首页
登录
职称英语
What did PETA ask Hamburg authorities to do in its letter? [br] [originaltext]
What did PETA ask Hamburg authorities to do in its letter? [br] [originaltext]
游客
2023-12-24
38
管理
问题
What did PETA ask Hamburg authorities to do in its letter? [br]
The German port of Hamburg has been offered $ 10, 500 to change its name to "Veggieburg" by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city’s association with hamburgers. "Hamburg could promote animal welfare and court sympathy for animals by changing its name to Veggieburg," the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote in a letter sent to Hamburg Mayor. The German chapter of PETA, which claims 750,000 members worldwide, said the organization would give Hamburg’s childcare facilities 10,000 euros worth of vegetarian burgers if the city changed its name. But city officials in Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city which traces its roots to the ninth century, were unmoved. "I cannot afford to waste my time with this. I don’t even want to look at nonsense like this," said Klaus May, a city government spokesman. " But that doesn’t mean we Hamburgers don’t have a sense of humor. " In its letter, PETA said the name Hamburg conjured up images of "unhealthy beef patties made of pulverized dead cattle" and "millions of people fall ill each year with fatal ailments like heart disease, cancer, strokes and diabetes from eating hamburgers. "
The original "hamburger steak", a dish made of ground beef, traveled west with German migrants to the United States in the 19th century. The first mention of "hamburgers" appeared on a menu in a New York restaurant in 1834. Some historians trace its origins to a minced beef sandwich once popular with sailors in Hamburg. The city name "Hamburg" comes from the old Saxon words "ham" (meaning bay) and "burg" (meaning fortress). PETA recently made a similar offer to the US town of Hamburg, New York. But their $ 15,000 bid was rejected.
选项
A、Indifferent.
B、Surprised.
C、Cooperative.
D、Confused.
答案
A
解析
将相关重要单词或词组进行简单归纳。本题原文中讲话者表达观点时,使用了unmoved,cannot afford to waste time,nonsense,将其进行简单归纳可知,与选项中indifferent“冷漠的,冷淡的”意思相当。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3302393.html
相关试题推荐
Over80percentoflocalauthoritieshaveplanstointroducekerbsidecollection
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关中国经济社会发展的讲话。中国的改革开放已经走过了26个年头。26年来,中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段介绍美国著名导演斯皮尔伯格的讲话。StevenSpielberg’sfirstfilmswe
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关全球经济发展的讲话。Theongoingeconomicglobalizationand
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关矿产开发的讲话。中国经济高速发展,需要大量的矿产品及相关的能源与原材料加工制品。每年消耗的矿石量
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关儿童发展的讲话。儿童的生存、保护和发展是提高人口素质的基础,直接关系到一个国家和民族的前途与命运
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关企业管理的讲话。Itstandstoreasonthatforanorganiza
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关中美交流的讲话。中美两国建交以来,人民之间的交往不断扩大。两国已缔结了33对友好省州和123对姊
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关金融改革的讲话。我国金融改革的不断深化将为外资银行与中资银行的合作带来新的机遇。银监会鼓励外资银
[originaltext]下面你将听到的是一段有关气候变化的讲话。TheevidencethattheEarth’satmosphere
随机试题
(1)TheYouTubevideostartswiththeroadsign:Croxteth,CityofLiverpool.
Actingissuchanover-crowdedprofessionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldb
人类解放就是( )A.实现绝对自由 B.不受任何束缚和限制 C.摆脱盲目必
某病区护理人员的工作方式是:一位责任护士对其所管患者从入院到出院提供连续、全面、
药材西红花的药用部分是A.花蕾B.花C.花粉D.柱头E.花序
以下哪种说法是错误的A.变形杆菌等尿素酶试验阳性B.尿素试验阳性时呈红色C.霍乱
某混凝土试块强度值不满足规范要求,但经法定检测单位对混凝土实体强度经过法定检测后
评级的结果可以有多种用途,不包括()。A.应用于客户准入 B.应用于资本计量
根据公司法律制度的规定,股份有限公司发行新股时,股东大会应当作出决议的事项包括(
根据标准施工合同通用条款的规定,下列事件中,承包商索赔可获得利润补偿的有( )。
最新回复
(
0
)