We always wanted our daughter to be vegan （严格素食主义者）but, at first we were unsure about how to go about it I feel very strongly when it comes to the ethics of veganism—we wanted our child to be compassionate and were also aware of the health benefits of this diet. It wasn’t hard to make the switch. We did it when Harley was four months old. Harley craves lots of fruit and vegetables. We have tried her with mock meats but she isn’t really keen on them, so we tend to give her a plant-based diet. In terms of how we will explain it all to her when she’s older, we just plan on educating her about why we don’t eat meat. As parents we hope she stays vegan but that's ultimately down to her.
【正确答案】：我们一直希望女儿成为一个严格素食主义者，可是起初我们也拿不准该如何去做。关于素食主义理念，我自己有明确的看法：我们希望孩子有慈悲心，而且我们也知道素食利于健康。变成素食者并不困难。哈莉四个月大时，我们就培养她吃素食。哈莉特别爱吃水果和蔬菜。我们曾尝试让她吃些素肉食品，可她并不是特别爱吃，于是我们就常常给她植物性食物。至于她长大以后怎样向她解释这一切，我们只是打算跟她说明我们为什么不吃肉。作为父母，我们希望她能保持严格素食主义，但这最终还得由她自己决定。
【题目解析】：注意文中一些关键表达的翻译。“at first”翻译成“起初”，“be unsure about”翻译成“拿不准”，“go about”翻译成“去做”，“feel very strongly”翻译成“有明确的看法”，“compassionate”翻译成“有慈悲心”，“diet”翻译成“素食”，“be aware of”翻译成“知道”，“when it comes to”翻译成“关于”，“make the switch”翻译成“变成素食者”，“craves”翻译成“特别爱吃”，“mock meats”翻译成“素肉食品”，“plant-based diet”翻译成“植物性食物”，“plan on educating”翻译成“打算说明”，“stay vegan”翻译成“保持严格素食主义”，“be ultimately down to”翻译成“最终还得由她自己决定”。
