时讯：BBC随身英语：试做一名弹性素食者

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原标题:“bbc身边的英语:试制弹性素食主义者”

即使不吃肉，多吃蔬菜和水果也能保护环境吗？ “弹性素食主义”的新概念最近两年流行起来。 据说这顿饭缓和了地球的气候变化，也有利于人们的健康。 这个节目讨论饮食的新时尚-灵活性素食主义。

vocabulary: eating词汇:饮食

what kind of food do you eat？ areyouconsciousofthetypesoffoodyouconsumeordoyoustuffyourselfsillywithwhateverisavailable？ today weareconstantlybombardedwithmediareportsaboutresearchontherightdiettofollowtohelpusmaintainahealthylifestyleorloseweight netopickand，once chosen，it ' sharderstilltosticktoit.andnowthere ' sanotherchoicetogetourtethinto

aflexitariandietinvolveseatingplant-basedfoodsandonlyoccasionallyeatingmeatandfish.youmightthinkthisisahalfwayhousethingbing ainingfrommeat.butifvegetarianismishardtoswallowandyoufancychompingontheoccasionalleansteak，then

thiseatingstyleallowsyoutosupplementsomeingredientsthatyouwouldn ' tgetinastrictervegandiet–anothertrendgrowinginpopularity ike flexitarianismisn ' tabouteatingcarefulytohelpyouloseafewpounds-it ' ssomethingpeoplechoseforethicalresons tohelptheplanet.andan andhowitaffectstheclimate，hasfoundthateatingmainlyplant-basedfoodsisoneofthreekeystepstowardsasustainablefutureforallby 2050。

thisresearchfoundthatfoodwastewillneedtobehalvedandfarmingpracticeswillalsohavetoimprovetoachievethis.butwithoutasinglesolututus acombinedapproachisneeded.drmarcospringmannfromtheuniversityofordwasoneoftheleadauthorsofthereport.hetoldthebbc " were arch sureswouldbeneedtostaywithinenvironmentallimitsandthoseincludechangestowardshealthiermoreplant-band-t howards

butwhereasvegansthinkit ' swrongforanimalstobekilledforfood， flexitariansbelieveeatingmeatonceinawhileisacceptable.anddrspringmannagrees-aslongaswe " treatitasaluxury， it’sprobablyokbutyoushouldn’thavemorethanoneservingofredmeat，which includes beef and pork， per week." and here ' sanotherfacttodigest:ifwemovedtothistypeofdiet，thestudyfoundthatgreenhousegasemissionsfromagriculture

词汇表

stuff yourself喝得很大

diet日常饮食

get your teeth into something集中在某事上

flexitarian弹性素食主义者

plant-based植物性的、以植物为基础的

halfway house折中方法

素食主义者(素食主义者)

abstain节制

hard to swallow (双关语)很难被接受

chomp大声咀嚼

lean (肉)很瘦

补充补充剂，添加

娱乐(食品的)成分、食材

vegan纯粹素食主义者(不吃动物产品，不用)

veganism纯粹素食主义

flexitarianism弹性素食主义

ethical道德的

food waste食品的浪费

serving (吃饭的)一份

red meat红肉(指牛肉、猪肉和羊肉)

digest (双关语)消化、理解

greenhouse gas emissions温室气体排放量

测试和练习

1 .阅读课文，回答问题。

1.giveonereasonmentionedinthearticleforfollowingadiet。

2. according to the study，whatisthebenefitofeatingmainlyplant-basedfood？

3. according to dr marco springmann，whichmeasureisneededtoimprovetheenvironment？

4. true or false？ beingaveganinvolvesnoteatinganymeat。

5.whichwordusedinthearticlemeans ' abilitytocontinueatthesamelevelforalongtime '。

2 .请在不参考文本的情况下完成以下练习。 在句子的空格中选择适当意义的单词。

1.ittookawhileto _ _ _ _ _ thenewsabouthisgrandfather ' sdeath。

digested

digesting

digest

digestible

2.I ' venotbeenverygoodateatinghealthilysoi ' Mtakingsomevitamintabletsto _ _ _ My diet。

ingredient

超级金属棒

digest

abstain

3.ifoundherstoryaboutwrestlingagrizzlybear _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

hard to swallow

hard swallowing

hard to swallowing

swallow too hard

4.mydoctorsaysineedtoeatmorehealthilyandcut _ _ _ _ frommydiet。

luxury

food waste

ingredients

red meat

5.I ' m Going ' DRY ' this Month And _ _ _ _ _ Fromdrinkinganyalcohol

chomping

dieting

abstaining

serving

答案

1 .阅读课文，回答问题。

1.giveonereasonmentionedinthearticleforfollowingadiet。

thelpusmaintainahealthylifestyle，lose weight or help the planet。

2. according to the study，whatisthebenefitofeatingmainlyplant-basedfood？

thestudyfoundthateatingmainlyplant-basedfoodsisoneofthreekeystepstowardsasustainablefutureforallby 2050。

3. according to dr marco springmann，whichmeasureisneededtoimprovetheenvironment？

hesaidthat " acombinationofmeasures ( somorethanone ) wouldbeneedtostaywithinenvironmentallimitsandthoseincludechangestowadrer

4. true or false？ beingaveganinvolvesnoteatinganymeat。

true.vegansdonoteatmeatbutflexitarianscaneatmeatoccasionaly。

5.whichwordusedinthearticlemeans ' abilitytocontinueatthesamelevelforalongtime '。

sustainable ( " eatingmainlyplant-basedfoodsisoneofthreekeystepstowardsasustainablefutureforallby 2050." )

2 .请在不参考文本的情况下完成以下练习。 在句子的空格中选择适当意义的单词。

1.ittookawhiletodigestthenewsabouthisgrandfather ' sdeath。

2.I ' venotbeenverygoodateatinghealthilysoi ' mtakingsomevitamintabletstosupplementmydiet。

3.ifoundherstoryaboutwrestlingagrizzlybearhardtoswallow。

4.mydoctorsaysineedtoeatmorehealthilyandcutredmeatfrommydiet。

5.I ' m Going ' dry ' thismonthandabstainingfromdrinkinganyalcohol

文案来源: bbc英语教学

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