136 Gambling

A:You should have seen the T.V. show that was on last night, the topic it covered was really interesting; animal rights.               
 B:Do you really believe in that? If they are going to focus on something, they should do it on civil rights.                           
 A:Yes, but we can’t deny that animals are vulnerable, defenseless, and are completely at the mercy of human beings.                    
 B:I understand your point, but we continue to have transgressions against human rights.  If so much attention weren’t devoted to the   
 topic of animals, we would then concentrate more on saving a human being instead of protecting a koala.                                
 A:You can’t compare apples and oranges; I believe that both topics are important and that we can’t ignore them, the mistreatment of    
 animals can cause a great environmental imbalance. I believe that governments should prohibit activities like poaching.                
 B:Well, you are right on that point. This is the reason that I don’t buy leather and I try to buy synthetic products.                  
 B:At least you’re doing your part. My contribution is to have a pet in the house that I treat like a member of the family.             
 A:As long as you don’t treat it better than your wife, it’s fine. 

civil 公民的 ; 民事的 ; 国家的/ˈsɪvl/                                                                                                  
 vulnerable 脆弱的 ; 易受…伤害的 /ˈvʌlnərəbl/                                                                                           
 transgressions /trænzˈgrɛʃənz/违反，侵犯  n. do again something 。negative ,not  positive                                              
 devoted to 贡献给  /dɪˈvoʊtɪd tu/                                                                                                      
 concentrate 集中 ; 使…集中 ; 浓缩 /ˈkɑːnsntreɪt/                                                                                       
  mistreatment 虐待                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                        
 poaching: kill animal sell skin. illegal                                                                                               
 prohibit /prəˈhɪbɪt/                                                                                                                   
 leather [ˈleðər]    n.皮革；皮外套                                                                                                     
 synthetic    美: [sɪnˈθetɪk]    英: [sɪn'θetɪk]     adj.人造的； man-made                                                              
                                                                                                                                        
 at the mercy : 任由摆布 the animal  does not have control                                                                              
                                                                                                                                        
 apple or orange : too diff thing                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                        
 you're doing you part : you're contributing  为了env bike                                                                              
                                                                                                                                        
 emotionally [ɪˈmoʃənlɪ]    adj.感情上；激动地                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                        
 tusk [tʌsk]    n.(象,猪等的)长牙；                                                                                                     
 rhino  [ˈraɪnoʊ]    n.〈口〉同“rhinoceros” 犀牛                                                                                        
 nylon [ˈnaɪˌlɑn]    n.尼龙                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                        
 circumstances 环境 ; 条件[ˈsɜːrkəmstænsɪz]                                                                                             
 hypocrite 英 [ˈhɪpəkrɪt]美 [ˈhɪpəkrɪt] n. 伪君子，伪善者                                                                               
 wipe out 消灭 ; 摧毁，英 /waɪp aʊt/