记者：孙恺悦

5月23日，来自美国的外教Ms.Rebecca Brinson Reel在丽泽楼A103为我们带来了一场关于“严格素食主义者”的讲座。

首先，Rebecca向大家解释了“严格的素食主义者”是既不吃也不用任何动物产品的人，在某种程度上，“严格的素食主义者”即“以植物为主食”的人。她列出了几点人们选择素食的原因并告诉同学们她吃素是为了健康着想。她向同学们分享的调查报告中显示，吃素食是一个让人们减少疾病率发生的好方法。

那么，“严格的素食主义者”到底吃什么呢？通过图片，Rebecca向大家展示了素食也可以很多样、很美味。素食烹饪有一条公式：每一道菜都包含一种谷物、一种蔬菜、一种豆类和时令蔬果。她提及她曾做过的一个时令蔬果派，十分令人难忘。

事实上，作为一名“严格的素食主义者”在生活中常有很多困难。大多数人认为那小小的一块肉和一点点用于烹饪的动物脂肪并没有什么大不了的，但实际上这会对素食者们带来很大的困扰，甚至会引发他们的某些疾病。另外，Rebecca说到，如果你非常幸运可以吃任何食物，记得时刻保持感恩与感激。

在讲座的最后，Rebecca表示，希望大家能关心并帮助对食物有特殊需求的人。

A Lecture: What''''s a Vegan and Other Food Considerations?

By Kaiyue Sun

On May 23rd , Ms. Rebecca Brinson Reel, a foreign teacher from America gave an impressive lecture about Vegan and Other Food Considerations.

First of all, Rebecca explained to students that a vegan was a person who did not eat or use any animal products. She listed some reasons why a person chose to be a vegan and said that she was a vegan for health needs. In a way, the vegan and plant-based diet were the same. She shared some researches with students, which showed that eating plant-based, dieting without animal fat is an effective way to protect people from illness. Through a number of food pictures, Rebecca showed that plant-based food could be various and delicious. Vegan cooking had a formula, and every meal included a grain, a vegetable, a bean and seasoning.

In fact, being a vegan was not easy because many people thought a piece of meat or a little animal fat in food was not a big deal. But the truth was it might cause vegans’ illness. Rebecca added that if you were lucky enough to eat anything, remember to be grateful and thankful.

At the end of the lecture, Rebecca hoped everyone could respect and help people who have special need in diet.