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    Para. 5 Unlike family farms of the past, most animals used in agriculture today are part of high-production factory farms that treat animals as little more than machines.

    production
    1. n 不可数名词（大量）生产，制造，Production is the process of manufacturing or growing something in large quantities.
    That model won't go into production before late 1990. 那种型号在20世纪90年代末以前不会批量生产。
    ...tax incentives to encourage domestic production of oil. 鼓励国内石油生产的税收优惠政策
    2. 不可数名词 产量 Production is the amount of goods manufactured or grown by a company or country.
    We needed to increase the volume of production. 我们需要提高产量。
    It expected to maintain production of cars at the same level as last year. 预期今年汽车的产量会和去年持平。

    production
    3. 不可数名词 产生；形成；生成 The production of something is its creation as the result of a natural process. These proteins stimulate the production of blood cells. 这些蛋白质会刺激血细胞的产生。
    4. 不可数名词（戏剧的）排演；（电影、电视节目的）制作；（唱片的）灌制 Production is the process of organizing and preparing a play, film, program, or CD, in order to present it to the public.
    During the film's production, the director wanted to shoot a riot scene but the filming was blocked... 在影片摄制期间，导演想拍摄一个暴乱场面，但是被禁止了。
    She is head of the production company. 她是制片公司的负责人。

    treat
    1. vt. 对待;看待;处理 If you treat someone or something in a particular way, you behave towards them or deal with them in that way.
    Police say they're treating it as a case of attempted murder. 警方称他们正把它当作一起谋杀未遂案件来处理。

    2. vt. 治疗;医治 When a doctor or nurse treats a patient or an illness, he or she tries to make the patient well again.
    The boy was treated for a minor head wound... 那个男孩因头部轻伤接受了治疗。
    4. vt请(客);招待;款待 If you treat someone to something special which they will enjoy, you buy it or arrange it for them.
    She was always treating him to ice cream. 她总是请他吃冰激凌。
    Tomorrow I'll treat myself to a day's gardening. 明天我将犒劳一下自己——享受一天的园艺乐趣。
    5. n请客;款待 If you give someone a treat, you buy or arrange something special for them which they will enjoy.
    Lettie had never yet failed to return from town without some special treat for him.     莱蒂每次从城里回来都必定会给他带点特别的礼物

    Translation
    Para. 5 和过去家庭农场不同，如今大多数农业动物已经成为高产型农场的一部分，在那里，动物就等同于机器。