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素食优秀作文选（5）宾西法尼亚州
出自： 《番茄小屋》 作者：翻译/阿胖
(5)宾西法尼亚州，Jill Linta
我已有多年没吃红肉了，但却一直无法成为真正的
素食者。1997年的劳工节那天，我参加位于宾州Hegins市反对射杀鸽子的活动。那是我一生当中最糟糕的一天。射杀活动中的”观众”是由当地居民所组成，每当一只鸽子被射中但没有死时，人们就会快乐的欢呼。这表示会有一位10至12岁的小孩必须跑到现场去折断那只鸽子的脖子。我们的工作是跑在那些小孩子前去抓起受伤的鸽子，然后將牠带到兽医的旅行车上治疗。这些”观众”当中有许多人也许是喝醉了，竟威胁要伤害我与我妹妹。其中有许多人还拥有来福枪。开车回家后，我决定如果我愿意冒生命的危险来救那些鸽子，但如果还继续吃其他鸟类的肉的话，这是不合乎道理的。从此之后我成为一位真正的
素食者。
Jill Linta, Pennsylvania
I hadn’t eaten red meat for years but had still not gone completely vegetarian. On Labor Day 1997, I took part in a protest against pigeon shoots in Hegins, Pennsylvania. It was one of the worst days of my life. The “audience” was made up of [locals], who cheered in delight when a bird was shot but not killed. That meant that one of the children, about 10 to 12 years old, had to run out to the field and snap its neck. Our job as protesters was to run onto the field and grab the injured birds before the little boys did and take them to a veterinary trailer to be healed. Several men, probably intoxicated, threatened to hurt me and my sister. Many had rifles. Driving home that day, I decided that if I was willing to risk my life to save pigeons, it didn’t make sense to eat any other birds. I have been a vegetarian ever since.
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