One Less Hamburger|周一无肉日　减碳救地球

One Less Hamburger　　周一无肉日　减碳救地球

by Matthew Brown

Can reducing meat consumption help save the environment?

少吃肉类有助拯救环境？

Some people think that there's nothing better than biting into a juicy burger or tearing apart a tasty chicken wing. Unfortunately, there's a dark side to the consumption of meat—what it does to the environment. _(1)_ studies, cattle production is the biggest producer of carbon pollution. _(2)_, raising animals for meat is creating more pollution than vehicles, air conditioners, or factories.

One way to _(3)_ such a big problem is to take it one step at a time. An idea that has been suggested is having one day of the week when everyone eats a vegetarian diet. If everyone _(4)_ with this simple step, it would mean a 15 percent reduction in total meat consumption. The result would be that _(5)_ animals would have to be raised for food, which in turn would contribute to carbon pollution reduction. With just one day a week without meat, the lungs of the Earth would _(6)_ a little easier.

Two Taiwanese authors are excited about the idea of Meatless Monday. Su Hsiao-huan and Hsu Jen-hsiu are _(7)_ a campaign to bring Meatless Monday to Taiwan. They argue that Meatless Monday should be _(8)_ by environmental groups and that all restaurants should start providing menus with vegetarian options. They hope that the government will eventually make it a law that Mondays are meat-free. Su and Hsu are not _(9)_. Meatless Monday is being discussed in other countries like Belgium. One day a week is just one step in _(10)_ a very serious problem, but it will help. Why not start thinking about changing your diet today?

(A) breathe (B) approach    (C) alone   (D) fixing  (E) cooperated

(F) According to    (G) promoted    (H) fewer   (I) launching   (J) To put it simply

　　有些人认为没有什么能比得上大口咬下鲜嫩多汁的汉堡，或是撕裂美味鸡翅的感觉。不幸的是，吃肉对环境所造成的影响，使得吃肉这件事笼罩着阴影。根据研究，畜产品是碳污染的最大来源。简单来说，为肉类而饲养牲畜所制造的污染比车辆、冷气或工厂所制造的还多。

　　要处理这样严重的问题就要采取循序渐进的方式。有人建议大家在一个星期中找一天的时间吃素。如果大家通力合作实施这个简单的步骤，就能减少百分之十五的肉类总消耗量。这样的结果表示需要饲养较少的牲畜来提供食物，接着就能使碳污染减量。只要一周一天不吃肉，就能让地球呼吸得较为顺畅。

　　台湾有两位作家对于周一无肉日这个想法非常雀跃。苏小欢和徐仁修正发起台湾的周一无肉日活动。他们主张环保团体应该推广周一无肉日，所有的餐厅也应该开始提供素食菜单。他们期望政府最终能立法规定周一不吃肉。苏小欢和徐仁修并不孤单。在比利时等其他国家也在讨论周一无肉日。一周一天只是解决这严重问题的一小步，但却有所帮助。何不开始考虑改变一下自己今天的饮食？

标准答案:   1. (F)  2. (J)  3. (B)  4. (E)  5. (H)
   6. (A)  7. (I)  8. (G)  9. (C)  10. (D)

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九二一震灾 10 周年之际，『全球周一无肉日平台』正式成立，发起人苏小欢、徐仁修，及主妇联盟董事长胡雅美指出，九二一是值得台湾人警惕的日子，我们必须即刻减缓地球暖化的伤害，以免大自然一再反扑，吃素是最快速有效的减碳方法，欢迎大家一同竖起双手拇指，提醒身旁的朋友『今天吃素吧！』

周一无肉日平台小档案

会员加入

1.  个人会员：只要认同周一无肉理念，愿意留下真实姓名、连络电子信箱。

2.  团体会员：认同理念，愿意列名造册者。

3.  轮值团体会员：是参与度最高的会员体，必须认养一个以上的活动。

会员特别守则

1.  一般团体会员：必须在周一发出对内的电子邮件，提醒员工当天是无肉日；其所附设的餐厅，周一必须全面提供无肉餐。

2.  餐饮团体会员：周一于总菜单中，须列有三分之一以上的无肉菜单。