新视界大学英语综合教程二 unit4.ppt

;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Skimming;;Skimming;Skimming;Skimming;The one that got away;2 So, imagine a freezing day in February, and you’re on the banks of Lake Zurich in Switzerland. You’re fishing, you’ve just cast your line into the waters, and you’re waiting patiently for a fish to bite. Suddenly the rod bends and you realize that you’ve caught something fairly substantial. For ten minutes you battle with the fish until finally, you pull in a pike – one of those huge fish with lots of teeth – weighing ten kilos. Now, based on the not-very-scientific assumption that the uglier the fish, the better it tastes, what would you do next?;3 You guessed it! When this happened to a Swiss fisherman in 2009, he invited a group of friends to a local restaurant, where they had a delicious lunch. He then boasted to a local newspaper how long it had taken him to land the fish. But that was a big mistake.;4 The Swiss have some of the strictest animal welfare legislation in the world, designed to protect animals from cruel treatment by humans. Fish, pigs, birds, and other social animals are not allowed to be kept alone. Horses and cows have to be allowed outside for a fixed number of hours even in winter. Dog owners are obliged to attend special training courses and to feed their pets special dog food. ;5 In fact, Zurich even has a state-funded attorney, Antoine Goetschel, who specializes in representing animals if they have been subjected to cruelty. And when the fisherman on Lake Zurich was reported by an animal rights organization and brought to court, it was Goetschel who represented the fish. ;The lawyer’s view is that there is a core principle of fair justice which supports his work. Animals can be, and often are, badly treated by humans. But while humans can defend themselves, often with the help of lawyers, animals cannot. Legal representation for the animal a