leather, fur and cosmetics containing animal ingredients.
     除了食物之外，嚴守素食主義者也不使用動物制成的商品，例如皮革、皮草和含動物性成分的化妝品。
     Deciding to become a vegetarian involves more than most people realize. It is a lifestyle change.
     決定是否成為素食主義者涉及的東西往往超過許多人所意識到的。它是一種生活方式的改變。
     Lacto-Ovo vegetarians eat plant foods, eggs, and other dairy products.
     奶蛋素食主義者吃一些植物食品、雞蛋和乳制品。
     Lacto vegetarians eat only plant foods and dairy products. They do not eat eggs or meat. Eggs are considered potential animals.
     乳素食者只吃一些植物食品和乳制品。他們不吃蛋和肉。他們認為蛋是一種潛在動物。
     Vegans do not eat any animal proteins or animal by-products.
     嚴格的素食者是不吃任何動物性蛋白質(zhì)的，也不吃牲畜副產(chǎn)品。
     Being a vegan is the most difficult of the three forms of vegetarianism to abide by as many of the other meal staples contain animal protein or by products.Bread is a common example.It is made with eggs.
     嚴格的素食者是最難堅持的一類素食主義者，因為許多主食中都含有動物性蛋白質(zhì)和牲畜副產(chǎn)品。面包就是一個普遍的例子。它是用雞蛋制成的。
     Usually people choose the type of vegetarian diet to follow based on the reason he/she decided to become a vegetarian.
     通常來說，人們往往根據(jù)自己選擇成為素食主義者的原因來挑選自己所要遵循的飲食菜單。
     Health, moral convictions, and religious reasons are among the most common reasons.
     健康、道德信仰和宗教原因是人們決定成為素食主義者的幾個最常見因素。
     As a child's IQ rises, his taste for meat in adulthood declines, a new study suggests.
     新研究顯示：小孩智商越高，成年后吃肉越少。
     The benefits of consuming vegetarian food include:
     素食的好處包括：
     a) lowering the risk of developing breast cancer and diet-related cancers,
     （1）減低罹患乳癌及與飲食有關(guān)的癌癥的風險，
     b) lowering the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes,
     （2）減低罹患糖尿?。á蛐停┑娘L險，
     c) lowering the risk of developing abnormal constipation and diverticular disease,
     （3）減低罹患便秘及腸憩的風險，
     d) lowering the risk of developing high blood cholesterol, heart diseases, hypertension and stroke.
     （4）減低罹患高膽固醇、心臟病、高血壓及中風的風險，
     e) reduces the need for insulin to control blood sugar levels.
     （5）減低糖尿病患者對胰島素的需求以控制血糖的水平。
     Scientists in Europe and America believe that food made from beans are highly nutritious and can provide sufficient energy without causing any negative effects.
     美國及澳洲的科學家相信豆類食品擁有很高的營養(yǎng)價值，它能提供我們足夠能量的同時又不會產(chǎn)生副作用。
     Soy beans contain all the amino acids essential to human nutrition and soy protein products can replace animal-based foods which are higher in saturated fat.
     因為黃豆擁有所有人體所需的氨基酸，所以大豆蛋白食品是可以取代擁有高飽和脂肪的動物成分食品。
     Women especially are encouraged to consume more bean products as they can reduce the risk of breast cancer.
     此外，尤其是女性，應該多食用豆類食品，因為豆類食品可減低罹患乳癌的風險。
     Beans also contain antioxidants that can reduce the effects of aging by preventing free radical damage and lower the risk of developing cancer.
     大豆還擁有抗氧化的功能，能抗衰老及預防自由基的侵害和減低相關(guān)癌癥的風險。
     Vegetarian is defined as the practice of not eating meat, poultry or fish or their by-products, with or without the use of dairy products or eggs.
     素食主義，包括嚴格素食主義，被定義為一種戒食肉、家禽或魚及其副產(chǎn)品的行為，有時也戒食或不戒食奶制品和蛋類。
     One of the major heart-related benefits of vegetarian eating is probably the low level of cholesterol-raising saturated fat in these diets, but this doesn't mean completely omitting meat from the diet is necessary for good health.
     素食對心臟保健的主要好處之一，就是這些膳食中含有較低的膽固醇飽和脂肪，但這不意味著人要保持健康，就必須完全不吃肉。
     Vegetarian adolescents, similar to their adult counterparts, have dietary patterns that, if maintained, could significantly lower their risk of the leading causes of death as adults.
     少年素食者和成年素食者一樣，有一定的飲食模式，如果保持這種飲食模式，可以有效地降低許多導致成年人死亡的疾病的發(fā)病率。
     Meat production is not only cruel, but it also brings with it a host of threats to China's-and the world's-fragile ecology.
     肉類生產(chǎn)不僅是對動物的殘忍屠宰，而且還對中國乃至全球脆弱的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)造成危害。
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     John: God, I'm a blimp! I've been pigging out all winter and now I've got to go on a diet. What do you think I should do?
     約翰：天??！我成了大胖子了。我大吃了一個冬天?，F(xiàn)在必須得節(jié)食了。你覺得我該怎么做呀？
     Susan: First thing is, you've got to change your bad eating habits.
     蘇珊：首先要做的是。你一定要改掉不好的飲食習慣。
     John: What do you mean?
     約翰：怎么講？
     Susan: There are two things that you can do right away. The first thing is to change your diet. I think that you should become a vegetarian and start eating natural foods.
     蘇珊：有兩件事你可以馬上做到：一是改變你的食譜。我認為你最好成為一個素食者，并且開始吃天然食品。
     John: To be a vegetarian? That means I can not eat any meat. That is a torture for me.
     約翰：成為一個素食者，那意味著我一點都不能吃肉了？那簡直是折磨。
     Susan: You can be a free vegetarian.
     蘇珊：你可以成為自由的素食主義。
     John: What is that?
     約翰：那是什么？
     Susan: A free vegetarian mainly eat vegetarian food and occasionally meat.
     蘇珊：自由的素食主義主要是以素食為主，偶爾會食用肉類。
     John: That is still too difficult.
     約翰：那還是太難了。
     Susan: You can have a try. Now, there is a trend of Vegetarian Agitation. Anyway, it is good for your health.
     蘇珊：你可以嘗試一下?，F(xiàn)在素食風潮正轟轟烈烈進行，而且這樣對你的身體也有好處。
     John: Losing weight is always a painful thing.
     約翰：減肥總是痛苦的。
     Susan: You can never control your mouth when you are eating.
     蘇珊：吃的時候可管不住嘴。
     John: But I can have a try. I can just follow the fashion.
     約翰：那我可以嘗試一下，我可以跟隨素食潮流。
     Susan: Yes. I hope you can persist.
     蘇珊：是的。希望你能堅持。