omnivore: an animal that eats both meat and plants
delimma: a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do , because all the choices seem equally good or especially bad.
今天主要读了文章的introduction 部分，大致了解了文章的主要内容，因为这本书的名字一看就会让人一头雾水。原来这本书是要解决我们人类最基本的问题:我们吃什么，和我们吃的东西怎样影响大自然和我们的生活。
在读这本书之前，困扰我吃什么并不是食材本身，而是怎么做和谁来做这个问题。而作者是要解决这些食物从哪里来，经历什么样的工业食物链而来到我们的餐桌上“what to eat was to go back to the very begining, to follow the food chains that sustain us, all the way from the earth to the plate- to a small number of actual meals.”
工业和农业的发展让人类在吃的方面选择更广，然而人类的健康却被推进了史无前例的危险的境地“By replacing solar energy with fossil fuel, by raising millions of food animals in close confinement, by feeding those animals they never evolved to eat, and by feeding ourselves foods far more novel than we even realize, we are taking risks with our health and the health of the natural world that are unprecedented.”
今天比较感兴趣的几个短语:
immerse oneself with sth: to become completely involved in an activity 潜心于某事，专注于某事
gratify one's desires: to satisfy a desire, need etc 满足〔欲望﹑需求等〕
flora and fauna:动植物
forage for: to go around searching for food or other supplies 四处搜寻〔食物、补给等〕
eg: When I was young, i foraged for wild mushrooms and fruits in the forest.
perpetrate follies: do sth stupid
compel:to force someone to do something 强迫，逼迫
compel sb to sth
compelling:evoking interest,attention or admiration in a powerful irresistible way:激发兴趣的，引人注目的，势不可挡的
a compelling argument/story/case.
