salient 2010-11 Unit 3__ reading课件.ppt

Unit 3;Recitation Assignment: ;Main Idea;Warning;Vocabulary P1;;The modern U.S. livestock farm is a factory, and concern is mounting that automated agriculture may not only be cruel to the animals but hazardous to those who eat the meat as well.;For the milky-white flesh prized by connoisseurs, the calf, after 8 weeks, is fed a low-iron formula that induces borderline anemia(贫血). borderline 国境线；近似于…的 临界性高血压 快要成酒鬼的人 borderline hypertension/alcoholic In order to obtain the milky-white flesh which is highly valued by connoisseurs, the calf, after 8 weeks, has a low-iron diet that causes a disease which is almost like anemia. 为了得到深受美食家青睐的乳白色的牛肉，小肉牛在出生八个星期以后，农场主给它们喂会导致临界性贫血的低铁饲料。;As a result of such controversial practices, an increasingly vocal animal rights lobby has sprung up across the country. The reformers complain that much high-tech farming is little short of torture. Vocal: expressing strong opinions publicly 直言不讳 同性恋群体要求得到理解和公正待遇的呼声越来越高。 在因特网时代，人民越来越直言对政府官员的批评。 他很直率地批评政府。 The gay community is becoming increasingly vocal in demanding understanding and fair treatment. In the Internet era, the public are becoming more vocal in their criticism of government officials. He is a highly vocal critic of the government. 一场 越来越直言不讳的 保护动物权利的 游说活动 已经在全国范展开。改革者们批评很多高科技农业的做法简直就是对动物的折磨。;who run a 600-veal calf operation in Jefferson, Wis.,;;Nonetheless, the push for animal rights—now given new urgency by possible danger to human health—is gaining momentum. Paraphrase: Nevertheless, the campaign to protect animal rights (which is made more urgent by the possible danger to human health) is becoming more and more vigorous.;Vocabulary P2 ;;But as in other sectors of high-tech farming, efficiency has exacted tradeoffs in animal well-being. paraphrase: But as in other areas of high-tech farming, efficiency comes at the expense of animals’ health and happiness.;After a year or two of accelerated laying, a hen is too thin and wasted for the broiler market and winds up in a can of sou