放生 Free captive animals

素食A vegetarian diet.

the Buddhist religion

佛教

an adherent of Buddhism

佛教徒

Four Buddhist Holy Mountains

佛教四大名山

Mount Putuo普陀山

Mount Emei.峨嵋山

Wutai Mountain五台山

the Buddhist religion佛教

Chinese Buddhism中国佛教

A Buddhist monk佛教和尚

Mt. Jiuhua is one of the Four Great Buddhist Mountains of China.

九华山是中国四大佛教名山之一。

Not only the monks/ nuns but also the laymen Buddhists are forbidden to kill living beings in the Tibetan regions.

在藏族地区，无论是出家人，还是在家人都禁忌杀生。

If you have a chance to visit a Chinese Buddhist temple,

如果你有机会参观中国的佛寺，

you can probably see their Free Life Pond,

你很可能会看到放生池，

full of happy fish and crabs and turtles

里面生活着无忧无虑的鱼、蟹和乌龟等，

that are safe from the worry of being cooked and eaten.

这些动物也不用担心被人吃掉。

Vegetarianism is on the increase in Britain. 

素食主义在英国越来越盛行。

She is an avowed vegetarian. 

她宣称是个素食主义者。

I like the vegetarian diet. 

我喜欢素食。

I've become used to a vegetarian diet. 

我已经习惯了吃素。

Vegetarians believe that eating meat is bad karma. 

素食者认为吃肉食是造恶业。

Research suggests:

研究表明：

Eating a vegetarian diet can almost halve the risk of developing cancer,

素食可以把患癌症的风险降低几乎一半。