6 Minute English
6 Minute English,是BBC電臺為非母語英語愛好者們開設(shè)的每周系列節(jié)目,每期節(jié)目只有6分鐘。在這6分鐘里兩位主持人會用簡單的語言一起討論一個有趣的小知識,其中穿插著對高級詞匯的講解事扭,幫助聽眾擴展知識面和詞匯量。
文本對話
Could you be flexitarian?
N:Catherine, are you?flexitarian?
C: No, I’m not really?religious, Neil.
N: It’s not a?religion!It’s a diet.It means mainly eating plant-based foods and only occasionally eating meat.
C:Oh, I see, sorry-er, well, I don’t eat too much meat so I’m kind of on the way to?flexitarianism.
N:Some people don’t eat meat for?ethical?reasons.That means that for them it’s wrong to eat meat, it’s wrong that animals should be killed for our food.But one of the reasons for being flexitarian and only eating meat once in a while is for the benefit of the planet.According to a recent report, being flexitarian is healthier for the individual but can also help to fight climate change.?
flexitarian 彈性素食主義者
flexitarianism 彈性素食主義
religious adj.宗教的乐横,虔誠的求橄,篤信宗教的?
religion n.宗教
ethical? 倫理的,合乎道德的
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