TED演讲：身为一个周间素食者(3)

 　　The program has been great, weekday veg 我很喜欢周间素食这个点子

　　My footprint's smaller, I'm lessening¹ pollution,  我的碳足迹小了，我减低了污染

　　I feel better about the animals, I'm even saving money. 我对动物感觉好些了，甚至还存了一点钱

　　Best of all, I'm healthier, I know that I'm going to live longer,  最棒的是，我更健康了，我知道我会更长命

　　and I've even lost a little weight. 甚至还瘦了一些

　　So, please ask yourselves, for your health, for your pocketbook, for the environment, for the animals: 于是，请大家今天自问，为了你的健康，你的财富，为了环境和动物，

　　What's stopping you from giving weekday veg a shot? 为什么不试试做个周间的素食者呢？

　　After all, if all of us ate half as much meat, 如果我们所有人都少吃一半的肉

　　it would be like half of us were vegetarians². Thank you. 那就像我们之中有一半人是素食者一样。谢谢大家。

1 lessening   

减轻，减少，变小

参考例句：

• So however much he earned, she spent it, her demands growing and lessening with his income. 祥子挣多少，她花多少，她的要求随着他的钱涨落。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• The talks have resulted in a lessening of suspicion. 谈话消减了彼此的怀疑。

2 vegetarians   

n.吃素的人( vegetarian的名词复数 )；素食者；素食主义者；食草动物

参考例句：

• Vegetarians are no longer dismissed as cranks. 素食者不再被视为有怪癖的人。
• Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad karma. 素食者认为吃肉食是造恶业。