一個人就算不吃肉,也可以健健康康的生活。所以人殺生、吃肉,只不過是為了滿足自己的口腹之慾而已。這種行為是不道德的。

A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.

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Sentence Composition

1 一個人 rén
  1. by oneself (without assistance)
  2. alone (without company)
2 就算 jiùsuàn (coll.) even if
3
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=4 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=4 chī variant of chī
5 ròu
  1. meat
  2. flesh
  3. pulp (of a fruit)
  4. (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
  5. (of a person) flabby
  6. irresolute
  7. Kangxi radical 130
=6 surname Ye
=6
  1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either
  2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
  3. (literary) particle having functions similar to a
7 可以
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good
8 jiàn
  1. healthy
  2. to invigorate
  3. to strengthen
  4. to be good at
  5. to be strong in
9 健康 jiànkāng
  1. health
  2. healthy
=10 Kāng surname Kang
=10 kāng
  1. healthy
  2. peaceful
  3. abundant
=11 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=11 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=11 really and truly
=11 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
12 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood
13 所以 suǒ
  1. therefore
  2. as a result
  3. so
  4. the reason why
14 rén person; people

classifiers: ,

15 殺生 shāshēng to take the life of a living creature
=16 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=16 chī variant of chī
17 ròu
  1. meat
  2. flesh
  3. pulp (of a fruit)
  4. (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
  5. (of a person) flabby
  6. irresolute
  7. Kangxi radical 130
18 只不過 zhǐbuguò
  1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. it's just that ...
=19 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=19 shì variant of shì
20 為了 wèile for; for the purpose of; in order to
21 滿足 mǎn
  1. to satisfy
  2. to meet (the needs of)
  3. satisfied
  4. content
22 自己
  1. oneself
  2. one's own
=23 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=23 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=23 really and truly
=23 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
24 口腹之慾 kǒuzhī desire for good food
25 而已 ér
  1. that's all
  2. nothing more
26 這種 zhèzhǒng this kind of
27 行為 xíngwéi
  1. action
  2. conduct
  3. behavior
  4. activity
=28 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=28 shì variant of shì
29 不道德 dào immoral
=30 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=30 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=30 really and truly
=30 (bound form) bull's-eye; target