課文內(nèi)容

詞匯：Judicial case 庭審案例

Should animals be?entitled?to the same rights as people? The question is not so?outlandish. A?judge?in the US once suggested that chimpanzees had the right to?habeas corpus. Judge Barbara Jaffe was?ruling?on the case of Leo and Hercules. These two primates have their own lawyers?arguing?that they should be moved from a university lab to an?animal sanctuary. She did change her mind after a while.

動(dòng)物應(yīng)該享有和人一樣的權(quán)利嗎?這個(gè)問題并不奇怪。美國(guó)一位法官曾表示，黑猩猩有權(quán)獲得人身保護(hù)。法官芭芭拉·賈菲正在審理利奧和赫拉克勒斯的案子。這兩只靈長(zhǎng)類動(dòng)物有自己的律師，他們認(rèn)為應(yīng)該把它們從大學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)室轉(zhuǎn)移到動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)。過了一段時(shí)間她確實(shí)改變了主意。

Animals have always intrigued us. Some people find them very intelligent and capable of friendship, jealousy and longing. That's enough to give them rights, isn't it? Not for people like Professor Carl Cohen of the University of Michigan. He says that rights are a concept special to the human?moral code. And animals don't know anything about right and wrong. The academic points out: "Animals do not?commit crimes; animals are not attacked for their moral views."

動(dòng)物總是引起我們的興趣。有些人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們非常聰明，善于友誼、嫉妒和渴望。這就足夠給他們權(quán)利了，不是嗎?但對(duì)密歇根大學(xué)的卡爾·科恩教授這樣的人來說卻不是這樣。他說權(quán)利是人類道德準(zhǔn)則特有的概念。動(dòng)物不知道對(duì)與錯(cuò)。學(xué)者指出:“動(dòng)物不會(huì)犯罪;動(dòng)物不會(huì)因?yàn)樗鼈兊牡赖掠^而受到攻擊?！?/p>

In any case, humans have become more sensitive to animal suffering throughout the years. In 1999, New Zealand?granted basic rights?to five great ape species. Their use in research, testing or teaching was banned in a move seen as the greatest?legal?success in animal rights history.

無論如何，這些年來，人類對(duì)動(dòng)物的痛苦變得更加敏感了。1999年，新西蘭授予五種類人猿的基本權(quán)利。禁止在研究、測(cè)試或教學(xué)中使用它們，此舉被視為動(dòng)物權(quán)利史上最偉大的法律成功。

In 2002, in an?unprecedented?move in the European Union, Germany granted some rights to animals in its?constitution.

2002年，在歐盟史無前例的舉動(dòng)中，德國(guó)在其憲法中賦予了動(dòng)物一些權(quán)利。

The?ambiguous?relationship between people and animals can be perceived in language. In English the pronoun used for an animal is 'it'. But many people refer to their pets as 'he' or 'she'. It makes them more of an equal to us.

人與動(dòng)物之間的曖昧關(guān)系可以通過語(yǔ)言來感知。在英語(yǔ)中，動(dòng)物的代詞是“it”。但很多人稱他們的寵物為“他”或“她”。這讓他們和我們更平等。

What do you think? Should animals have rights similar to humans?

你覺得呢?動(dòng)物應(yīng)該有和人類一樣的權(quán)利嗎?

詞匯表

to be entitled 有資格的，有資格享受的
outlandish 奇異古怪的
a judge 一位法官
habeas corpus 人身保護(hù)權(quán)
to rule （動(dòng)詞）裁決
to argue 爭(zhēng)辯
an animal sanctuary 一個(gè)動(dòng)物庇護(hù)所、動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)
a moral code 一項(xiàng)道德規(guī)范
to commit crimes 犯罪
to grant basic rights 授予基本權(quán)力
legal 法律（上）的
unprecedented 前所未有的，沒有先例的
constitution 憲法，大法
ambiguous 模糊的，不明確的

測(cè)驗(yàn)與練習(xí)

1. 閱讀課文并回答問題。

1. Who might be moving from a lab to a sanctuary?
2. What do animals lack, according to Professor Carl Cohen?
3. What can't apes be used for in New Zealand?
4. Which pronouns can you use for animals in English?
5. Which noun means 'feeling pain or distress'?

2. 請(qǐng)你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。

1. When Joanne got divorced the judge said she was __________ to half of her husband's assets.

granted??????????????????????? entitled???????????????????????? given?????????????????????? taken?

2. Men and women are __________ before the law.

sensitive?????????????????????? relative???????????????????? ???? equal ????????????????????? similar

3. I must point __________ that not everything you say is true.

at?????? ??????????????????????? to???????????????????????????????? on?????? ?? ???????????????? ???out

4. The judge told Mr Ross: "If you __________ the crime, you have to accept the punishment."

make???????????? ? ??????? commit????????????????????????????? act????????????????????????? take

5. Lady Gaga wears __________ clothes. She has even worn an outfit made of meat!

outside ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?out of bounds????????????? outlandish??????????????? out of order

答案

1. 閱讀課文并回答問題。

1. Who might be moving from a lab to a sanctuary?
Primates Leo and Hercules.

2. What do animals lack, according to Professor Carl Cohen?
A moral code, which includes the concept of right and wrong.

3. What can't apes be used for in New Zealand?
Research, testing or teaching.

4. Which pronouns can you use for animals in English?
It, she, he, they.

5. Which noun means 'feeling pain or distress'?
Suffering.

2. 請(qǐng)你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。

1. When Joanne got divorced the judge said she was?entitled?to half of her husband's assets.

2. Men and women are?equal?before the law.

3. I must point?out?that not everything you say is true.

4. The judge told Mr Ross: "If you?commit?the crime, you have to accept the punishment."

5. Lady Gaga wears?outlandish?clothes. She has even worn an outfit made of meat!

文章來源BBC，侵權(quán)刪，本文僅用于英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)。