环球慢速英语 听众来信(5)

Voice 2: Our next letter comes from a listener¹ in China. This person cares very much for animals. He hopes that programs will encourage people to recognize animal rights.

声音2：下封信来自一名中国听众。这名听众非常关心动物。他希望我们的节目能劝说人们承认动物的权利。

Voice 1: Animal rights is an important issue² for people all over the world. Many countries have particular rules that protect animals. These laws protect the animals from bad treatment. Sadly, people often treat animals badly.

声音1：对世界各地的人来说，动物权利是一个重要问题。许多国家在保护动物方面有特别法。这些法律保护动物免遭虐待。不幸的是，人们经常虐待动物。

Voice 2: These laws protect the rights of the animals. Animal owners should feed their animals properly. They should make sure that their animals have a good place to live. And no-one should hurt animals unnecessarily³. These laws even protect animals that will be killed for food. They make sure that the animals do not experience too much pain when they are killed.

声音2：这些法律保护动物的权利。动物的主人应该正确地饲养动物。他们应该确保他们的动物有适合居住的地方。没有人应该在不必要的情况下去伤害动物。这些法律甚至为会被杀掉制成食物的动物提供保护。法律确保动物在被杀时不会经历太多痛苦。

1 listener   

n.听众；收听者

参考例句：

• I'm a regular listener to her show.我经常收听她的节目。
• She became an attentive listener.她变成了一个专心致志的聆听者。

2 issue   

n.出版，发行，（报刊等）期、号，论点，问题，结果， （水，血等的）流出；vt.使流出，放出，发行（钞票等），发布（命令），出版（书等）发给；vi.发行，流出，造成...结果，进行辩护，传下

参考例句：

• I bought the book the day after its issue.这书出版后的第一天，我就去买了它。
• I'll support her down the line on that issue.在那个问题上我将全力支持她。

3 unnecessarily   

adv.不必要地，多余地，不需要地

参考例句：

• I don't want to invade your private life unnecessarily. 我不想过多地干涉你的私生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The report paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of the town. 这份报道把这个镇子描绘得过于惨淡。 来自《简明英汉词典》