EP 0146Global View

Animal Rights

A

You should have seen the T.V. show that was on last night, the topic it covered was really interesting; animal rights.

B

Do you really believe in that? If they are going to focus on something, they should do it on civil rights. ’

A

Yes, but we can t deny that animals are vulnerable, defenseless, and are completely at the mercy of human beings.

B

I understand your point, but we continue to have transgressions against human rights. If so much ’ attention weren t devoted to the topic of animals, we would then concentrate more on saving a human being instead of protecting a koala. ’

A

You can t compare apples and oranges; I believe that both topics are important and that we ’ can t ignore them, the mistreatment of animals can cause a great environmental imbalance.I believe that governments should prohibit activities like poaching.

B

Well, you are right on that point. This is the reason ’ that I don t buy leather and I try to buy synthetic products. ’

B

At least you re doing your part. My contribution is to have a pet in the house that I treat like a member of the family. ’

A

As long as you don t treat it better than your wife, ’ it s fine.

核心词汇

civil rightsphrase

the rights people have

vulnerableAdjective

easily hurt or harmed

defenselessAdjective

defenseless

at the mercy ofphrase

in a position where you can be harmed

transgressioncommon noun, plural

something that is not allowed

apples and orangesphrase

an unfair comparison of two different things

poachprinciple verb, present progressive

to illegally hunt protected animals

syntheticAdjective

not natural

do your partphrase

to help accomplish a goal

拓展词汇

biodegradableAdjective

capable of being decomposed by natural means

droughtcommon noun, singular

a prolonged period of time during which no rain falls

faminecommon noun, singular

a severe shortage of food

biospherecommon noun, singular

the part of the earth’s surface and atmosphere inhabited by living things

cloningcommon noun, singular

a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity