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拒绝快餐-快餐对动物来说是残忍的(8)

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拒绝快餐
 
Fast food is inhumane to animals
 
快餐对动物来说是残忍的
 
Okay, this one may not be a reason why fast is killing1 you, but it's still a compelling reason to stop eating fast food.
 
9 billion animals were slaughtered2 in the US alone in 2012 and much of that meat is for your fast food burgers and chicken sandwiches.
 
Large factory farms resemble more of a"business" than a "farm". Animals suffer in crowded spaces where they rarely have access to the outdoors or sunlight.
 
They are pumped full of antibiotics3 to combat disease, which runs rampant4 in these conditions. Livestock5 is one of the biggest sources of pollution and environmental negligence6, according to the UN.
 

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1 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
2 slaughtered 59ed88f0d23c16f58790fb11c4a5055d     
v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 antibiotics LzgzQT     
n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
  • The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。
4 rampant LAuzm     
adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的
参考例句：
  • Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
  • You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。
5 livestock c0Wx1     
n.家畜，牲畜
参考例句：
  • Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
  • The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。
6 negligence IjQyI     
n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意
参考例句：
  • They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
  • The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

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