听一分钟英文：Vegetarianism-素食主义

If everyone in the world was¹ a vegetarian², I think the world would³ be a better place. There simply⁴ isn’t enough land⁵ any more for cows and sheep to feed on. We are losing⁶ too many forests⁷ because farmers want more land to raise⁸ cows so we can eat beef⁹. Vegetarianism¹⁰ is one way to help the Earth¹¹. It’s also one way to help ourselves¹². So many of us are fat because we eat too much meat. If we were all vegetarian, we would all be healthier. We all need to eat more vegetables. That’s the easiest way of looking after our health¹³. If we were all vegetarian, we would also save¹⁴ lots of money on healthcare. We wouldn’t have all the heart¹⁵ problems¹⁶ that you get with eating meat. I wonder¹⁷ if we can all stop eating meat.

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

3 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

4 simply   

ad.仅仅,只是；简单地；朴素地；完全，简直

参考例句：

• The cake is made quite simply.这蛋糕做起来很简单。
• The teacher explained the text simply.老师简单地解释了一下课文。

5 land   

n.陆地，国土，土地；v.登陆，登岸，卸货

参考例句：

• Farmers work on the land.农民在土地上干活。
• How long is it before we land?我们还有多长时间降落？

6 losing   

adj.失败的，输的n.失败，损失v.遗失，失去( lose的现在分词 )；（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）；（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失；浪费

参考例句：

• She suffered from severe depression after losing her job. 她失业后患了严重的抑郁症。
• They suffered the heartbreak of losing a child through cancer. 他们因癌症夺去了一个孩子而肝肠寸断。

7 forests   

n.森林( forest的名词复数 )；丛林；（森林似的）一丛；一片

参考例句：

• forests planted with beech 山毛榉林
• The two Frenchmen went through strange adventures in the African forests. 两位法国人在非洲森林里经历了种种奇遇。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 raise   

v.提高，举起；饲养，养育；引起，惹起

参考例句：

• Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting? 这问题你怎么没有在会上提出来？
• He went to ask for a raise.他要求增加工资。

9 beef   

n.牛肉；v.抱怨，诉苦

参考例句：

• Please give me some beef.请给我一些牛肉。
• Mum doesn't like beef.妈妈不喜欢吃牛肉。

10 vegetarianism   

n.素食，素食主义

参考例句：

• More and more people are believing in vegetarianism and diet for health. 而今越来越多的人们相信素食和节食有利于身体健康。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She is an exponent of vegetarianism. 她是一个素食主义的倡导者。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 earth   

n.陆地；大地；地球

参考例句：

• The earth moves round the sun.地球绕着太阳转。
• Spring returns to the earth.大地回春。

12 ourselves   

pron.我们自己

参考例句：

• We walked home by ourselves.我们独自走回家。
• We fight only for ourselves!我们只为自己而战！

13 health   

n.健康；健康状况

参考例句：

• Are you in good health?你的身体好吗？
• I wish you good health and a long life.祝您健康长寿。

14 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

15 heart   

n.心，中心，要点；v.鼓起勇气，激励

参考例句：

• He is old in body but young in heart.他人老心不老。
• I thank you from the bottom of my heart.我从心坎里感谢你。

16 problems   

n.问题( problem的名词复数 )；疑难问题；习题；思考题

参考例句：

• It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage. 这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
• a few admin problems 一些行政问题

17 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。