【英语趣味课堂】成为素食主义者-Being Vegetarian（在线收听）

 Well, I'm going to talk a little bit about why I'm vegetarian. Actually, I became vegetarian when I was 8 years old. We did a project at school and I found out that animals are actually killed for us to eat and as an 8 year-old I thought that was rather immoral, so I went home and I told my parents that I didn't want to eat meat anymore so now I eat everything really except for meat and fish and I don't eat things with animals fats in either. I think really I'm a vegetarian now because it's a habit and if I were to eat meat, I think I would be quite ill. My favorite food is probably tofu although I like broccoli and I like chocolate as well. Sometimes because I like traveling, I go to places and it's really difficult for vegetarians because they don't really have anything for vegetarians to eat, so sometimes I just have like, a bowl of rice, or an omelet, or something like that, but when I'm at home, I like to cook for myself, and I like to cook nice vegetarian dishes, and stews and things like that. My parents didn't mind me becoming a vegetarian, and I think they were really good about it because I don't know many people, who when their child said they wanted to be a vegetarian would except that, so I was really grateful to my parents for being so nice and understanding about it.

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project or found out

We did a project at school, and I found out that animals are actually killed for us to eat. 

A 'project,' in this sense, is a research task where students learn and then demonstrate their knowledge.  When you 'find something out' you learn or discover it.  Notice the following:

Will you have time to get together to work on the project tonight?

The neighborhood soon found out that the company was polluting the water.

immoral

As an eight-year-old, I thought killing animals to be eaten was rather immoral. 

Something that is 'immoral' goes against ethical ideas or principles about what is right and wrong. Notice the following:

They are an immoral company that doesn't pay their employees on time.

Most people think that stealing is immoral.

omelet

Sometimes, I just have like a bowl of rice or an omelet or something like that. 

An 'omelet' is a dish made with eggs and sometimes vegetables or cheese.  Notice the following:

My favorite breakfast food is an omelet.

You can choose whatever you want in the omelet, and they make it right there.

mind

My parents didn't mind me becoming a vegetarian. 

When someone doesn't 'mind' something, it means that it doesn't bother or cause a problem for him.  Notice the following:

So your parents don't mind when you play your music loud like this?

Do you mind driving? My eyes are really tired.

grateful

I was really grateful to my parents for being so nice and understanding about it. 

When you are 'grateful' about something, you feel thankful for it.  Notice the following:

He gave me a present to show me how grateful he was.

I'm really grateful for all your help.