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The 1st of October is World Vegetarian Day.

十月一日是世界素食日。

*History of World Vegetarian Day

*世界素食日的歷史

World Vegetarian Day was started in 1977 by the North American Vegetarian Society. The day makes quite a lot of people pay more attention2 to health3 problems. World Vegetarian Day is to encourage4 you in a new way of living！

世界素食日是由北美素食協(xié)會于1977年發(fā)起的。這個節(jié)日讓很多人更加關(guān)注健康問題。世界素食日是為了鼓勵你以一種新的方式去生活！

*Whats so great about going vegetarian？

*吃素有什么好處呢？

First of all， you can save animals. Whats more， vegetarianism5 can help us lose weight6 and help us with our health. So you can save more food for many hungry7 people around the world.

首先，你可以拯救動物。此外，素食可以幫助我們減肥，并有助于我們的健康。這樣你就可以為世界上許多饑餓的人省下更多的食物。

*What happens on World Vegetarian Day？

*世界素食日會發(fā)生什么？

World Vegetarian Day is not an official8 holiday， so businesses， schools， and government9 offices are still on. Many vegetarian organizations10 use this day to tell people about the benefits11 of vegetarianism. Many food restaurants sell only vegetarian meals for the day.

世界素食日不是法定假日，所以企業(yè)、學(xué)校和政府單位都照常上班。許多素食組織利用這一天來告訴人們素食主義的好處。許多餐館當(dāng)天只提供素食餐。

Try something new on this World Vegetarian Day！So what are some ways to celebrate12 World Vegetarian Day？ Glad you asked！Here are some ways：

在這個世界素食日嘗試一些新的東西吧！那么，用什么方式來慶祝世界素食日呢？很高興你這么問！下面有幾種方式：

1. Host your own vegetarian dinner party！Dont eat mutton， beef， fish， and meat that day.

1 舉辦自己的素食晚宴！在那天不要吃羊肉、牛肉、魚和豬肉。

2. Bring vegetarian food to share13 with classmates on the weekend. You can invite14 friends， family， classmates and show them all what theyre missing—not meat， but some delicious meat-free recipes15！

2 周末帶上素食與同學(xué)分享。你可以邀請朋友、家人、同學(xué)，向他們展示他們?nèi)鄙俚臇|西——不是肉，而是一些美味的無肉食譜！

3. Go to a vegetarian food festival.

3 參加素食節(jié)。

4. Try16 going for a day with no meat even if you are not vegetarian. See how it feels to eat only fruit， and grains17 for a day or eat a meal with no meat once a week.

4 即使你不是素食主義者，也試一下一天不吃肉。看看一天只吃水果和谷物是什么感覺，或者試著每周吃一次無肉餐。

5. Learn some things new about vegetables and fruit that you dont know.

5 學(xué)習(xí)你不知道的關(guān)于蔬菜和水果的新知識。

6. Put up FREE vegetarian posters18.

6 張貼“免費(fèi)素食”宣傳海報(bào)。

7. You could also write a letter to radio station.

7 你也可以寫信給廣播電臺。

8. Buy a vegetarian cookbook. Try out some new recipes that look interesting. Bring in your favorite recipes or cookbooks to share.

8 買一本素食食譜。嘗試做些新菜譜上看起來有趣的菜，帶上你最喜歡的食譜或烹飪書去和人分享。

9. If you can， visit a zoo. In a zoo， you can see many cute animals， like panda， tiger， elephant， koala， and lion.

9 如果可以的話，去動物園看看。在動物園里，你可以看到許多可愛的動物，像熊貓、老虎、大象、考拉和獅子。

10. Go to the movies to watch a food film.

10 去電影院看場美食電影。

Happy World Vegetarian Day！

世界素食日快樂！

（英語原文選自：timeanddate.com）

【Notes】

1. vegetarian ?adj. 素食的

2. attention ?n. 注意

3. health ?n. 健康;衛(wèi)生

4. encourage ?v. 鼓勵

5. vegetarianism ?n. 素食主義

6. lose weight 減肥

7. hungry ?adj. 饑餓的

8. official ?adj. 官方的

9. government ?n. 政府

10. organization ?n. 組織

11. benefit ?n. 優(yōu)勢，益處

12. celebrate ?v. 慶祝

13. share ?v. 分享

14. invite ?v. 邀請

15. recipe ?n. 食譜

16. try ?vt. 試圖，努力

17. grain ?n. 糧食;顆粒;[作物]谷物

18. poster ?n. 海報(bào)