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减肥(lose weight)已经不再是另类创举,它已经被大家所接纳并成为了一种默认的审美标准。要减掉身上那些在别人眼中,或是在自己眼中看来累赘的脂肪,想必吃素是不错的选择。加上疯牛病(mad cow disease)、禽流感(bird flu)的轮番袭击,我们前所未有地感觉到素食的重要性。今天我们就来看看几个和吃素有关的英语表达法:
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, }+ Q" m3 R5 w5 J5 J3 N; z食素自然和蔬菜有关,英语中有关吃素的词语也就和vegetable一词密不可分。吃素的人分为两种:
; `, T; s: c6 d b/ U# |7 Xvegetarian素食者,不吃任何肉类食品的人! w* k3 ?" p9 E& p* f$ H( ]6 Q: b( B
◆The vegetarian restaurant around the corner attracts many tourists each year.
* C6 D3 h+ Q8 Y, q L/ gvegan严格的素食者(除肉类外,也不不吃鸡蛋和任何奶制品)4 \( ^6 f' T; u! M! r
◆She became a vegan after she believed in Buddhism. - K* z% a) g% h
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除了各种蔬菜之外,素食者还会吃些什么样的食物呢?下面是他们可以选择的两种食品:
+ M) b7 b6 J$ k: I9 }vegeburger(vegetable+burger)植物蛋白饼,即蔬菜包(面包里夹有蔬菜,虽然不像汉堡包(hamburger)里有大块的肉饼,但是形状上看似肉夹饼,望上一眼,多少也就果腹了)
, V8 d5 J; J7 c. w1 _ l◆The newly marketed vegeburger is claimed to be more healthy and tasty than the traditional hamburgers.
& t" ]" D. x6 i. n' @5 ?% fvegelate (vegetable+chocolate) 素巧克力(用植物油脂vegetable fat作稳定剂的巧克力)
) _: z& |# v% I# F9 W: ~2 y' ~$ @◆Incredibly the Europeans think it’s being reasonable – they had originally wished to label British chocolate by the mouth-watering term, “vegelate”. }7 F' c7 V2 k/ m$ u, V3 A0 c
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在vegetarian/vegan等词的基础上,还衍生出一些表示其他意义的词汇和短语,例如:! C6 Y" D' h; x% L4 \
vegetate过无所事事的单调生活: I7 `1 `5 E- ^. A$ d* n( ]
◆I got fed up with vegetating at home during the holiday.
* ^- i) W: m) k+ r* Z2 J D3 Zveg out既可表示过素食者生活,又可表示过单调呆板的日子
' e( |& k+ ?4 b2 ]. T4 y0 B4 B2 i◆Vegging out! is dedicated to promoting plant-based food and nutrition, whether you are a vegan, vegetarian, or someone who simply wants to eat more foods from the earth.: n5 b4 a- e; K- J
◆We found ourselves having nothing to do during the weekend but vegging out for hours watching TV.: q- @6 l& {9 i4 o* t
0 f8 b9 T- R6 U) f- P除此之外,在日常口语或非正式的场合中,还有两个简略的词语,通常用来表达蔬菜或素食者:veg (=vegetable英国英语), veggie (=vegetarian, 英国英语,或vegetable,美国英语)。
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0 k( T& _( B7 m- x# G6 d选择吃素还是吃荤是个人的自由,关键是要有个均衡的饮食(balanced diet)。不过,吃素也好,不吃素也好,我们可能都不想自己的生活处于vegging out的状态。 |
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