第九十六讲
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Para. 3b. The Humane Slaughter Act requires that all animals slaughtered in federal inspected meat processing plants should render unconscious to the process of slaughter. However, this law is poorly enforced and does not cover chickens and turkeys nor does it cover ritual or home slaughter.
humane
1. adj.人道的;仁慈的;富于同情心的 Humane people act in a kind, sympathetic way towards other people and animals, and try to do them as little harm as possible. 2. adj.合法的；法定的 An action or situation that is legal is allowed or required by law.
In the mid-nineteenth century, Dorothea Dix began to campaign for humane treatment of the mentally ill. 在19世纪中叶，多罗西娅·迪克斯开始发起为精神病患者争取人道待遇的运动。
humane
2. adj.（价值观、社会）博爱的，仁爱的，人文的 Humane values and societies encourage people to act in a kind and sympathetic way towards others, even towards people they do not agree with or like.
...the humane values of socialism... 社会主义的人文价值观
Their aim is for a more just and humane society. 他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。
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human
n. 人，人类
adj. 人的；有人性的；显示人类特有弱点的；人本性的
The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself. 人类有足够的武器灭绝自己。
We're not perfect. We're only human. 我们并不完美。我们只是凡人。
process
1. v. 加工；处理 When raw materials or foods are processed, they are prepared in factories before they are used or sold.
The material will be processed into plastic pellets. 这些材料将会被加工成塑料小球。
...diets high in refined and processed foods. 包含很多精制食品和加工食品的饮食
processing
America sent cotton to England for processing. 美国把棉花运到英格兰进行加工。
...nuclear fuel processing plant. 核燃料处理厂。
2. n. 过程；进程 A process is a series of actions which are carried out in order to achieve a particular result.
There was total agreement to start the peace process as soon as possible. 全体一致同意尽快开始和平进程。
They decided to spread the building process over three years. 他们决定用3年时间建成。
The best way to proceed is by a process of elimination. 继续进行下去的最佳方式是实行淘汰制。
render
1. v. 动词致使;造成 You can use render with an adjective that describes a particular state to say that someone or something is changed into that state. For example, if someone or something makes a thing harmless, you can say that they render it harmless.
It contained so many errors as to render it worthless. 它错误太多,所以毫无用处。
2. verb. 给予(帮助);提供(服务) If you render someone help or service, you help them.
He had a chance to render some service to his country. 他有了一个为国服务的机会。
Any assistance you can render him will be appreciated. 无论给予他何种帮助，他都会非常感激。
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render
3. verb. 翻译 To render something in a particular language or in a particular way means to translate it into that language or in that way.
All the signs and announcements were rendered in English and Spanish. 所有的指示标志和公告都被译成了英语和西班牙语。
unconscious
1. adj. 不省人事的；失去知觉的；神志不清的 Someone who is unconscious is in a state similar to sleep, usually as the result of a serious injury or a lack of oxygen.
By the time ambulance men arrived he was unconscious. 救护人员到达时他已经不省人事了。
2. adj. 不知道的；未觉察的；没注意到的 If you are unconscious of something, you are unaware of it.
He himself seemed totally unconscious of his failure. 他本人似乎对自己的失败全然不知。
Mr Smith was apparently quite unconscious of their presence. 巴特斯比先生显然没有注意到他们在场。
unconscious
3. adj. 潜意识的；无意识的 If feelings or attitudes are unconscious, you are not aware that you have them, but they show in the way that you behave.
Unconscious envy manifests itself very often as this kind of arrogance.
潜意识里的嫉妒常表现为这种傲慢自大。
humane
1. adj.人道的;仁慈的;富于同情心的 Humane people act in a kind, sympathetic way towards other people and animals, and try to do them as little harm as possible.
2. adj.合法的；法定的 An action or situation that is legal is allowed or required by law.
In the mid-nineteenth century, Dorothea Dix began to campaign for humane treatment of the mentally ill. 在19世纪中叶，多罗西娅·迪克斯开始发起为精神病患者争取人道待遇的运动。