新大学英语综合重点学习的教程Unit457课文原文及翻译.docVIP

Unit 4 When we abuse animals, we debase ourselves 人类虐待动物就是在贬损自己 Moving a cow by chaining it to a tractor and dragging it by its leg says a lot about how we perceive and value animals. When the Humane Society video that showed this and other brutal slaughterhouse treatment made the rounds on the Internet a few weeks ago, it caused public shock and led to a federal investigation. But theres a deeper lesson that all of us eat meat – need to take to heart: we degrade ourselves when we degrade animals. 将一头牛锁在一辆拖拉机上然后拖动很好地表明了我们对动物的看法和感受。当人道协会的这个展现了这样场面等其它屠宰场里残忍对待的录像片在数周前网上散布后它引起了公 众的震惊，导致联邦政府开展调查。但