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For many, the turkey is one of the highlights of Thanksgiving. So why do we waste so much of it?
对许多人来说，火鸡是感恩节的亮点之一。那么，为什么我们会浪费这么多呢？
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates the country wastes 35 percent of all turkey meat over the course of the year. And it's not hard to guess the day it's cooked the most.
美国农业部估计，国家今年浪费了百分之三十五的火鸡肉。不难猜到火鸡烹饪最多的一天。
A lot of that waste ends up in landfills - a situation made worse by the greenhouse gases the food then releases into the atmosphere.
大量的垃圾最终被填埋，更糟糕的是废弃的食物会产生温室气体排放到大气中。
Supermarkets could be partly to blame. They've historically made turkey cheaper as Thanksgiving nears to get shoppers to buy the rest of the meal's ingredients and other impulse purchases from their stores as well.
部分原因归咎于超市。随着感恩节临近，他们历史性的降低火鸡价格让消费者购买一餐的原料，以及他们店里的其它东西。
Turkeys aren't only cheaper; they're bigger. Artificial insemination practices since the 1940s have now made the birds more than twice as big before slaughter than they were in the 1920s.
火鸡不仅便宜，而且很大。自20世纪40年代人工授精以来，火鸡比20世纪20年代的两倍还要大。
But a final reason for all the Thanksgiving overabundance, and waste in general, may be due to the best of intentions.
感恩节食物过多，大体浪费的最终原因可能是因为最好的意图。
A senior advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council's Food and Agriculture Program told The Huffington Post a lot of overabundance comes from trying to accommodate guests' individual tastes and dietary restrictions.
美国自然资源保护委员会食品与农业项目资深律师告诉赫芬顿邮报，大量食物过剩源于满足客人的个人品味和饮食限制。
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词汇解析
1、estimate
估算;估价
Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object.
尽力估算一下达到一个近距离目标需要多少步。
I estimate that the total cost for treatment will be $12,500.
我估计治疗费用总共会有12,500美元。
评价;评估;判断
I hadn't been far wrong in my estimate of his grandson's capabilities.
我对他孙子的能力的判断还不算太离谱。
2、intention
意图;目的;打算
Beveridge announced his intention of standing for parliament.
贝弗里奇宣布他打算竞选议员。
It is my intention to remain in my position until a successor is elected.
我的打算是继续呆在岗位上,直到选出继任者。
不想/很想;不打算/一心打算
We have no intention of buying American jets.
我们无意购买美国喷气式飞机。
Those close to him are convinced that he has every intention of staying on until the end of his seven-year term.
他身边的人都确信他打算继续留任，直到 7 年任期期满。
3、restriction
限制;约束;规定
the lifting of restrictions on political parties and the news media.
取消对政治党派和新闻媒体的限制
The relaxation of travel restrictions means they are free to travel and work.
旅游限制的放松意味着他们可以自由地出行和工作。
（对行动的）限定，约束，限制因素
His parents are trying to make up to him for the restrictions of urban living.
他的父母正试图弥补他在城市生活的局限。
The second restriction upon the president's power is the limited time at his disposal.
总统权力受到的第二项限制就是可以自由支配的时间有限。
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