“动物还有权利吗？”——老夏考研每日一题（29）

动物权利（animal rights）和动物虐待（animal abuse）等概念是试题中常出现的概念。这一方面稍微做的又是偏颇，马上就招致批评（incur criticisms）。

老夏考研“每日一题”选自《芝加哥论坛》文章标题为“An animal abuse video”（虐待动物视频）。

今天给的这种题型，如果能够作对，一定给自己恨恨点赞哟。 ......

【题目】The word “hideous” is closest in meaning to ______   

[A] secret.

[B]operational.

[C] apparent.

[D] unpleasant.

【试题】

①Fair Oaks Farms marketed itself as the embodiment of a wholesome dairy. ②It sold ultrafiltered cow’s milk and hosted school field trips, promoting an Instagram-friendly vision of modern farming and “caring for our animals.” ③The company is now on the defensive and losing customers after a graphic undercover video appeared to show hideous abuses of calves at Fair Oaks’ flagship dairy farm in Indiana. ④Michael McCloskey, a veterinarian and owner of the operation, about 75 miles outside Chicago, said in a statement that he was "disappointed for not being aware of this kind of awful treatment occurring, and I take full responsibility for what has happened.” ⑤Fairlife was formed in 2012 as a partnership between McCloskey’s co-op of dairy farmers and Coca-Cola, which acts as distributor.

【参考译文】

①Fair Oaks Farms marketed itself as the embodiment of a wholesome dairy. Fair Oaks Farms将自己标榜为健康乳品的典范。

②It sold ultrafiltered cow’s milk and hosted school field trips, promoting an Instagram-friendly vision of modern farming and “caring for our animals.”该公司销售超滤牛奶，并举办学校实地考察活动，宣传一种适合Instagram的现代农业和“关爱我们的动物”的远景。

③The company is now on the defensive and losing customers after a graphic undercover video appeared to show hideous abuses of calves at Fair Oaks’ flagship dairy farm in Indiana. 一段卧底视频显示，Fair Oaks位于印第安纳州的旗舰奶牛场对小牛进行了可怕的虐待，该公司现在处于守势，并失去了客户。

④Michael McCloskey, a veterinarian and owner of the operation, about 75 miles outside Chicago, said in a statement that he was "disappointed for not being aware of this kind of awful treatment occurring, and I take full responsibility for what has happened.”这家位于芝加哥郊外75英里处的经营场所，Michael McCloskey是一名兽医也是老板。他在一份声明中说，他“很失望没有意识到发生了这种可怕的对待动物，我对所发生的一切负全部责任。” 

⑤Fairlife was formed in 2012 as a partnership between McCloskey’s co-op of dairy farmers and Coca-Cola, which acts as distributor. Fairlife成立于2012年，是McCloskey的奶农合作社和可口可乐之间的合作伙伴，后者充当了经销商。

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