BBCLEARNINGENGLISHTakeAwayEnglish随身英语SavingMrChimp拯救大猩猩先生关于台词的备注:请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。請注意：中文文字内容只提供簡體版TakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2015bbcukchina.com/learningenglishPage1of4Vocabulary:judicialcase庭审案例Shouldanimalsbeentitledtothesamerightsaspeople?Thequestionisnotsooutlandish.AjudgeintheUSoncesuggestedthatchimpanzeeshadtherighttohabeascorpus.JudgeBarbaraJaffewasrulingonthecaseofLeoandHercules.Thesetwoprimateshavetheirownlawyersarguingthattheyshouldbemovedfromauniversitylabtoananimalsanctuary.Shedidchangehermindafterawhile.Animalshavealwaysintriguedus.Somepeoplefindthemveryintelligentandcapableoffriendship,jealousyandlonging.That'senoughtogivethemrights,isn'tit?NotforpeoplelikeProfessorCarlCohenoftheUniversityofMichigan.Hesaysthatrightsareaconceptspecialtothehumanmoralcode.Andanimalsdon'tknowanythingaboutrightandwrong.Theacademicpointsout:"Animalsdonotcommitcrimes;animalsarenotattackedfortheirmoralviews."Inanycase,humanshavebecomemoresensitivetoanimalsufferingthroughouttheyears.In1999,NewZealandgrantedbasicrightstofivegreatapespecies.Theiruseinresearch,testingorteachingwasbannedinamoveseenasthegreatestlegalsuccessinanimalrightshistory.In2002,inanunprecedentedmoveintheEuropeanUnion,Germanygrantedsomerightstoanimalsinitsconstitution.Theambiguousrelationshipbetweenpeopleandanimalscanbeperceivedinlanguage.InEnglishthepronounusedforananimalis'it'.Butmanypeoplerefertotheirpetsas'he'or'she'.Itmakesthemmoreofanequaltous.Whatdoyouthink?Shouldanimalshaverightssimilartohumans?词汇表请参看答案与词汇部分Doesfriendshipmeananythingtohim(orit)?TakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2015bbcukchina.com/learningenglishPage2of4Quiz测验阅读短文并回答问题。1.Whomightbemovingfromalabtoasanctuary?2.Whatdoanimalslack,accordingtoProfessorCarlCohen?3.Whatcan'tapesbeusedforinNewZealand?4.WhichpronounscanyouuseforanimalsinEnglish?5.Whichnounmeansfeelingpainordistre...
