為了自己及地球的健康～
Charlie and Maria are co-workers.
查理跟瑪莉亞是同事。
Maria: Hey, it’s lunch time. What do you want to eat?
瑪莉亞：嘿，午餐時間到了，你想吃什麼？
Charlie: Hmm, I want to try vegetarian food today.
查理：嗯，我今天想試試素食。
vegetarian(adj.)素的;不含肉的;(n.)素食者
Maria: Pardon? Did you just say vegetarian food?
瑪莉亞：再說一次？你剛是說吃素的素食嗎？
pardon(v.)原諒;(n.)赦免
Charlie: Yeah.
查理：是啊。
Maria: I thought you really liked meat.
瑪莉亞：我以為你很喜歡肉說。
think-thought-thought以為;想
Charlie: I do love eating meat. But one of my friends told me that she feels healthier when she became a vegetarian.
查理：我的確愛吃肉。不過我的一個朋友告訴我，當她開始吃素，她覺得身體更加健康。
tell-told-told告訴healthy-healthier-healthiestvegetarian(adj.)素的;不含肉的;(n.)素食者
Maria: Really? I do know that the occasional vegetarian diet can reduce global warming.
瑪莉亞：真的嗎？我是知道偶爾吃素可以減緩全球暖化。
occasional(adj.)偶爾的diet(n.)飲食reduce(v.)減少;降低;縮小global(adj.)全球的;全世界的;全面的warming(adj.)溫熱的;暖乎乎的global warming全球暖化
Charlie: Yup. Actually, there are many benefits when people eat more fruit and vegetables.
查理：是啊。其實，大家多吃蔬果有很多好處。
actually(adv.)實際上;的確;真實地benefit(n.)利益;好處;優勢
Maria: I won’t deny that. But as far as I know, there are not many vegetarian restaurants in this area.
瑪莉亞：那我不否認。不過就我所知，這一帶沒有什麼素食餐廳哩。
deny(v.)否認;否定;不允許as far as I know據我所知area(n.)地區
Charlie: That’s too bad. I remember I read a report that McDonald’s trialed a vegan burger in Finland from October 4th to November 21st.
查理：真可惜。我記得我之前讀到一則報導說，芬蘭的麥當勞在10月4日到11月21日試驗性地推出純素漢堡。
read-read-read讀report(n.)報導;報告trial(v.)試用;試驗;(n.)審判;試驗vegan(adj.)不食用不使用任何動物產品;(n.)純素者
Maria: Wow. You certainly have a good memory.
瑪莉亞：哇，你的記性也太好了吧。
certainly(adv.)確實地;肯定地memory(n.)記性;記憶力;回憶
Charlie: Thanks. Anyways, how about we buy some salads from the convenience store?
查理：謝啦。總之，我們買些便利商店的沙拉如何？
anyways=anyway(adv.)反正;而且;不管怎麼convenience(n.)方便;便利