兔年：纯素食的健康之旅

爱思英语编者按：2011是众所周知的兔年，兔子靠植物性食物为生，从这些植物性食物中得到它们所有需要的营养。春节马上就到了，能有比下决心走向纯素食更好的方式来庆祝新年吗？祝您在兔年走向一个愉快与健康的纯素食旅程！

Year of the Rabbit Resolution: Go Vegan – Eat Like a Rabbit
兔年决心：走向纯素食 —— 像兔子那样吃

According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit and the New Year’s Day falls on Feb. 3, 2011. A rabbit’s personalities generally include being gracious, friendly, kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, amiable, elegant, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough, tender, self-assured, shy, astute, compassionate, lucky, flexible. But they can also include moody, detached, superficial, self-indulgent, opportunistic, stubborn.
根据中国十二生肖，2011年是兔年。该年的大年初一是在2011年2月3日。兔子的性格通常包括亲切、友好、善良、敏感、轻声细语、和蔼可亲、优雅、含蓄、谨慎、艺术性、彻底、温柔、自信、害羞、精明、富有同情心、幸运、及灵活，但是也能包括喜怒无常、独立、肤浅、自我放纵、投机取巧、及固执。

Rabbits are herbivores that feed on plant-based foods, including grass, carrots, forbs, and leafy weeds. They get all the nutrition they need from these plant-based foods.PETAhttp://www.engbus.cn英语巴士网
兔子是靠植物性食物为生的草食动物，它们的食物包括青草，胡萝卜，牧草，和叶杂草，它们从这些植物性食物得到了它们所有需要的营养。PETAhttp://www.engbus.cn英语巴士网

With the Year of the Rabbit New Year’s Day just around the corner, what could be a better way of celebrating the new year than by making a resolution to go vegan and eat like a rabbit? With veganism gaining greater popularity than ever before, and with new vegan products and services appearing on the market all the time, it has never been easier to make the commitment. According to PETA, by going vegan, you'll save more than 100 animals a year, improve your health, protect the environment, and help save our planet.
兔年的春节马上就到了，能有比定个决心走向纯素食更好的方式来庆祝新年吗？纯素食主义已经获得比以往更大的知名度，并且新的纯素食产品与服务不断地在上市，从来没有如此好的环境让我们能容易地作出这个承诺。根据善待动物组织，由于走向纯素食，你将每年挽救100只动物的生命，改善您的健康，保护环境，并且帮助拯救我们的地球。

Once you are well-informed about the reasons to be vegan, and once you learn how to replace your former favorite meals, drinks, desserts, clothing, and entertainment options with vegan alternatives, you’ll see that not only is being vegan easy, but the transition itself can be fun and interesting, and can lead to a whole new enjoyment of life itself.
一旦你对纯素食的原因见多识广，并且一旦你学会如何用纯素食替代品去替换你从前最爱的膳食、饮料、甜点、服装、以及娱乐的选择，你将会明白成为纯素食者不仅仅容易，而且这个过渡时期能是好玩有趣的，并带来一个对生命本身的全新享受。

The commitment to living the vegan ideal brings with it a truly new year, along with new possibilities, opportunities for creativity, and the new lease on life that comes from doing something that you know is right. The joy you discover along the way will serve as a constant affirmation of the reasons that you are doing it in the first place – to live in accordance with your values of justice, harmony, empathy, courage, and nonviolence.
要在纯素食主义理想中生活的承诺带来了一个真正的新年，为创造性赋予了新希望，并且从你知道是正义的行为里获得了新生。在这过程中你所体会到的欢乐将会对之所以走向纯素食起到不断的确定作用，那就是你当初要按照自己公正、和谐、同情、勇敢及非暴力的价值观来生活的理由。PETAhttp://www.engbus.cn英语巴士网

May you have a happy New Year!
祝您新年快乐！PETAhttp://www.engbus.cn英语巴士网

May you have a pleasant and healthy journey to going vegan in the Year of the Rabbit!
祝您在兔年走向一个愉快与健康的纯素食旅程！

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来源：PETAhttp://www.engbus.cn英语巴士网

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
善待动物组织PETAhttp://www.engbus.cn英语巴士网